Callinicus IV of Constantinople

Callinicus IV (Greek: Καλλίνικος), born Constantine Mavrikios (Κωνσταντῖνος Μαυρίκιος; 1713–1791) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for a few months in 1757 and a writer and scholar.

Callinicus IV
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
ChurchChurch of Constantinople
Appointed16 Jan 1757
Term ended22 July 1757
PredecessorCyril V
SuccessorSerapheim II
Personal details
Born
Constantine Mavrikios

1713
Died1791 (aged 7778)
Zagora, Ottoman Greece
Previous post(s)Metropolitan of Brăila

Callinicus IV is sometime numbered as Callinicus III because his predecessor Callinicus, who was elected in 1726 but died before being enthroned, is sometimes not counted amongst the patriarchs.

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