Paul IV of Constantinople

Paul IV of Constantinople, known as Paul the New (Greek: Παῦλος; died December 784), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780 to 784.^[1] He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of an ecumenical council to address the iconoclast controversy. Later, he resigned and retired to a monastery due to old age and illness. He was succeeded by Tarasios of Constantinople,^[2] who was a lay administrator at the time.

Saint Paul IV of Constantinople
Patriarch Paul IV of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Born	Cyprus
Died	December 784 Constantinople
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church
Feast	30 August

Saint Paul IV of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed	20 February 780
Term ended	31 August 784
Predecessor	Nicetas I of Constantinople
Successor	Tarasios of Constantinople
Personal details
Died	December 784
Denomination	Chalcedonian Christianity

Paul IV is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on 30 August.