Joannicius III of Constantinople
| Joannicius III Јоаникије III Ιωαννίκιος Γ΄ |
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| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | |
| Church | Church of Constantinople |
| Installed | 26 March 1761 |
| Term ended | 21 May 1763 |
| Predecessor | Serapheim II |
| Successor | Samuel I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1700 |
| Died | 1793 Monastery of Halki |
| Previous post | Patriarch of Serbs 1739–46 Metropolitan of Chalcedon |
Joannicius III (Greek: Ιωαννίκιος Γ΄, Serbian: Јоаникије III), born Ioannis Karatzas, was Archbishop of Peć and Patriarch of the Serbs from 1739 to 1746[1] and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1761 to 1763. The ordinal number of his title is III both for his office as Patriarch of Pec and of Constantinople.
Life
Joannicius was born circa 1700 from the influential Byzantine and Phanariote Karatzas (or Caradja) family.[2] He became a deacon serving Patriarch Paisius II and later he was appointed protosyncellus.[3]:{{{3}}}
With the 1739 Treaty of Belgrade which ended the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39), the Kingdom of Serbia ceased to exist. The Ottoman sultan deposed the pro-Serbian Patriarch of Peć Arsenije IV and in his place appointed the Greek Joannicius, who took the title of Archbishop of Peć and Patriarch of the Serbs. The previous Patriarch Arsenije IV moved north to the Habsburg Monarchy along with many Serbs, in what is known as the Second Serbian Migration. Arsenije IV became Metropolitan of Karlovci, maintaining however deep connections with the Serbs who remained in the Ottoman Empire under the jurisdiction of Joannicius. Joannicius remained Patriarch of Peć until 1746, when, burdened with debts due to his high-living, he was forced to sell the title to pay his creditors.[3]:{{{3}}}
After returning to Constantinople, in September 1747 he obtained an appointment as Metropolitan of Chalcedon. On 26 March 1761 he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, an office he maintained until 21 May 1763, when he was deposed and exiled to Mount Athos.[4]:{{{3}}}
Thanks to the support of his family, Joannicius returned from the exile and obtained the revenue from the monastery of the island of Halki near Constantinople, where he died in 1793.[3]:{{{3}}}
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- 1700s births
- 1793 deaths
- Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church
- Caradja family
- 18th-century Greek people
- 18th-century Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Bishops of Chalcedon
