Anthimus IV was twice Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, between 1840 and 1841, and between 1848 and 1852.
Background
He was born in Istanbul (Constantinople) and served as Chancellor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate before being elected Metropolitan of Ikonion (Konya) between 1825 and 1835, Larissa between 1835 and 1837, and Nikomedeia between 1837 and 1840.
Career
He was elected Ecumenical Patriarch in 1840, however was dismissed by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I in 1842 and withdrew to the Princes" Islands. He was elected again as Ecumenical Patriarch again in 1848. In 1852 he was dismissed again and withdrew to the Princes" Islands where he remained until his death in 1878.