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Photius II of Constantinople (Greek:Φώτιος Βʹ; bornDimitrios Maniatis, Δημήτριος Μανιάτης; 1874 – 29 December 1935) wasEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 7 October 1929 until 29 December 1935.

He was born in 1874 and baptised as Dimitrios Maniatis.^[1] After finishing elementary education, he attended theZariphios School inPhilippopolis. He studied theology at theUniversity of Athens and philosophy at theUniversity of Munich. He spoke Greek,Turkish,Bulgarian,French andGerman fluently.

In 1902, he was ordained deacon. He remained in the Metropolis ofPhilippopolis, where he reached the rank ofprotosynkellos. Then was named PatriarchalExarch of Philippopolis for the period 1906–1914. In 1915, he was elected assistant bishop ofEirinoupoli.

On 7 October 1929, he was electedEcumenical Patriarch and enthroned on the same day.^[1] While in office, the Turkish authorities attempted to reduce the rank of the patriarch to that of "first clergyman" (Baspapaz) of the Rum Patrikhanesi; Photios II responded by refusing to accept or open any envelopes that did not bear the title "Patriarch" or "Ecumenical Patriarch".^[2] After over a year, the Turkish authorities relented.^[2]

He was in contact withAngelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, who moved to Istanbul in 1934 and assisted Photios II with the movement of many Jews from Eastern Europe into Palestine.^[3] The patriarch Photios II died on 29 December 1935 and was succeeded byBenjamin I of Constantinople.^[3][4]

• Photios II biography at the Ecumenical Patriarchate web site

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