His All-Holiness Constantine VI was the Patriarch of Constantinople from December 17, 1924 until January 30, 1925, for only 43 days, having been exiled by the Turkish government. Patriarch Constantine was born in 1859, with the surname of Arapoglou, in the village of Sigi, Proussa (Bursa). He attended the Theological School of Halki, graduating in 1885. After graduation he was ordained a deacon and served under Metropolitan Nathanael of Proussa. In 1896, he was consecrated Bishop of Saranta Ekklisies in Eastern Thrace.