Paul IV of Constantinople, also referred to as Paul the New, served as the Ecumenical Patriarch from 780 until 784. Originally from Salamis, he held this high position within the Byzantine Empire during a period of significant religious tension. Although he had previously been an opponent of icon veneration, he eventually advocated for an ecumenical council to resolve the iconoclast controversy. Following his tenure, he retired to a monastery because of his declining health and advanced age.