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==Life==
Little is known of the life of Macedonius before he became a candidate for bishop of Constantinople after Bp. [[Alexander of Constantinople|Alexander]] died in 336. At that time he was supported by Arians against the Orthodox Bishop [[Paul the Confessor|Paul]] who had succeeded Alexander. After the death of his father, [[Constantine the Great|Constantine I]], in 337, Emperor Constantius II arrived in Constantinople in 339 and convened a council of Arian bishops that exiled Paul and moved [[Eusebius of Nicomedia]] to the [[see]] of Constantinople, disappointing Macedonius.
After the death of Eusebius in 341, the contest between the supporters of Paul and Macedonius arose again with each side, in 342, independently installing their candidate as bishop of Constantinople. Constantius, however, sent his general Hermogenes to evict Paul. This ended in a riot during which Hermogenes was killed. In response, Constantius removed Paul again, and rebuked Macedonius for allowing himself to being consecrated without imperial approval. However, Constantius allowed him to continue to serve at the church in which he was consecrated. Rejecting letters of support from Pope Julius I, Constantius reinstated Macedonius as bishop of Constantinople, but not without bloodshed. <ref>Socrates Scholasticus, H. E. ii. 16</ref>
{{succession|
before=Paul I|
title=[[List of Patriarchs of Constantinople|Bishop of Constantinople]]|
years=342-346|
after=Paul I}}
[[Category: Bishops]]
[[Category:4th-century bishops]]
[[Category: Heretics]]
[[ro:Macedonie I de Constantinopol]]
