Oh I see, Thus Eustathius of Antioch presided over the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea

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From my close research, I found that bishop of Antioch, Eustathius presided over the council of Nicaea in AD 325.
I found that bishop of Rome was not present.
I found that catholic church and Byzantine orthodox churches teach that Athanasius of Alexandria, presided over the council of Nicaea. My question is Why?
 
There is a tradition that St. Athanasius presided, but I do not think the RCC and/or the EO actually teach this. As far as I’m aware, it has not been definitively determined who presided over the council, and we may never know for sure.

St. Athanasius was present, but he was still a deacon at the time, which is sometimes used as an argument against him having presided.

The bishop of Rome was not present in person, but did send two priests as his representatives.
 
St Athanasius was a deacon of St Alexander of Alexandria during the First Council. If he presided, it would certainly be on behalf of St Alexander. 🙂
 
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From my close research, I found that bishop of Antioch, Eustathius presided over the council of Nicaea in AD 325.
I found that bishop of Rome was not present.
I found that catholic church and Byzantine orthodox churches teach that Athanasius of Alexandria, presided over the council of Nicaea. My question is Why?
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Yes, I understood the reality. Consider the following:
Mathews Mor Timotheus, the Assistant Metropolitan to the Patriarch of Antioch (SOC) in an interview when asked about Petrine primacy said that all these issues happened thousands of years ago, and nobody in the current generation is responsible for those acts’.
 
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