Citonatus 1 was bishop of Calaris (Caralis, Kalaris) in Sardinia; in 681 he subscribed the statement of the faith condemning monotheletism, which was produced by the Third Council of Constantinople (the Sixth Ecumenical Council); he is not attested as present at any of the eighteen sessions of the council but his signature appears among a group of nine at the end of the list of subscribers; he is styled Κιτωνάτος (sic) ἀνάξιος ἐπίσκοπος τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας Καράλεως νήσου Σαρδινίας (sic): Riedinger, p. 796, line 22, cf. p. 891, line 12 (= Mansi XI 653, cf. 688). The old Latin version printed in Riedinger, p. 797, line 23, calls him "Citonatus misericordia dei episcopus sanctae ecclesiae Caralitanae insulae Sardiniae". His subscription was added at the emperor's request, after the others, because he had been accused, falsely, of treasonable acts towards the emperor: Riedinger, p. 829, line 16 (= Mansi XI 681) (here called archbishop of Sardinia - Κιτονάτου τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου ἀρχιεπισκόπου τῆς Σαρδώων νήσου κατηγορηθέντος περί τινων κεφαλαίων πρὸς ἐναντίωσιν ὁρώντων τῆς τε ἡμετέρας δουλείας καὶ τῆς φιλοχρίστου ἡμῶν πολιτείας, καὶ τούτων ψευδῶν ἀποδειχθέντων). He was one of those who subscribed the copy of the definition of the faith sent after the Council to the bishop of Rome, Agatho 1; he signed on behalf of himself and the bishops under him: Riedinger, p. 891, line 12 (= Mansi XI 688) (ὑπὲρ ἐμαυτοῦ καὶ τῆς ὑπ'ἐμὲ συνόδου). Styled archbishop of Caralis ("archiepiscopus Caralitanus"); he once ordained a bishop of Turris (Turris Libisonis) (Anonymus 234), exercising an ancient prerogative of the bishop of Caralis that had in fact been suspended since the time of pope Martin (Martinos 6); under pope John V (Ioannes 31) the new bishop was confirmed in office by a church council: Lib. Pont. 84. 4.

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