List of Bishops in Byzantine Egypt (A.D. 325 to c.750)

The following is a list of Bishops in Byzantine Egypt from A.D. 325 to c.750, including the names of the sees and corresponding bishops, based on the research of Professor Dr. K.A. Worp, an eminent papyrologist who has paid close attention to the evidence of the documentary papyri from Byzantine Egypt.

The span of time was suggested by the fact that there is little chance that a Greek papyrus from Egypt written before A.D. 325 would mention a Christian bishop (in general, there is not much information about bishops in Egypt before the Council of Nicaea), and that there are hardly any papyri written in Greek and dating from after c.750 A.D.

The List of Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria is not covered here and is treated in a separate article.

List of Bishops by Egyptian Metropolis / Locality

A-D

Metropolis / Locality	Bishop	Date
Achaia	Mousaios	before 404
"	Apollon	404
"	Kyros	431
Andropolis (Harbata)	Zoilos	362
"	Iakob	689
Antaiopolis (Qaw / al-Kabir)	Dios	325
"	Makarios	431-451
"	Apollon	458-459
"	Makrobios	Byz.
"	Kephalon	c.500-550
Antinoopolis (Ansina)	Loukios	325-343
"	Tyrannos	325-347
"	Ammonianos	before 347
"	Arion	347
"	Makarios	c.350
"	Athanasios	4th-5th c.
"	Theodoros	ca.450
"	Prokopios	553
"	Senouthios	c.600
"	Victor	5th-7th c.
"	Isaak	5th-7th c.
Aphnaion	Hierax / Hierakios	431-451
Aphroditopolis (Aftih)	Theodoros	before 339
"	Serenos	339
"	Chrysaorios	431
Apollinopolis ano / Magna (Idfu)	Horame	7th c.
"	Senouthios?	ca.600
"	Theodoros	649
"	Taurinos	6th/7th c.
"	Makarios	6th/7th c.
Apollinopolis Parva (Kom Isfaht)	Ploution (Polotion)	before 339
"	Sarapion	339
"	Pabiskos (Papiskos)	431
"	Ioseph	6th-7th c.
"	Eunomios	?
Arsinoe (Madinat al-Fayyum)	Maximianos	c.325
"	Melas	325
"	Kalosiris I	339
"	Silbanos	339-347
"	Andreas	347-362
"	Eusebios	406
"	Kalosiris II	449
"	Helladios	477
"	Sergios	5th c.?
"	Victor	c.635
"	Petros	c.663
"	Menas	c.670
"	Ioseph	7th c.
"	Abraamios	c.740
Athribis (Atrib)	Ision	325-343
"	Theodoros	362
"	Isidoros	before 404
"	Athanasios	404
"	Strategios	431
"	Eulogios	451
"	Apollonios	459
"	Papnouthios ?	6th c.
"	Michael	c.743
"	Zacharias	c.750
Babylon	Kyros	449
"	Photios	459
"	Zosimus	c.560
"	Theodoros	c.743
"	Konstantinos	c.755
Boubastos (Basta)	Harpokration	325
"	Drakontios	c.350
"	Hermon	c.362
Boukolia	Herakleios	339
Bousiris (Busir)	Athanasios	449-451
"	Iakob	c.743
"	Petros	c.750
Bouto (Butu)	Ammon(ios)	431
"	Thomas	458-459
"	Theonas	459
Daphnae / Daphnai	Eulogios	c.350
Diokletianopolis (Qus)	Papnouthios	4th-5th c.
"	Elias	553
"	Pisrael	c.600
"	Paulos	c.600
Diospolis ano / Diospolis Parva (Huw)	Ammonios	325
"	Abraamios	c.618
Diospolis kato (al-Qalamun)	Sarapammon	before 347
"	Theodoros	347
Diospolis, ano or kato?	Timotheos	335-343

E-H

Metropolis / Locality	Bishop	Date
Gerrae	Eudaimon	before 404
"	Pirozos / Pisozos	404
"	Stephanos	451
Helearchia (al-Basrud)	Isaak	431-449
"	Papas?	459
Heliopolis (En Sams)	Marinos	431
"	Isidoros	?
Hephaistou (Sanhur)	Ioannes I	431-449
"	Petros	459
"	Ioannes II	c.540
Herakleopolis Magna (Ihnas / iya al-Madina)	Petros	325
"	Herakleides	431-439
"	Abraamios?	5th c.
"	Paulos	534
"	Serinos	6th c.
"	Dioskoros	?
Hermonthis (Armant)	Kalles	325
"	Plenis	c.350-372
"	Ioannes	5th c.
"	Pisenthios	c.410
"	Ananias	c.510
"	Abraamios	c.600
"	Kolouthos	c.770
"	Germanos	8th c.
"	Andreas	?
Hermopolis Magna (al-Asmunen)	Phasileus	325
"	Dios	c.350
"	Plousianos	4th c.
"	Andreas	431
"	Gennadios	444-449
"	Victor	448/463
"	Oulpianos / Ulpianos	6th c.
"	Ioannes	6th c.
"	Ioannes	6th-7th c.
"	Isidoros	7th c.
"	Eugenios	?
Hermopolis Parva / Alexandreon chora (Damanhur)	Agathammon	325-343
"	Drakontios	354-362
"	Isidoros	c.373-384
"	Dioskoros	394-403
"	Isaias	449-451
"	Gennadios	474-480
"	Zacharias	681-689
Hypselis (Sutb)	Arsenios	347
"	Rouphos	c.600

I-L

Metropolis / Locality	Bishop	Date
Kabasa (Sabas)	Theopemptos	431-439
"	Makarios	451
Kasion	Lampon / Lampetios	431
Kleopatris (Sarsina)	Isaak	325
"	Ofellios	404
"	Alexandros	431
"	Theophilos	449-451
Klysma (al-Qulzum)	Iakob	before 347
"	Tithoes; Paulos	347
"	Poimen	458-459
"	Stephanos	553
"	Ioulianos	?
Koprithis (Qubrit)	Silbanos	431
Koptos (Qift)	Arianos	325
"	Theodoros	325-347
"	Psenosiris	347
"	Patape, Apa P.	4th c.
"	Phoibammon	431
"	Sabinos	451
"	Pisenthios	607-632
"	Moses, Apa M.	7th c.
"	Komes, Apa K.	c.700
"	Menas, Apa M.	?
"	Vincentius	?
"	Theophilos	Byz.
"	Timotheos	? Byz.
Koussai (al-Qusiya)	Achilleus	325-335
"	Elias	4th-5th c.
"	Theonas	553
"	Gregorios	689
Kynopolis ano (al-Qes)	Aiglon	325
"	Kolouthos	325
"	Adamantios	325
"	Apollon	353
"	Gregorios	c.680
Kynopolis kato / Bousirites (Bana)	Hermaion	325
"	Harpokration	325
"	Marion	459
"	Sergios	553
Latopolis (Isna)	Ammonios	before 347
"	Masios	347
"	Paulos	350-400
"	Timotheos	before 404
"	Apelleon / Appeles	404
"	Rouphinos	431
Leontopolis / Leonton (Natu)	Amos	325
"	Timeotheos	c.350
"	Ischyrion	372
"	Metrodoros	431
"	Ianouarios	451
"	Theodoros	551-553
Letopolis (Wasim)	Isaak	325
"	Gamul	c.728
"	Moses	c.735
Lykopolis (Asyut)	Meletios	325
"	Plousianos	325-347
"	Eudaimon	347
"	Cyrus / Kyros	481
"	Konstantinos I	c.500
"	Konstantinos II	c.600
"	Ioannes	?

M-P

Metropolis / Locality	Bishop	Date
Mareotes (Maryut)	Ischyras	c.330
"	Pistos	337
Maximianopolis	Hatres	before 339
"	Herminos	339
Memphis (Manf)	Ioannes	325-335
"	Antiochos	325
"	Nestorios	c.340
"	Ptolemaios	c.700
"	Philippos	?
Metelis (Malig, Masil)	Kronios	325
"	Makarios	431
"	Ioannes	482
"	Theodoros	698
"	Victor	743
Naucratis	Isaias	458-459
Nikiou (Ibsadi)	Herakleides	325-332
"	Sarapammon	before 347
"	Triadelphos	347-353
"	Dionysios	c.380
"	Theopemptos	before 404
"	Theodosios	404
"	Plousammon	458-459
"	Theodoros	c.600
"	Kyros	c.625
"	Petros	c.630
"	Basilios	c.650
"	Ioannes	c.690
"	Menas	c.700
"	Makarios	?
Nilopolis (Dalas)	Theon	325 - before 347
"	Amantios (Amatos); Isaak	347
"	Adelphios, Apa A.	4th/5th c.
"	Eusebios	431
Omboi (Kom)	Silbanos	before 402
"	Verses	402
Onouphis (Manuf al-Uliya)	Adelphios I	362
"	Adelphios II	431
"	Ptolemaios	c.700
Ostrakine	Theoktistos	359
"	Sarapion	360-400
"	Abraamios	431
Oxyrhynchos (al-Bahnasa)	Pelagios	325-347
"	Dionysios	c.336
"	Theodoros	347-360
"	Apollonios	359
"	Theodoulos?	372
"	Dorotheos (or Theodoros)	c.383
"	Dionysios	late 4th c.
"	Aphou	c.400
"	Petros	427-431
"	Theodoros	450-500
"	Timotheos	5th c.
"	Petros	528-534
"	Stephanos	7th c. ?
"	Basilios	?
"	Kyriakos	?
Pachnemountis	Ammonios	353-362
Panephysis (Banafusa)	Philippos	325-346
"	Archebios	c.380
"	Ammonios	431
Panopolis (Ahmim)	Artemidoros	before 347
"	Arios	347
"	Ierakapollon	c.350 ?
"	Sabinos	431 - c.449
"	Phoibammon	c.550
"	Menas	c.640
Paralos (al-Burullus)	Nonnos	before 339
"	Nemesion	339
"	Athanasios	431
"	Pasmeios	449-451
"	Ioannes	c.590
Pelusium (al-Farama)	Dorotheos	325
"	Kallinikos	325-343
"	Markos	c.325
"	Pankratios	351-339
"	Ammonios	c.400
"	Eusebios	431-457
"	Georgios	540-551
"	Moses	7th c.
"	Epimachos	8th c.
Phakoussai (Faqus)	Moses	325
Pharbaithos (Farbet)	Arbition	325
Philai (Bilaq)	Eusebios	323
"	Makedonios	before 362
"	Isaias	362
"	Markos	362
"	Psoulousia	c.375-400
"	Danielios	449-465
"	Theodoros	c.577
"	Severos	c.750
"	Kallinikos	?
Phragonis / Alphocranon (al-Farragin)	Harpokration	325
"	Agathos	362
"	Paulos	431
"	Nestorios	451-458
Phthenetou (Danatu)	Pininouthes (Pinouthes)	325
"	Agapios	343
"	Herakleios	451
Psinchis (Psinches)	Theonas	431
"	Ioannes	451

Q-Z

Metropolis / Locality	Bishop	Date
Rhinokoroura (al-Aris)	Salomon	339
"	Melas	c.365
"	Solon	c.380
"	Polybios	early 5th c.
"	Hermogenes	431-449
"	Zenon	449
"	Ptolemais	c.450-475
"	Alpheios	5th c.
"	Gregorios	615
Sais (Sa (al-Hagar))	Nemesion	before 347
"	Papnouthios	347-362
"	Adelphios	431
"	Iakob	c.480
"	Basilios	c.650
"	Zacharias	c.675
"	Orion	c.680
"	Ioannes	c.720
Schedia / Menelais (Schissa ?)	Athas	325
"	Agathodaimon	362
Sebennytos (Samanud)	Soterichos	325
"	Auxonios (Ausonios)	449-451
"	Paulos	459
"	Ioannes	c.470
"	Isaak	743
Sele	Alypios	431
Sethroites / Herakleopolis Parva (al-Wasarmat)	Potamon	325 - before 347
"	Orion	347
"	Theon	431
"	Isidoros	451
"	Georgios	c.750
Skenai Mandron (Scenas Mandras)	Petros	458-459
Sthathma	Arabion / Sarapion	339
Syene (Aswan)	Nilammon	347
"	Hadra (Hatres)	4th-5th c.
"	Appion	c.425-450
"	c.460
Tamiathis (Damyat)	Herakleides	431
"	Elpidios	459
"	Basilios	553
Tanis (San)	Eudaimon	325-343
"	Elias	339
"	Theodoros	before 339
"	Silbanos	c.350
"	Hermion	362
"	Loukios	c.440
"	Apollonios	449-451
"	Paulos	458-459
"	Harpokras	459
Taua (Tauthites, Tuwwa)	Tiberios	325
"	Isaak	431-451
"	Harpokras	458-459
"	Athanasios	458-459
Tentyra (Dandara)	Pachumis	325
"	Sarapion	before 339
"	Andronikos	339
Terenouthis (Tarnut)	Arsinthios	404
"	Eulogios	431
"	Ioannes	689
"	Petros	c.743
Thebes (al-Uqsuren)	Philon	339
"	Heron?	? 363
"	Anysios	431
"	Antonios	c.600
Thennesos (Tinnis)	Heron	451
This (Tin)	Herakleides	431
"	Isaak	458-459
Thmouis (Timay)	Ephraim	325
"	Gaios	325
"	Sarapion	339-362
"	Ptolemaios	c.359
"	Aristoboulos	431
"	Menas	743
Xois (Saha)	Anoubion	before 347
"	Isidoros / Theodoros ?	347
"	Paulos	394
"	Makedonios	431
"	Athanasios	458-459
"	Ioannes	c.690
"	Zacharias	c.700
PROVENANCE UNKNOWN	Hesychios	c.325
"	Hierakammon / Eulogios	332
"	Eudaimon	343
"	Isaak	372
"	Isaak. Apa I.	c.425
"	Psan, Apa P.	600
"	Elias	?
"	Ezekiel	?
"	Isaak	?
"	Ioannes	?
"	Kallinikos	?
"	Serenianos	?
"	Simon	?

See also

• Church of Alexandria
• List of Patriarchs of Alexandria

Sources

• Prof. Dr. K. A. Worp. "A Checklist of Bishops in Byzantine Egypt (A.D. 325 - c.750)." Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, Bd. 100 (1994), pp. 283-318.

External Links

• Prof. dr. K.A. (Klaas) Worp. Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS).