List of Patriarchs of Antioch
The Patriarch of Antioch is one of the patriarchs of the Orthodox Church, and one of the original five patriarchs of the Pentarchy. He is sometimes also called the Greek Patriarch of Antioch to distinguish from the primate of the non-Chalcedonian Jacobite Church.
List of Primates (bishops and patriarchs) of Antioch
- St. Peter the Apostle (c.45-c.53)
- St. Euodios (c.53-c.68)
- St. Ignatius I (c.68-100)
- Heros I (100-c.127)
- Cornelius (c.127-c.151)
- Heros II (c.151-c.169)
- Theophilus (c.169-182)
- Maximianus I (182-191)
- Serapion (191-212)
- Aslipiades (212-218)
- Philetos (218-231)
- Zebinnus Ozniophios (232-240)
- St. Babylas (240-253)
- Fabius (253-256)
- Demetrianos (256-263)
- Amphilokhos (263-267)
- Paul of Samosata (267-270)
- Domnus I (270-273)
- Timaeos (273-277)
- Cyril (277-299)
- Tyrannos (299-308)
- Vitalius I (308-314)
- St. Philogonius (314-324)
- Paulinus of Tyre (324-325)
- St. Eustathius (325-332)
- Paulinus of Tyre (332)
- Eulalios (332)
- Euphronios (333-334)
- Philaclus (334-341)
- Stephen I (341-345)
- Leontius (345-350)
- Eudoxius (350-354)
- Meletius (354), who later attended the First Council of Constantinople
- Eudoxius (354-357)
- Annias or Ammianus (357-360)
- Eudozius (360-370)
- Dorotheus (370-371)
- Paulinus (371-376)
- Vitalius (376-384)
- St. Flavian I (384–404)
- Porphyrus (404–408)
- Alexander (408–418)
- Theodotus (418-427)
- John I (427-443)
- Domnus II (443-450)
- Maximus II (450-455)
The episcopacy of Antioch was raised to the rank of a Patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. - Basil (455-459)
- Acacius (459-461)
- Martyrius (461-465)
- Peter the Fuller (465-466)
- Julian (466-474)
- Peter the Fuller (474-475)
- John II (475-490)
- Stephen II (490-493)
- Stephen III (493-495)
- Callandion (495)
- John III (Codonatus) (495-497)
- Palladius (497-505)
- Flavian II (505-513)
- Severus (513-518)
In 518, Severus, a non-Chalcedonian, was deposed by the Church of Antioch. While in exile in Egypt, he was recognized by some Syriac Christians as the lawful Patriarch until his death in 538. In 544, Jacob Baradeus, another non-Chalcedonian, consecrated Sergius of Tella as Patriarch of what became called the Syriac Orthodox Church. Thus, until the year 518, both those who became the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Church of Antioch recognized the same bishops as legitimate patriarchs, while afterwards, they trace different lineages. - Paul II (518-521)
- Euphrasius (521-526)
- St. Ephraim (526-546)
- Domnus III (546-561)
- St. Anastasius the Sinaite (561-571)
- Gregory (571-594)
- St. Anastasius the Sinaite (594-599)
- St. Anastasius II (599-610)
- Gregory II (610-620)
- Anastasius III (620-628)
- Macedonius (628-640)
- George I (640-656)
- Macarius (656-681)
- Theophanes (681-687)
- Sebastian (687-690)
- George II (690-695)
- Alexander II (695-702)
Vacancy due to the Muslim conquests: 702-742 - Stephen IV (742-748)
- Theophylact (748-767)
- Theodore I (767-797)
- John IV (797-810)
- Job I (810-826)
- Nicholas (826-834)
- Simeon (834-840)
- Elias (840-852)
- Theodosius I (852-860)
- Nicholas II (860-879)
- Michael (879-890)
- Zacharias (890-902)
- George III (902-917)
- Job II (917-939)
- Eustratius (939-960)
- Christopher (960-966)
- Theodorus II (966-977)
- Agapius (977-995)
- John IV (995-1000)
- Nicholas III (1000-1003)
- Elias II (1003-1010)
- George Lascaris (1010-1015)
- Macarius the Virtuous (1015-1023)
- Eleutherius (1023-1028)
- Peter III (1028-1051)
- John VI, also known as Dionysus (1051-1062)
- Aemilian (1062-1075)
- Theodosius II (1075-1084)
- Nicephorus (1084-1090)
- John VII the Oxite (1090-1155)
- John IX (1155-1159)
- Euthymius (1159-1164)
- Macarius II (1164-1166)
- Athanasius I (1166-1180)
- Theodosius III (1180-1182)
- Elias III (1182-1184)
- Christopher II (1184-1185)
In 1185, due to the Crusades, the Patriarchate moved into exile at Constantinople. - Theodore IV (Balsamon) (1185-1199)
- Joachim (1199-1219)
- Dorotheus (1219-1245)
- Simeon II (1245-1268)
- Euthymius II (1268-1269)
In 1269, the Patriarchate returned to Antioch. - Theodosius IV (1269-1276)
- Theodosius V (1276-1285)
- Arsenius (1285-1293)
- Dionysius (1293-1308)
- Mark (1308-1342)
In 1342, with the city of Antioch in ruins due to numerous battles, the Patriarchate permanently moved to Damascus. - Ignatius II (1342-1386)
- Pachomius (1386-1393)
- Nilus (1393-1401)
- Michael III (1401-1410)
- Pachomius II (1410-1411)
- Joachim II (1411-1426)
- Mark III (1426-1436)
- Dorotheus II (1436-1454)
- Michael IV (1454-1476)
- Mark IV (1476)
- Joachim III (1476-1483)
- Gregory III (1483-1497)
- Dorotheus III (1497-1523)
- Michael V (1523-1541)
- Dorotheus IV (1541-1543)
- Joachim IV (Ibn Juma) (1543-1576)
- Michael VI (Sabbagh) (1577-1581)
- Joachim V (1581-1592)
- Joachim VI (1593-1604)
- Dorotheus V (1604-1611)
- Athanasius II (Dabbas) (1611-1619)
- Ignatius III (Attiyah) (1619-1634)
- Euthymius III (1634-1635)
- Euthymius IV (1635-1648)
- Macarius III (Zaim) (1648-1672)
- Neophytos (1673-1684)
- Athanasius III (Dabbas) (1685-1694)
- Cyril III (Zaim) (1694-1720)
- Athanasius III (Dabbas) (1720-1724)
- Sylvester (1724-1766)
- Philemon (1766-1767)
- Daniel (1767-1791)
- Euthymius V (1792-1813)
- Seraphim (1813-1823)
- Methodius (1823-1850)
- Hierotheos (1850-1885)
- Gerasimus (1885-1891)
- Spyridon (1892-1898)
- Meletius II (Doumani) (1899-1906)
- Gregory IV (Haddad) (1906-1928)
- Alexander III (Tahan) (1928-1958)
- Theodosius VI (Abourjaily) (1958-1970)
- Elias IV (Muawad) (1970-1979)
- Ignatius IV (Hazim) (1979-2012)
- John X (Yazigi) (2012-present)
See also
External links
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East: Historical Overview (Church of Antioch)
- Primates of the Apostolic See of Antioch from the site of St. John of Damascus Faculty of Theology, University of Balamand
- Primates of the Apostolic See of Antioch (Orthodox Succession) (Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America)
- List of Patriarchs of Antioch (Wikipedia) (37-546)
- List of Patriarchs of Antioch (Wikipedia) (518-present)
