The '''Patriarch of [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]]''' is one of the [[Eastern patriarch]]s of the [[OrthodoxChurch]] , and one of the original five patriarchs of the [[patriarchPentarchy]]s, . He is sometimes also called the ''Greek Patriarch of Antioch'' to distinguish from the primate of the [[Oriental Orthodox|non-Chalcedonian]] [[Church of Antioch (Jacobite)|Syriac Orthodox Jacobite Church]].

==List of Primates (bishops and patriarchs) of Antioch==

#[[Eros Heros I of Antioch|Eros Heros I]] (100-c.127)

#[[Eros Heros II of Antioch|Eros Heros II]] (c.151-c.169)

#[[Maximinos Maximianus I of Antioch|Maximinos Maximianus I]] (182-191)#[[Serapion of Antioch|Serapion]] (191-211212)#[[Ascelpiades Aslipiades of Antioch|AscelpiadesAslipiades]] 211(212-220218)#[[Philetos of Antioch|Philetos]] (220218-231)#[[Zebinnus of Antioch|Zebinnus Ozniophios]] (231232-237240)#St. [[Babylas of Antioch|Babylas]] (237240-253) <!-- Sep 4 --->#[[Fabios Fabius of Antioch|FabiosFabius]] (253-256)#[[Demetrianos of Antioch|Demetrianos]] (256-262263)#[[Amphilokhos of Antioch|Amphilokhos]] (262263-267)

#[[Eudoxius of Antioch|Eudoxius]] (350-354, 354-357)#St. [[Meletius of Antioch|Meletius]] (354) <!, who later attended the [[First Council of Constantinople]]#[[Eudoxius of Antioch|Eudoxius]] (354-- Feb 12 --->357)

#[[Euzoius Eudozius of Antioch|EuzoiusEudozius]] (360-370)

#[[Vitalius II of Antioch|Vitalius II]] (376-384)#St. [[Saint Flavian I of Antioch|Flavian I]] (384-404384–404) <!-- Feb 16, Sep 27 --->#[[Porphyrius of AntiochPorphyrus_of_Antioch|PorphyriusPorphyrus]] (404-408404–408)#[[Alexander I of AntiochAlexander_of_Antioch|Alexander I]] (408-418408–418)#[[Theodotus of Antioch|Theodotus]] (418-428427)

#[[Maximus II of Antioch|Maximus II]] (450-455)<br>'''The episcopacy of Antioch was raised to the rank of a Patriarchate by the [[Council of Chalcedon]] in 451.'''

#[[Martyrius of Antioch|Martyrius]] (461-469465)#[[Peter Fullo of Antioch|Peter the Fuller]] (469465-471, 476-476, 485-488466)#[[Julian of Antioch|Julian]] (471466-476474)#[[Peter Fullo of Antioch|Peter the Fuller]] (474-475)#[[John II of Antioch|John II]] (476475-477490)#[[Stephen II of Antioch|Stephen II]] (477490-479493)#[[Stephen III of Antioch|Stephen III]] (493-495)#[[Callandion of Antioch|Callandion]] (479495)#[[John Codonatus|John III (Codonatus)]] (495-485497)#[[Palladius of Antioch|Palladius]] (488497-498505)#[[Flavian II of Antioch|Flavian II]] (498505-512513)#[[Severus of Antioch|Severus]] (512513-518)<br>In 518, Severus, a non-Chalcedonian, was [[deposition|deposed]] by the [[Church of Antioch]]. While in exile in Egypt, he was recognized by many some Syriac Christians as the lawful Patriarch until his death in 538. In 544, Jacob Baradeus, a another non-Chalcedonian, consecrated Sergius of Tella as Patriarch of what became called the [[Church of Antioch (Syriac)|Syrian Syriac Orthodox Church]]. To Thus, until the year 544518, both those who became the Syrian Syriac Orthodox Church and the Church of Antioch recognized the same bishops as legitimate patriarchs, while afterwards, they trace different lineages. From 1100 to 1268, a Latin Patriarch of Antioch also existed.

#[[Gregory of Antioch|Gregory]] (571-594)<br>#St. [[Anastasius I of Antioch|Anastasius the Sinaite ]] (594-599)

#[[Alexander II of Antioch|Alexander II]] (695-702)<br>''vacancyVacancy due to the Muslim conquests:'' 702-742

#[[Michae Michael of Antioch|Michael]] (879-890)

#[[Theodosius III I of Antioch|Theodosius III]] (1180-1182)

#[[Christopher II of Antioch|Christopher II]] (1184-1185)<br>'''In 1185, due to the Crusades, the Patriarchate moved into exile at Constantinople.'''#[[Theodore IV of Antioch|Theodore IV (Balsamon)]] (1185-1199)<br>The Patriarchate was in exile at Constantinople.

#[[Euthymius II of Antioch|Euthymius II]] (1268-1269)<br>'''In 1269, the Patriarchate returned to Antioch.'''#[[Theodosius IV of Antioch|Theodosius IV]] (1269-1276)<br>With Theodosius, the Patriachate returned to Antioch.

#[[Mark of Antioch|Mark]] (1308-1342)<br>'''In 1342, with the city of Antioch in ruins due to numerous battles, the Patriarchate permanently moved to Damascus.'''#[[Ignatius II of Antioch|Ignatius II]] (1342-1386)<br>With Ignatius, the Patriachate transferred to Damascus.

#[[Euthymius IV of Chios|Euthymius IV]] (1635-16471648)#[[Macarius III (Zaim) of Antioch|Macarius III (Zaim)]] (16471648-1672)#[[Neophytos of Chios|Neophytos]] (1673-16821684)#[[Athanasius III Dabbas of Antioch|Athanasius III (Dabbas)]] (16861685-1694, 1720-1724)

#[[Methodius of Antioch|Methodius]] (18431823-18591850)