List of Archbishops of Athens

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A list of Bishops, Metropolitans, and Archbishops of Athens:

I. Bishops of Athens
A. Roman Period
Name Term
Hierotheus before 52 A.D.
Dionysius I 52-96
Narcissus 117-138
Publius 161-180
Quadratus abt 200
Leonidas ?-250
Olympius ?
Pistus abt 325
Clematius 4th century
B. Byzantine Era (395-1204)
Modestus abt 431?
Athanasius I 451?-458
Anatolius abt 459
John I 5th century
John II abt 680
Contias abt 694
Theocharistus abt 702
Marinus abt 704
John III abt 714
II. Metropolitans of Athens
A. Byzantine Era (395-1204) continued
Name Term
Gregory I abt 780
Adamantius abt 810
John IV abt 819
Theodosius 9th century
Hypatius 9th century
Demetrius I 9th century
Germanus I (Archbishop) ?-841
Demetrius II ?-846/857
Gabriel I ?-858/860
Gregory II ?
Cosmas ?
Nicetas I 869/870-881?
Sabbas I abt 881
Anastasius ?-889
Sabbas II ?-914
George I ?-922
Nicetas II ?-927
Constantine ?-965?
Philip ?-981
Theodegius abt 1007
Michael I abt 1030
Leo I ?-1061
Leo II ?-1069
John V abt 1087
Nicetas III ?-1103
Nicephorus abt 1112
Gerasimus? ?
George II abt 1156/7
Nicholas I 1166-1172?
Michael II 12th century
Theophylactus 12th century
George III abt 1172
George IV ?-1180
B. Era of Latin Occupation (1204-1456)
Michael III 1182-1222?
Meletius I between 1275-1289
Elias abt 1300
Neophytus I abt 1336
Anthimus I ?-1366
Nicodemus 1371-?
Dorotheus I abt 1387
Makarius I abt 1394/5
Gerbasius abt 1432
Phantinus 1440-1443?
Theodore abt 1453
C. Era of Turkish Occupation (1456-1822)
Isidore abt 1456
Dorotheus II abt 1472
Anthimus II abt 1489
Neophytus II abt 1492
Lavrentius 1528-1546
Callistus 1550-1564
Sophronius I 1565-1570?
Nicanor 1574-1592
Theophanes I 1592-1597
Neophytus III 1597-1602
Samuel 1602
Nathaniel 1602-1606
Anthimus III 1606-1611?
Cyril I 1611-1619?
Metrophanes 1619-1620?
Theophanes II 1620?-1633
Sophronius II 1633-1636
Daniel 1636-1665
Anthimus IV 1665-1676
Iakovos I 1676-1686
Athanasius II 1686-1689
Makarius II 1689-1693
Anthimus V 1693-1699
Cyril II 1699-1703
Meletius II 1703-1713
Iakovos II 1713-1734
Zachary 1734-1740
Anthimus VI 1741-1756 (1st)
Anthimus VI 1760-1764 (2nd)
Bartholomew 1764-1771?(1st)
Neophytus IV 1771?-1775
Bartholomew 1775-1780 (2nd)
Gabriel II 1781?
Benedict 1781-1785 (1st)
Athanasius III 1785-1787 (1st)
Benedict 1787-1797?(2nd)
Athanasius III 1797?-1799 (2nd)
Gregory III 1799-1820
Dionysius II 1820-1823
D. Modern Era (1822-Present)
Gregory IV 1827-1828
Anthimus VII 1828-1833
Unilateral Declaration of Autocephaly (July 23, 1833)
Autocephaly Officially Granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (June 29, 1850)
Neophytus V 1833-1861
Michael IV 1861-1862
Theophilus 1862-1873
Procopius I 1874-1889
Germanus II 1889-1896
Procopius II 1896-1901
Theocletus I 1902-1917 (1st)
Meletius III 1918-1920
Theocletus I 1920-1922 (2nd)
III. Archbishops of Athens
E. Modern Era (1822-Present) continued
elevated to Archbishopric (December 31, 1923)
Name Term
Chrysostom I 1923-1938
Chrysanthus 1938-1941
Damaskinos 1941-1949
Spyridon 1949-1956
Dorotheus 1956-1957
Theocletus II 1957-1962
Iakovos III 1962
Chrysostom II 1962-1967
Hieronymus 1967-1973
Seraphim 1973-1998
Christodoulos 1998-Present
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