List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria has the title Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
The following list contains all the incumbents of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria.
Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria
As a result of the deposition of Dioscorus I (444–451) by the Council of Chalcedon (but still recognized by Non-Chalcedonians until his death in 454), the first Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (or Chalcedonian patriarch) was Proterius of Alexandria. The list is as follows:
- Proterius (451–457)
- vacant (457–460)
- Timothy III (460–475)
- vacant (475–477)
- Peter III Mongus (477)
- Timothy III (477–482, restored)
- John I (482)
- Peter III Mongus (482–490, restored)
- Athanasius II (490–496)
- John II (496–505)
- John III (505–516)
- Dioscorus II (516–517)
- Timothy IV (517–535)
- Theodosius I (535–536)
- Gainas (535), in opposition to Theodosius
- Paul (536–540)
- Zoilus (541–551)
- Apollinarius (551–569)
- John IV (569–579)
- vacant (579–581)
- Eulogius I (581–607)
- Theodore I (607–609)
- John V (610–619)
- vacant (619–621)
- George I (621–631)
- Cyrus (631–643) Islam entered Egypt
- Peter IV (643–651)
- Theodore II
- Peter V
- Peter VI
- Theophylactus
- Onopsus
- Cosmas I (727–768)
- Politianus (768–813)
- Eustatius (813–817)
- Christopher I (817–841)
- Sophronius I (841–860)
- Michael I (860–870)
- Michael II (870–903)
- vacant (903–907)
- Christodoulos (907–932)
- Eutychius (932–940)
- Sophronius II (941)
- Isaac (941–954)
- Job (954–960)
- vacant (960–963)
- Elias I (963–1000)
- Arsenius (1000–1010)
- Theophilus (1010–1020)
- George II (1021–1051)
- Leontius (1052–1059)
- Alexander II (1059–1062)
- John VI (1062–1100)
- Eulogius
- Sabbas
- Cyril II
- Theodosius II
- Sophronius III (1116–1171)
- Elias II (1171–1175)
- Eleutherius (1175–1180)
- Mark III (1180–1209)
- Nicholas I (1210–1243)
- Gregory I (1243–1263)
- Nicholas II (1263–1276)
- Athanasius III (1276–1316)
- Gregory II (1316–1354)
- Gregory III (1354–1366)
- Niphon (1366–1385)
- Mark IV (1385–1389)
- Nicholas III (1389–1398)
- Gregory IV (1398–1412)
- Nicholas IV (1412–1417)
- Athanasius IV (1417–1425)
- Mark V (1425–1435)
- Philotheus (1435–1459)
- Mark VI (1459–1484)
- Gregory V (1484–1486)
- Joachim (1486–1567)
- vacant (1567–1569)
- Silvester (1569–1590)
- Meletius I (1590–1601)
- Cyril III (1601–1620)
- Gerasimus I (1620–1636)
- Metrophanes (1636–1639)
- Nicephorus (1639–1645)
- Joannicius (1645–1657)
- Paisius (1657–1678)
- Parthenius I (1678–1688)
- Gerasimus II (1688–1710)
- Samuel (1710–1712)
- Cosmas II (1712–1714)
- Samuel (restored) (1714–1723)
- Cosmas II (restored) (1723–1736)
- Cosmas III (1737–1746)
- Matthew (1746–1766)
- Cyprian (1766–1783)
- Gerasimus III (1783–1788)
- Parthenius II (1788–1805)
- Theophilus III (1805–1825)
- Hierotheus I (1825–1845)
- Artemius (1845–1847)
- Hierotheus II (1847–1858)
- Callinicus (1858–1861)
- Jacob (1861–1865)
- Nicanor (1866–1869)
- Sophronius IV (1870–1899)
- Photius (1900–1925)
- Meletius II (1926–1935)
- Nicholas V (1936–1939)
- Christopher II (1939–1966)
- vacant (1966–1968)
- Nicholas VI (1968–1986)
- Parthenius III (1987–1996)
- Peter VII (1997–2004)
- Theodore II (2004–present)
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