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:

  1. Proterius (451–457)
    vacant (457–460)
  2. Timothy III (460–475)
    vacant (475–477)
  3. Peter III Mongus (477)
    Timothy III (477–482, restored)
  4. John I (482)
    Peter III Mongus (482–490, restored)
  5. Athanasius II (490–496)
  6. John II (496–505)
  7. John III (505–516)
  8. Dioscorus II (516–517)
  9. Timothy IV (517–535)
  10. Theodosius I (535–536)
    Gainas (535), in opposition to Theodosius
  11. Paul (536–540)
  12. Zoilus (541–551)
  13. Apollinarius (551–569)
  14. John IV (569–579)
    vacant (579–581)
  15. Eulogius I (581–607)
  16. Theodore I (607–609)
  17. John V (610–619)
    vacant (619–621)
  18. George I (621–631)
  19. Cyrus (631–643) Islam entered Egypt
  20. Peter IV (643–651)
  21. Theodore II
  22. Peter V
  23. Peter VI
  24. Theophylactus
  25. Onopsus
  26. Cosmas I (727–768)
  27. Politianus (768–813)
  28. Eustatius (813–817)
  29. Christopher I (817–841)
  30. Sophronius I (841–860)
  31. Michael I (860–870)
  32. Michael II (870–903)
    vacant (903–907)
  33. Christodoulos (907–932)
  34. Eutychius (932–940)
  35. Sophronius II (941)
  36. Isaac (941–954)
  37. Job (954–960)
    vacant (960–963)
  38. Elias I (963–1000)
  39. Arsenius (1000–1010)
  40. Theophilus (1010–1020)
  41. George II (1021–1051)
  42. Leontius (1052–1059)
  43. Alexander II (1059–1062)
  44. John VI (1062–1100)
  45. Eulogius
  46. Sabbas
  47. Cyril II
  48. Theodosius II
  49. Sophronius III (1116–1171)
  50. Elias II (1171–1175)
  51. Eleutherius (1175–1180)
  52. Mark III (1180–1209)
  53. Nicholas I (1210–1243)
  54. Gregory I (1243–1263)
  55. Nicholas II (1263–1276)
  56. Athanasius III (1276–1316)
  57. Gregory II (1316–1354)
  58. Gregory III (1354–1366)
  59. Niphon (1366–1385)
  60. Mark IV (1385–1389)
  61. Nicholas III (1389–1398)
  62. Gregory IV (1398–1412)
  63. Nicholas IV (1412–1417)
  64. Athanasius IV (1417–1425)
  65. Mark V (1425–1435)
  66. Philotheus (1435–1459)
  67. Mark VI (1459–1484)
  68. Gregory V (1484–1486)
  69. Joachim (1486–1567)
    vacant (1567–1569)
  70. Silvester (1569–1590)
  71. Meletius I (1590–1601)
  72. Cyril III (1601–1620)
  73. Gerasimus I (1620–1636)
  74. Metrophanes (1636–1639)
  75. Nicephorus (1639–1645)
  76. Joannicius (1645–1657)
  77. Paisius (1657–1678)
  78. Parthenius I (1678–1688)
  79. Gerasimus II (1688–1710)
  80. Samuel (1710–1712)
  81. Cosmas II (1712–1714)
    Samuel (restored) (1714–1723)
    Cosmas II (restored) (1723–1736)
  82. Cosmas III (1737–1746)
  83. Matthew (1746–1766)
  84. Cyprian (1766–1783)
  85. Gerasimus III (1783–1788)
  86. Parthenius II (1788–1805)
  87. Theophilus III (1805–1825)
  88. Hierotheus I (1825–1845)
  89. Artemius (1845–1847)
  90. Hierotheus II (1847–1858)
  91. Callinicus (1858–1861)
  92. Jacob (1861–1865)
  93. Nicanor (1866–1869)
  94. Sophronius IV (1870–1899)
  95. Photius (1900–1925)
  96. Meletius II (1926–1935)
  97. Nicholas V (1936–1939)
  98. Christopher II (1939–1966)
    vacant (1966–1968)
  99. Nicholas VI (1968–1986)
  100. Parthenius III (1987–1996)
  101. Peter VII (1997–2004)
  102. Theodore II (2004–present)

See also

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