List of archbishops of Athens

Archbishop of Athens
Archbishopric
Orthodox
Incumbent:
Ieronymos II
Country: Greece
Diocese: Athens
Cathedral: Cathedral of Annunciation
First Incumbent: Saint Hierotheos
as Bishop of Athens
Formation: 1st century, but current establishment from 1822
Website: http://www.archdiocese.gr/

This is a list of Bishops, Metropolitans, and Archbishops of Athens. The Church of Athens was created by St. Paul during his second missionary journey, when he preached at the Areopagus, probably in 51 AD. According to the Acts of the Apostles (17:16-34), after the sermon, a number of people became followers of Paul, thus forming the kernel of the Church in Athens.

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Bishops of Athens

Roman Period

List of Roman period Archbishops of Athens
No. Incumbent From [A] Until [B]
1 Hierotheus ? 52
2 Dionysius I 52 96
Vacant 96 117
3 Narcissus 117 c. 120
4 Publius c. 120 125
5 Quadratus 125 129
Vacant 129 ?
6 Leonidas ? 250
7 Olympius ? ?
8 Pistus ? c. 325
9 Clematius c. 325 ?

Byzantine Era (395-1204)

List of Byzantine era Archbishops of Athens
No. Incumbent From [A] Until [B]
1 Modestus c. 431 c. 451
2 Athanasius I c.451 c. 458
3 Anatolius c. 458 c. 459
4 John I c. 459 c. late 5th century
Vacant 6th century c. 680
5 John II c. 680 c. 694
6 Contias c. 694 c. 702
7 Theocharistus c. 702 c. 704
8 Marinus c. 704 c. 714
9 John III c. 714 ?

Metropolitans of Athens

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

Era of Latin Occupation (1204-1456)

Name Term
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

Era of Ottoman Occupation (1456-1822)

Name Term
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

Modern Era (1827-Present): Archbishops of Athens

Name Term
Gregory IV 1827-1828
Anthimus VII 1828-1833
Unilateral Declaration of Autocephaly (23 July 1833)
Autocephaly Officially Granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (29 June 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)
elevated to Archbishopric (31 December 1923)
Chrysostomos I 1923-1938
Chrysanthus 1938-1941
Damaskinos 1941-1949
Spyridon 1949-1956
Dorotheus 1956-1957
Theocletus II 1957-1962
Iakovos III 1962
Chrysostomos II 1962-1967
Ieronymos I 1967-1973
Seraphim 1973-1998
Christodoulos 1998-2008
Ieronymos II 2008-Present

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