List of Maphrians

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The Maphrian was the second highest prelate within the Syriac Orthodox Church and was head of the Maphrianate of the East. The following is a list of primates who have held that office.

Maphrians of the East (628-1533)

Tagrit (628-1089)

• Marutha of Tagrit (628-649)
• Denha I (650-660)
• Bar Easo (660-683)
• Abraham (685-686)
• David (686)
• John I bar Kipha (687-688)
• Denha II (688-728)
• Paul (728-757)
• John II Keeyunoyo (758-785)
• Joseph (785-786)
• Sharbeel (794-810)
• Simon (811-828)
• Baselios I bar Baldoyo (828-830)
• Daniel (830-834)
• Thomas I of Tagrit (834-847)
• Baselios II (848-868)
• Sargis (872-883)
• Athanasius I (887-904)
• Thomas II Asthunoro (910-911)
• Denha III (912-932)
• Baselios III (936-960)
• Quriaqos (962-979)
• John III of Damascus (980-981)
• Ignatius I bar Qiqi (991-1016)
• Athanasius II of Edessa (1027-1141)
• Baselios IV of Tagrit (1046-1069)
• John Sleeba I (1075-1089)

Mosul (1089-1112)

• John Sleeba I (1089-1106)

Tagrit (1112-1156)

• Dionysius Moses (1112-1134)
• Ignatius II Lazarus (1142-1156)

Mosul (1156-1533)

• Ignatius II Lazarus (1156-1164)
• John IV Sarugoyo (1164-1188)
• Gregorios Jacob (1189-1214)
• Ignatius David (1215-1222)
• Dionysius Sleeba II (1222-1231)
• John V bar Maʿdani (1232-1252)
• Ignatius Sleeba III of Edessa (1252-1258)
• Gregorios bar Ebrayo (1266-1286)
• Gregorios bar Souma (1289 -1308)
• Gregorios Matthew (1317-1345)
• Athanasius Abraham (1364-1379)
• Baselios Behnam II Hadliyo (1404-1412)
• Dioscorus Behnam III Arabayo (1415-1417)
• Bar Souma Moudyano (1422-1455)
• Cyril Joseph III (1458–1470)
• Baselios Philoxenus (1471-1487)
• Noah of Lebanon (1489-1493)
• Baselios Abraham (1496-1508)
• Baselios Solomon (1509-1518)
• Baselios Blias (1518-1523)
• Athanasius Habeeb I (1528-1533)

Maphrians of Mosul (1533-1860)

In 1533, the title was changed to the Maphrian of Mosul to distinguish it from the Maphrian of Tur Abdin. Also, the name Baselios was added, in a similar fashion to the patriarchal name Ignatius.

Mosul (1533-1860)

• Baselios Elias I (1533-1552)
• Baselios Nemet Aloho (1555-1557)
• Baselios Abded al Ghani (1557-1575)
• Baselios David Shah Ibn Nur`Adin (1575-1576)
• Baselios Pilate (1576-1591)
• Baselios Abd al Ghani (1591-1597)
• Baselios Hidayat Aloho (1597)
• Baselios Isaiah (1626)
• Baselios Sakralla I (1639-1652)
• Baselios Abdul Masih (1655-1662)
• Baselios Habeeb II (1665-1674)
• Baselios Yaldo (1678-1685)
• Baselios George II (1685-1687)
• Baselios Isaac II (1687-1709)
• Baselios Matthew I (1709)
• Baselios Lazarus III (1709-1713)
• Baselios Matthew II (1713-1727)
• Baselios Sakralla II (?-1722)
• Baselios Lazarus IV (1730-1759)
• Baselios George III (1760-1768)
• Baselios Sleeba IV (1773- ?)
• Baselios Bishara (1782-1811)
• Baselios Kurillos Abd al Aziz (1811-1816)
• Baselios Mathew IV (1820)
• Baselios Elias II (1825-1827)
• Baselios Elias III Amkas (1827-1838)
• Baselios Behnam IV (1852-1859)

Sources

• "Catholicate of the East".