List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople
This is a list of the Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople.
Bishops of Byzantium (until 330)
- 1. St. Andrew the Apostle (38), founder (St. Andrew as founder is disputed by Roman Catholics[1])
- 2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54)
- 3. St. Onesimus (54–68)
- 4. Polycarpus I (69–89)
- 5. Plutarch (89–105)
- 6. Sedecion (105–114)
- 7. Diogenes (114–129)
- 8. Eleutherius (129–136)
- 9. Felix (136–141)
- 10. Polycarpus II (141–144)
- 11. Athenodorus (144–148)
- 12. Euzois (148–154)
- 13. Laurence (154–166)
- 14. Alypius (166–169)
- 15. Pertinax (169–187)
- 16. Olympianus (187–198)
- 17. Mark I or Marcus I (198–211)
- 18. Philadelphus (211–217)
- 19. Cyriacus I (217–230)
- 20. Castinus (230–237)
- 21. Eugenius I (237–242)
- 22. Titus (242–272)
- 23. Dometius (272–284)
- 24. Rufinus I (284–293)
- 25. Probus (293–306)
- 26. St. Metrophanes (306–314)
- 27. St. Alexander (314–337)
On May 11, 330 the town of Constantinople was consecrated by the Roman emperor Constantine I on the site of an already-existing city, Byzantium, thus becoming the capital of the East Roman Empire (known also as Byzantine Empire).
Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451)
- 28. St. Paul I ("the Confessor") (337–339)
- 29. Eusebius of Nicomedia (339–341)
- Paul I (341–342), restored 1st time
- 30. Macedonius I (342–346)
- Paul I (346–350), restored 2nd time
- Macedonius I (351–360), restored
- 31. Eudoxius of Antioch (360–370)
- Florentius (c. 363)
- 32. Demophilus (370–380)
- 33. Evagrius (370 or 379)
- 34. Maximus I (380)
- 35. St. Gregory I Nazianzus the Theologian (380–381)
- 36. Nectarius (381–397)
- 37. St. John Chrysostom (398–404)
- 38. Arsacius of Tarsus (404–405)
- 39. Atticus (406–425)
- 40. Sisinnius I (426–427)
- 41. Nestorius (428–431)
- 42. Maximianus (431–434)
- 43. St. Proclus (434–446)
- 44. St. Flavian or Flavianus (446–449), also Flavian I
- 45. St. Anatolius (449–458) (Patriarch from 451)
Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451)
451–998
- 46. Gennadius I (458–471)
- 47. Acacius (471–488)
- 48. Fravitta (488–489), also Flavian II
- 49. Euphemius (489–495)
- 50. Macedonius II (495–511)
- 51. Timothy I (511–518)
- 52. John II the Cappadocian (518–520)
- 53. Epiphanius (520–535)
- 54. Anthimus I (535–536)
- 55. Menas (536–552)
- 56. Eutychius (552–565)
- 57. John III Scholasticus (565–577)
- Eutychius (577–582), restored
- 58. John IV Nesteutes (582–595)
- 59. Cyriacus (596–606)
- 60. St. Thomas I (607–610)
- 61. Sergius I (610–638)
- 62. Pyrrhus I (638–641)
- 63. Paul II (641–653)
- Pyrrhus I (653–654), restored
- 64. Peter (654–666)
- 65. Thomas II (667–669)
- 66. John V (669–675)
- 67. Constantine I (675–677)
- 68. Theodore I (677–679)
- 69. George I (679–686)
- 70. Paul III (687–693)
- 71. Callinicus I (693–705)
- 72. Cyrus (705–711)
- 73. John VI (712–715)
- 74. Germanus I (715–730)
- 75. Anastasius (730–754)
- 76. Constantine II (754–766)
- 77. Nicetas I (766–780)
- 78. Paul IV (780–784)
- 79. Saint Tarasius (784–806)
- 80. Nicephorus I (806–815)
- 81. Theodotus I Kassiteras (815–821)
- 82. Antony I (821–836)
- 83. John VII Grammaticus (836–843)
- 84. Methodius I (843–847)
- 85. Ignatius I (847–858)
- 86. Photios I the Great (858–867)
- Ignatius I (867–877), restored
- Photios I the Great (877–886), restored
- 87. Stephen I (886–893)
- 88. Antony II Kauleas (893–901)
- 89. Nicholas I Mystikos (901–907)
- 90. Euthymius I Synkellos (907–912)
- Nicholas I Mystikos (912–925), restored
- 91. Stephen II of Amasea (925–928)
- 92. Tryphon, also Tryphonius (928–931)
- 93. Theophylactus (933–956)
- 94. Polyeuctus (956–970)
- 95. Basil I Scamandrenus (970–974)
- 96. Antony III the Studite (974–980)
- 97. Nicholas II Chrysoberges (984–996)
- 98. Sisinnius II (996–999)
999–1453
- 99. Sergius II (1001–1019)
- 100. Eustathius (1019–1025)
- 101. Alexius I the Studite (1025–1043)
- 102. Michael I Cerularius (1043–1058)
- 103. Constantine III Leichoudes (1058–1063)
- 104. John VIII Xiphilinos (1063–1075)
- 105. Kosmas I (1075–1081)
- 106. Eustratius Garidas (1081–1084)
- 107. Nicholas III Grammaticus (1084–1111)
- 108. John IX Agapetus (1111–1134)
- 109. Leo Styppeiotes (1134–1143)
- 110. Michael II Kourkouas (1143–1146)
- 111. Cosmas II Atticus (1146–1147)
- 112. Nicholas IV Muzalon (1147–1151)
- 113. Theodotus II (1151–1153)
- 114. Neophytos I (1153–1154)
- 115. Constantine IV Chliarenus (1154–1156)
- 116. Luke Chrysoberges (1156–1169)
- 117. Michael III of Anchialus (1169–1177)
- 118. Chariton (1177–1178)
- 119. Theodosius I Boradiotes (1178–1183)
- 120. Basil II Kamateros (1183–1186)
- 121. Niketas II Mountanes (1186–1189)
- 122. Leo Theotokites (1189–1190)
- 123. Dositheus (1190–1191)
- 124. George II Xiphilinos (1191–1198)
- 125. John X Kamateros (1198–1206)
- 126. Michael IV Autoreianos (1206–1212)
- 127. Theodore II Eirenikos (1214–1216)
- 128. Maximos II (1216)
- 129. Manuel I Charitopoulos (1216–1222)
- 130. Germanus II (1223–1240)
- 131. Methodius II (1240)
- vacant (1240–1244)
- 132. Manuel II (1244–1255)
- 133. Arsenius Autoreianus (1255–1259)
- 134. Nicephorus II (1260–1261)
- Arsenius Autoreianus (1261–1265), restored
- 135. Germanus III (1266)
- 136. Joseph I Galesiotes (1266–1275)
- 137. John XI Bekkos (1275–1282)
- Joseph I Galesiotes (1282–1283), restored
- 138. Gregory II Cyprius (1283–1289)
- 139. Athanasius I (1289–1293)
- 140. John XII (1293–1303)
- Athanasius I (1303–1310), restored
- 141. Nephon I (1310–1314)
- 142. John XIII Glykys (1314–1320)
- 143. Gerasimos I (1320–1321)
- 144. Isaias (1321–1334)
- 145. John XIV Kalekas (1334–1347)
- 146. Isidore I (1347–1350)
- 147. Callistus I (1350–1354)
- 148. Philotheus Kokkinos (1354–1355)
- Callistus I (1355–1363), restored
- Philotheus Kokkinos (1363–1376), restored
- 149. Macarius (1376–1379)
- 150. Nilus Kerameus (1379–1388)
- 151. Antony IV (1388–1390)
- Macarius (1390–1391), restored
- Antony IV (1391–1397), restored
- 152. Callistus II Xanthopoulos (1397)
- 153. Matthew I (1397–1410)
- 154. Euthymius II (1410–1416)
- 155. Joseph II (1416–1439)
- 156. Metrophanes II (1439–1443)
- 157. Gregory III Mammas (1443–1450)
- 158. Athanasius II (1450–1453)
On May 29, 1453 occurred the Fall of Constantinople, thus marking the end of the Byzantine Empire. The Ecumenical Patriarchate became subject to the Ottoman Empire.
1453–1466
- 159. Gennadius II Scholarios (1454–1456)
- 160. Isidore II Xanthopoulos (1456–1462)
There are different suggestions by scholars for the succession of the Patriarchs from 1462 to 1466. The main positions are the following:
According to Kiminas (2009):[2]
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According to Laurent (1968):[3]
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According to Gemanos of Sardeis (1933–38):[4]
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1466–1833
- 165. Dionysius I (end 1466–1471)
- Symeon I of Trebizond (1471–1475), restored 1st time
- 166. Raphael I (1475–1476)
- 167. Maximus III (1476–1482)
- Symeon I of Trebizond (1482–1486), restored 2nd time
- 168. Nephon II (1486–1488)
- Dionysius I (1488–1490), restored
- 169. Maximus IV (1491–1497)
- Nephon II (1497–1498), restored 1st time
- 170. Joachim I (1498–1502)
- Nephon II (1502), restored 2nd time
- 171. Pachomius I (1503–1504)
- Joachim I (1504), restored
- Pachomius I (1504–1513), restored
- 172. Theoleptus I (1513–1522)
- 173. Jeremias I (1522–1524)
- 174. Joannicius I (1524–1525)
- Jeremias I (1525–1546), restored
- 175. Dionysius II (1546–1556)
- 176. Joasaph II (1556–1565)
- 177. Metrophanes III (1565–1572)
- 178. Jeremias II Tranos (1572–1579)
- Metrophanes III (1579–1580), restored
- Jeremias II Tranos (1580–1584), restored 1st time
- 179. Pachomius II (1584–1585)
- 180. Theoleptus II (1585–1586)
- Jeremias II Tranos (1587–1595), restored 2nd time
- 181. Matthew II (1596)
- 182. Gabriel I (1596)
- Theophanes I Karykes (locum tenens, 1596)
- Meletius I Pegas (locum tenens, 1597)
- 183. Theophanes I Karykes (1597)
- 184. Meletius I Pegas (locum tenens, 1597–1598)
- Matthew II (1598–1602), restored 1st time
- 185. Neophytus II (1602–1603)
- Matthew II (1603), restored 2nd time
- 186. Raphael II (1603–1607)
- Neophytus II (1607–1612), restored
- 187. Cyril I Lucaris (locum tenens, 1612)
- 188. Timothy II (1612–1620)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1620–1623), restored 1st time
- 189. Gregory IV (1623)
- 190. Anthimus II (1623)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1623–1633), restored 2nd time
- 191. Cyril II Kontares (1633)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1633–1634), restored 3rd time
- 192. Athanasius III Patelaros (1634)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1634–1635), restored 4th time
- Cyril II Kontares (1635–1636), restored 1st time
- 193. Neophytus III of Nicaea (1636–1637)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1637–1638) restored 5th time
- Cyril II Kontares (1638–1639), restored 2nd time
- 194. Parthenius I (1639–1644)
- 195. Parthenius II (1644–1646)
- 196. Joannicius II (1646–1648)
- Parthenius II (1648–1651), restored
- Joannicius II (1651–1652), restored 1st time
- 197. Cyril III (1652–1652)
- Athanasius III (1652), restored
- 198. Paisius I (1652–1653)
- Joannicius II (1653–1654), restored 2nd time
- Cyril III (1654), restored
- Joannicius II (1655–1656), restored 3rd time
- 199. Parthenius III (1656–1657)
- 200. Gabriel II (1657)
- 201. Parthenius IV (1657–1659)
- 202. Theophanes II (1659)
- vacant (1659–1662)
- 203. Dionysius III (1662–1665)
- Parthenius IV (1665–1667), restored 1st time
- 204. Clement (1667)
- 205. Methodius III (1668–1671)
- Parthenius IV (1671), restored 2nd time
- 206. Dionysius IV Muselimes (1671–1673)
- 207. Gerasimus II (1673–1674)
- Parthenius IV (1675–1676) restored 3rd time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1676–1679), restored 1st time
- 208. Athanasius IV (1679)
- 209. James (1679–1682)
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1682–1684), restored 2nd time
- Parthenius IV (1684–1685) restored 4th time
- James (1685–1686), restored 1st time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1686–1687), restored 3rd time
- James (1687–1688), restored 2nd time
- 210. Callinicus II (1688)
- 211. Neophytus IV (1688)
- Callinicus II (1689–1693), restored 1st time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1693–1694), restored 4th time
- Callinicus II (1694–1702), restored 2nd time
- 212. Gabriel III (1702–1707)
- 213. Neophytus V (1707)
- 214. Cyprianus (1707–1709)
- 215. Athanasius V (1709–1711)
- 216. Cyril IV (1711–1713)
- Cyprianus (1713–1714), restored
- 217. Cosmas III (1714–1716)
- 218. Jeremias III (1716–1726)
- Callinicus III (1726)[5]
- 219. Paisius II (1726–1732)
- Jeremias III (1732–1733), restored
- 220. Serapheim I (1733–1734)
- 221. Neophytus VI (1734–1740)
- Paisius II (1740–1743), restored 1st time
- Neophytus VI (1743–1744), restored
- Paisius II (1744–1748), restored 2nd time
- 222. Cyril V (1748–1751)
- Paisius II (1751–1752), restored 2nd time
- Cyril V (1752–1757), restored 1st time
- 223. Callinicus IV (1757)
- 224. Serapheim II (1757–1761)
- 225. Joannicius III (1761–1763)
- 226. Samuel I Chatzeres (1763–1768)
- 227. Meletius II (1769–1769)
- 228. Theodosius II (1769–1773)
- Samuel I Chatzeres (1773–1774), restored
- 229. Sophronius II (1774–1780)
- 230. Gabriel IV (1780–1785)
- 231. Procopius (1785–1789)
- 232. Neophytus VII (1789–1794)
- 233. Gerasimus III (1794–1797)
- 234. Gregory V (1797–1798)
- Neophytus VII (1798–1801), restored
- 235. Callinicus V (1801–1806)
- Gregory V (1806–1808), restored 1st time
- Callinicus V (1808–1809), restored
- 236. Jeremias IV (1809–1813)
- 237. Cyril VI (1813–1818)
- Gregory V (1818–1821), restored 2nd time
- 238. Eugenius II (1821–1822)
- 239. Anthimus III (1822–1824)
- 240. Chrysanthus I (1824–1826)
- 241. Agathangelus I (1826–1830)
- 242. Constantius I (1830–1834)
On July 23, 1833 the Church of Greece declared itself autocephalous. It was followed by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1864, the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1872, and the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1879, thus reducing the territorial extent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's jurisdiction.
1834–1923
- 243. Constantius II (1834–1835)
- 244. Gregory VI (1835–1840)
- 245. Anthimus IV (1840–1841)
- 246. Anthimus V (1841–1842)
- 247. Germanus IV (1842–1845)
- 248. Meletius III (1845)
- 249. Anthimus VI (1845–1848)
- Anthimus IV (1848–1852), restored
- Germanus IV (1852–1853), restored
- Anthimus VI (1853–1855), restored 1st time
- 250. Cyril VII (1855–1860)
- 251. Joachim II (1860–1863)
- 252. Sophronius III (1863–1866)
- Gregory VI (1867–1871), restored
- Anthimus VI (1871–1873), restored 2nd time
- Joachim II (1873–1878), restored
- 253. Joachim III (1878–1884)
- 254. Joachim IV (1884–1887)
- 255. Dionysius V (1887–1891)
- 256. Neophytus VIII (1891–1894)
- 257. Anthimus VII (1895–1896)
- 258. Constantine V (1897–1901)
- Joachim III (1901–1912), restored
- 259. Germanus V (1913–1918)
- vacant (1918–1921)
- 260. Meletius IV (1921–1923)
On July 24, 1923 the Ottoman Empire dissolved, replaced by the Republic of Turkey.
1923–present
- 261. Gregory VII (1923–1924)
- 262. Constantine VI (1924–1925)
- 263. Basil III (1925–1929)
- 264. Photios II (1929–1935)
- 265. Benjamin I (1936–1946)
- 266. Maximus V (1946–1948)
- 267. Athenagoras I (1948–1972)
- 268. Demetrios I (1972–1991)
- 269. Bartholomew I (1991–present)
See also
- Ambrose
- Apostolic succession
- Athanasius of Alexandria
- Basil of Caesarea
- Constantinople
- Cyril of Jerusalem
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- Eusebius of Caesarea
- Gregory Nazianzus
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Hilary of Poitiers
- Jerome
- John of Damascus
- Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
- List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos
- Patriarch
- Pope Gregory I
- Socrates Scholasticus
- Sozomen
- Theodoret
- Vincent of Lerins
Notes
A selection of different spellings of certain names as seen on Patriarchate.org:
- Dimitrios = Demetrios
- Germanos = Germanus
- Stephanos = Stephen
Citations
- ↑ Vailhé, S. (1908). Constantinople. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved August 2, 2014 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04301a.htm
- ↑ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 30–51. ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
- ↑ Vitalien, Laurent (1968). "Les premiers patriarches de Constantinople sous la domination turque (1454-1476)". Revue des études byzantines (26): 229–263. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1968.1407.
- ↑ Σαρδεων Γερμανος (1933–38). "Συµβολή εις τους πατριαρχικούς καταλόγους Κωνσταντινουπόλεως από της αλώσεως και εξής". Ορθοδοξια (8-13).(in Greek)
- ↑ Sometimes not counted among the patriarchs.
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