This is a list of the
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
before the
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bith ...
(451), which provoked a schism.
Jewish bishops of Jerusalem
The
early Christian
Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish d ...
community of Jerusalem was led by a Council of
Elders, and considered itself part of the wider Jewish community. This collegiate system of government in Jerusalem is seen in and .
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christia ...
provides the names of an unbroken succession of thirty-six ''Bishops of Jerusalem'' up to the year 324. The first fifteen of these bishops were of Jewish origin (from
James the Just
James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord ( la, Iacobus from he, יעקב, and grc-gre, Ἰάκωβος, , can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament. He was an early lead ...
through
Judas
Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas betr ...
). After the
Bar Kokhba revolt
The Bar Kokhba revolt ( he, , links=yes, ''Mereḏ Bar Kōḵḇāʾ''), or the 'Jewish Expedition' as the Romans named it ( la, Expeditio Judaica), was a rebellion by the Jews of the Judea (Roman province), Roman province of Judea, led b ...
(c. 135), Judas ceased to be bishop and all subsequent bishops were Gentiles:
:"But since the bishops of the
circumcision
Circumcision is a surgical procedure, procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps, then a circumcision device may be placed, after which the foreskin ...
ceased at this time
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James_the_Just_
James_the_Just,_or_a_variation_of_James,_brother_of_the_Lord_(_la,_Iacobus_from__he,_יעקב,__and__grc-gre,_Ἰάκωβος,_,_can_also_be_Anglicized_as_"Jacob"),_was_"a__brother_of_Jesus",_according_to_the_New_Testament._He_was_an_early__lead_...
">Bar_Kokhba's_revolt.html"_;"title="fter_Bar_Kokhba's_revolt">fter_Bar_Kokhba's_revolt_it_is_proper_to_give_here_a_list_of_their_names_from_the_beginning._The_first,_then,_was_James,_the_so-called_brother_of_the_Lord;_the_second,_Symeon;_the_third,_Justus;_the_fourth,_Zacchaeus;_the_fifth,_Tobias;_the_sixth,_Benjamin;_the_seventh,_John;_the_eighth,_Matthias;_the_ninth,_Philip;_the_tenth,_Seneca;_the_eleventh,_Justus;_the_twelfth,_Levi;_the_thirteenth,_Ephres;_the_fourteenth,_Joseph;_and_finally,_the_fifteenth,_Judas._These_are_the_bishops_of_Jerusalem_that_lived_between_the_Apostolic_Age">age_of_the_apostles_and_the_time_referred_to,_all_of_them_belonging_to_the_circumcision."
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