The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks. It refers to the fact that this church follows the

Chalcedonian Chalcedonian Christianity is the branch of Christianity that accepts and upholds theological and ecclesiological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon, the Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in 451. Chalcedonian Christianity accepts the Christolo ...

Orthodoxy associated with the (Greek-speaking) Byzantine Empire. Since 518, there have been two Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch: the Chalcedonian ones listed here, and the non-Chalcedonian

Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch from 518 to 1724

* Paul the Jew (518–521) * Euphrasius (521–526) * Ephraim of Amid (526–546) * Domnus III (546–561) *

Anastasius I of Antioch Anastasius I of Antioch was the Patriarch of Antioch twice (561–571 and 593–599). Alban Butler calls him "a man of singular learning and piety". He was a friend of Pope Gregory I, and aroused the enmity of the Emperor Justinian by opposing ...

(561–571) * Gregory (571–594) *Anastasius I of Antioch (restored) (594–599) * Anastasius II (599–610) * Gregory II (610–620) * Anastasius III (620–628) * Macedonius (639–662) * George I (662–669) *

Macarius Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; confer the Latin '' beatus'' and ''felix''. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet ''Makarios'' to the gods. In other languag ...

(669–681) * Theophanes (681–684) *

Sebastian Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film ...

(687–690) * George II (691–702) * Stephen IV (743–744) * Theophylact (744–750) *

Theodore I Theodore I may refer to: * Patriarch Theodore I of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria (607–609) * Pope Theodore I (died 649) * Theodore I Calliopas, Exarch of Ravenna (643–645 and 653 – c. 666) * Patriarch Theodore I of Constantinopl ...

(750-773) * Theodoret (781–812) * Job (813–844) *

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

(846–868) * Theodosius I (870–890) * Simeon (892–907) * Elias (907–934) * Theodosius II (936-943) * Theocharistus (944-948) * Agapius I (953-959) *

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

(960–967) * Eustratius (969) Seal of Theodore of Koloneia, Patriarch of Antioch (Schlumberger, 1900)

* Theodore II (970–976) * Agapius II (978–996) * John III (996–1021) *

Nicholas II Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...

(1025–1030) * Elias II (1032–1033) * Theodore III (1034-1042) Seal of Basil II, Patriarch of Antioch (Schlumberger, 1900)

* Basil II (?-?) *

Peter III Peter III may refer to: Politics * Peter III of Bulgaria (ruled in 1072) * Peter III of Aragon (1239–1285) * Peter III of Arborea (died 1347) * Peter III Aaron (died 1467) * Pedro III of Kongo (ruler in 1669) * Peter III of Russia (1728–1762) * ...

(1052–1056) * John IV (1056–1057) * Theodosius III (1057–1059) * Aemilian (1074–1078) * Nicephorus (1079–?) * John V (or IV) (1091–1100) After 1098, the patriarchate was in exile, at first at Constantinople, having been replaced by a Latin patriarch. * John VI (or V) (1106–1134) * Soterichos Panteugenos (elect, 1156–1157) * Euthymius (1159–1164) * Macarius II (1164–1166) * Athanasius I (1166–1180) * Theodosius III (1180–1182) * Elias III (1182–1184) * Christopher II (1184–1185) * Theodore IV (Balsamon) (1185–1199) *

Joachim Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...

(1199–1219) *

Dorotheus Dorotheus or Dorotheos is a male given name from Greek ''Dōrótheos'' (), meaning "God's Gift", from (''dōron''), "gift" + (''theós''), "god". Its feminine counterpart is ''Dorothea'', (''Dorothy''). Theodore means the same, with the root wor ...

(1219–1245) * Simeon II (1245–1268) * Euthymius (1268–1269) * Theodosius IV (1269–1276) With Theodosius, the patriarchate returned to Antioch. * Theodosius V Villehardouin (1276–1285) * Arsenius (1285–1293) *

Dionysius The name Dionysius (; el, Διονύσιος ''Dionysios'', "of Dionysus"; la, Dionysius) was common in classical and post-classical times. Etymologically it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys- of the name ...

(1293–1308) * Mark (1308–1342) * Ignatius II (1342–1386) With Ignatius, the patriarchate transferred to

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

. * Pachomius (1386–1393) * Nilus (1393–1401) *

Michael III Michael III ( grc-gre, Μιχαήλ; 9 January 840 – 24 September 867), also known as Michael the Drunkard, was Byzantine Emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Amorian (or Phrygian) dynasty. ...

(1401–1410) * Pachomius II (1410–1411) *

Joachim II Joachim II may refer to: * Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505–1571) * Patriarch Joachim II of Constantinople Joachim II (1802 – 5 August 1878) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Ο� ...

(1411–1426) * Mark III (1426–1436) * Dorotheus II (1436–1454) * Michael IV (1454–1476) * Mark IV (1476) * Joachim III (1476–1483) * Gregory III (1483–1497) * Dorotheus III (1497–1523) * Michael V (1523–1541) * Dorotheus IV (1541–1543) *

Joachim IV (Ibn Juma) Joachim IV (5 July 1837 – 15 February 1887) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1884 to 1886. See also * List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople This is a list of the Patriarchs of Constantinople. Bishops of Byzan ...

(1543–1576) * Michael VI (Sabbagh) (1577–1581) *

Joachim V Patriarch Joachim V (died 1592) was Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). As the traditional "overseer" (ἐπίσκοπος, ''episkopos'', f ...

(1581–1592) * Joachim VI (1593–1604) *

Dorotheus IV (or V) Ibn Al-Ahmar The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks. It r ...

(1604–1611) * Athanasius II (or III) Dabbas (1611–1619) *

Ignatius III Atiyah Patriarch Ignatius III Atiyah (died 1634) was Melkite Patriarch of Antioch from 1619 to 1634. The first years of his patriarchate were marked by the split of the Melkite Church in two factions, a situation that lasted till the #Synod of Ras-Baalbe ...

(1619–1634) **

Cyril IV Dabbas Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varian ...

(1619–1628) * Euthymius II (or III) Karmah (1634–1635) * Euthymius III (or IV) of Chios (1635–1647) * Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (1647–1672) * Neophytos of Chios (1673–1682) * Athanasius III Dabbas (first, reign) (1685–1694) * Cyril V (or III) Zaim ((Communion with Rome) 1672–1694, 1694–1720) * Athanasius III Dabbas (second reign) (1720–1724) The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch split into two factions in 1724 as the

Melkite Greek Catholic Church el, Μελχιτική Ελληνική Καθολική Εκκλησία , image = Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Damascus, Syria.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = , abbreviatio ...

broke communion with the Orthodox Church and established communion with the Catholic Church. Both groups recognize the same list of patriarchs for the period before 1724, but have had different patriarchs since.

Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch after 1724

Sylvester Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...

(1724–1766) (appointed by

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ( el, Οἰκουμενικὸν Πατριαρχεῖον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, translit=Oikoumenikón Patriarkhíon Konstantinoupóleos, ; la, Patriarchatus Oecumenicus Constanti ...

) * Philemon (1766–1767) *

Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

(1767–1791) * Euthymius V (1791–1813) *

Seraphim A seraph (, "burning one"; plural seraphim ) is a type of celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Chris ...

(1813–1823) *

Methodius Methodius or Methodios may refer to: * Methodius of Olympus (d. 311), Christian bishop, church father, and martyr *Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius, a seventh-century text purporting to be written by Methodius of Olympus * Methodios I of Constantinop ...

(1823–1850) * Hierotheos (1850–1885) *

Gerasimos Gerasimos ( el, Γεράσιμος) is a Greek given name derived from Greek "γέρας" ("gΕras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"). The suffix -ιμος gives the meaning "the one who deserves honour". It can also be anglicized as "Gerassimos" o ...

(1885–1891) *

Spyridon Spyridon ( grc, Σπυρίδων; ell, Σπυρίδωνας) is a Greek male given name. It is often shortened to Σπύρος (''Spyros''), often Anglicised as Spyridon, Spyro or Spiro. Individuals bearing this name include: *Saint Spyridon, Or ...

(1891–1898) * Meletius II (Doumani) (1899–1906) * Gregory IV (Haddad) (1906–1928) **''vacant'' (1928–1931) * Alexander III (Tahhan) (1931–1958) ** Arsenius II (Haddad) (1931–1933) (schism) * Theodosius VI (Abou Rjaileh) (1958–1970) * Elias IV (Mouawwad) (1970–1979) * Ignatius IV (Hazim) (1979–2012) * John X (Yazigi) (2012–)

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