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Patriarchs of Constantinople This is a list of the Patriarchs of Constantinople. Bishops of Byzantium (until 330) *1. St. Andrew the Apostle (38), founder *2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54) *3. St. Onesimus (54–68) *4. Polycarpus I (69–89) *5. Plutarch (89–10 ...

Bishops of
Byzantium Byzantium () or Byzantion ( grc, Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' cont ...
(until 330)

*1. St. Andrew the Apostle (38), founder *2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54) *3. St. Onesimus (54–68) *4. Polycarpus I (69–89) *5.

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...

(89–105) *6. Sedecion (105–114) *7.

Diogenes Diogenes ( ; grc, Διογένης, Diogénēs ), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (, ) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism (philosophy). He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea ...

(114–129) *8. Eleutherius (129–136) *9.

Felix Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

(136–141) *10. Polycarpus II (141–144) *11. Athenodorus (144–148) *12. Euzois (148–154) *13.

Laurence Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

(154–166) *14.

Alypius Alypius may refer to: * Alypius of Antioch, vicarius of Roman Britain, probably in the late 350s * Alypius of Alexandria, music theorist, c. 360 * Alypius of Byzantium (died 169), bishop of Byzantium * Alypius of Constantinople (), Byzantine priest ...

(166–169) *15.

Pertinax Publius Helvius Pertinax (; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193. He succeeded Commodus to become the first emperor during the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors. Born the son of a freed slave ...

(169–187) *16. Olympianus (187–198) *17. Mark I or Marcus I (198–211) *18.

Philadelphus ''Philadelphus'' () (mock-orange) is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 3–20 ft (1–6 m) tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and (locally) in southeast Europe. They are named "mock-orange" in reference to their ...

(211–217) *19. Cyriacus I (217–230) *20. St. Castinus (230–237) *21. Eugenius I (237–242) *22.

Titus Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( ; 30 December 39 – 13 September 81 AD) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death. Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a mili ...

(242–272) *23.

Dometius Domitius may refer to: *Dometius of Persia, Christian saint, d. 300s *Dometius of Byzantium, Christian bishop, d. 200s *Saint Domitius, a French saint *Domitius Afer *Domitius Alexander *Domitius Domitianus *Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo *Domitius Modest ...

(272–284) *24. Rufinus I (284–293) *25.

Probus Probus may refer to: People * Marcus Valerius Probus (c. 20/30–105 AD), Roman grammarian * Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus, consul in 228 * Probus (emperor), Roman Emperor (276–282) * Probus of Byzantium (–306), Bishop of Byzantium from 293 t ...

(293–306) *26. St. Metrophanes (306–314) *27. St. Alexander (314–337)

Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451)

*28. St. Paul I ("the Confessor") (337–339) *29.

Eusebius of Nicomedia Eusebius of Nicomedia (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος; died 341) was an Arian priest who baptized Constantine the Great on his deathbed in 337. A fifth-century legend evolved that Pope Saint Sylvester I was the one to baptize Constantine, but this ...

(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 Eudoxius (Ευδόξιος; died 370) was the eighth bishop of Constantinople from January 27, 360 to 370, previously bishop of Germanicia and of Antioch. Eudoxius was one of the most influential Arians. Biography Eudoxius was from Arabissos of ...

(360–370) ** Florentius (c. 363) *32. Demophilus (370–380) *33.

Evagrius Evagrius or Euagrius may refer to: ;People: *Evagrius of Constantinople (fourth century), bishop of Constantinople (circa 370–380) *Evagrius of Antioch, bishop of Antioch (388-392) *Evagrius Ponticus (346–399), Christian mystic *Evagrius Schol ...

(370 or 379) *34. Maximus I (380) *35. St. Gregory I of Nazianzus the Theologian (380–381) *36. St. Nectarius (381–397) *37.

St. John Chrysostom John Chrysostom (; gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407) was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of ab ...

(398–404) *38. St. Arsacius (404–405) *39. St. Atticus (406–425) *40. St. Sisinnius I (426–427) *41.

Nestorius Nestorius (; in grc, Νεστόριος; 386 – 451) was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to August 431. A Christian theologian, several of his teachings in the fields of Christology and Mariology were seen as controve ...

(428–431) *42. St. 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. St. Gennadius I (458–471) *47. Acacius (471–488) *48.

Fravitta Flavius Fravitta (Greek: ; died 404/405) was a leader of the Goths and a top-ranking officer in the army of the Eastern Roman Empire. Fravitta was a member of the Visigoth aristocracy. He was also a pagan, and for this reason he was praised by Eun ...

(488–489), also Flavian II *49. Euphemius (489–495) *50. St. Macedonius II (495–511) *51.

Timothy I Timothy I may refer to: * Pope Timothy I of Alexandria, Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark in 378–384 * Timothy I of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople in 511–518 * Timothy I (Nestorian patriarch), Catholicus-Patria ...

(511–518) *52. St. John II the Cappadocian (518–520) *53. St. Epiphanius (520–535) *54. Anthimus I (535–536) *55.

St. Menas Menas of Egypt (also Mina, Minas, Mena, Meena; el, Άγιος Μηνάς, ; 285 – c. 309), a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his i ...

(536–552) *56. St. Eutychius (552–565) *57. St. John III Scholasticus (565–577) **Eutychius (577–582), restored *58. St. John IV Nesteutes (582–595) *59. St. Cyriacus II (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 Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

(654–666) *65. St. Thomas II (667–669) *66. St. John V (669–675) *67. St. Constantine I (675–677) *68. St. Theodore I (677–679) *69. St. George I (679–686) *70. St. Paul III (687–693) *71. St. Callinicus I (693–705) *72.

St. Cyrus St Cyrus or Saint Cyrus ( sco, Saunt Ceerus), formerly Ecclesgreig (from gd, Eaglais Chiric) is a village in the far south of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. General information Traditional salmon fishing with nets is still conducted from St Cyrus be ...

(705–711) *73. John VI (712–715) *74. St. Germanus I (715–730) *75. Anastasius (730–754) *76. Constantine II (754–766) *77. Nicetas I (766–780) *78.

Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pap ...

(780–784) *79. St. Tarasius (784–806) *80. St. Nicephorus I (806–815) *81. Theodotus I Kassiteras (815–821) *82.

Antony I Anthony I or Antony I may refer to: * Anthony I of Constantinople, Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch from 821 to 837 * Anthony I, Count of Ligny (1450–1519) * Anthony I, Serbian Patriarch, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Pat ...

(821–836) *83. John VII Grammaticus (836–843) *84. St. Methodius I (843–847) *85. St. Ignatius I (847–858) *86. St. Photios I the Great (858–867) **St. Ignatius I (867–877), restored **St. Photios I the Great (877–886), restored *87. St. Stephen I (886–893) *88. St. Antony II Kauleas (893–901) *89. St. Nicholas I Mystikos (901–907) *90. St. Euthymius I Synkellos (907–912) **St. Nicholas I Mystikos (912–925), restored *91. St. Stephen II of Amasea (925–928) *92. St. Tryphon, also Tryphonius (928–931) *93. Theophylactus (933–956) *94. St. Polyeuctus (956–970) *95. Basil I Scamandrenus (970–974) *96. Antony III the Studite (974–980) *97. St. Nicholas II Chrysoberges (984–991) *98. Sisinnius II (996–999)

999–1453

*99. St. Sergius II (1001–1019) *100. St. Eustathius (1019–1025) *101. Alexius I the Studite (1025–1043) *102.

Michael I Cerularius Michael I Cerularius or Keroularios ( el, Μιχαήλ Α΄ Κηρουλάριος; 1000 – 21 January 1059 AD) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059 AD. His disputes with Pope Leo IX over church practices in the 11th century p ...

(1043–1058) *103. St. Constantine III Leichoudes (1058–1063) *104. St. John VIII Xiphilinos (1063–1075) *105. St. Kosmas I (1075–1081) *106.

Eustratius Garidas Eustratius Garidas ( el, ; ? – after 1084) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1081 and 1084. A monk, he was elevated to the patriarchal throne through the influence of the mother of the emperor Alexios I, Anna Dalassene, to w ...

(1081–1084) *107. Nicholas III Grammaticus (1084–1111) *108.

John IX Agapetus John IX Agapetos or Hieromnemon ( el, ), (? – April 1134) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1111 and 1134. John's nickname is because before his election to the Patriarchal throne he held the office of '' hieromnemon'' within ...

(1111–1134) *109. St. Leo Styppeiotes (1134–1143) *110. St. Michael II Kourkouas (1143–1146) *111.

Cosmas II Atticus Cosmas II Atticus ( el, ), (? – after 1147) was Patriarch of Constantinople from April 1146, until February 1147. He was born in Aegina, in Greece, and was a deacon of Hagia Sophia before his ascension, after Michael II Kourkouas abdicated. ...

(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 Luke Chrysoberges ( el, Λουκάς Χρυσοβέργης), (? – November 1169) was Patriarch of Constantinople between 1156 and 1169. During Luke's patriarchate several other major theological controversies occurred. In 1156–1157 the ques ...

(1156–1169) *117. Michael III of Anchialus (1169–1177) *118.

Chariton Chariton of Aphrodisias ( grc-gre, Χαρίτων ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς) was the author of an ancient Greek novel probably titled ''Callirhoe'' (based on the subscription in the sole surviving manuscript). However, it is regularly referred to ...

(1177–1178) *119. Theodosius I Boradiotes (1178–1183) *120.

Basil II Kamateros Basil II Kamateros ( el, ), (died after 1186) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from August 1183 to February 1186. Basil was a member of the Kamateros family, which provided a number of leading officials in the 12th century. He initially ser ...

(1183–1186) *121. Niketas II Mountanes (1186–1189) *122. Dositheus (1189) (9 days) *123. Leo Theotokites (1189) ** Dositheus (1189–1191), restored *124.

George II Xiphilinos George II Xiphilinos or Xiphilinus (? – 7 July 1198) was the Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198 AD. According to Balsamon, George, during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos, added one member to the ''Exocatacoeli'' (an office simila ...

(1191–1198) *125.

John X Kamateros John X Kamateros ( el, Ἰωάννης Καματηρός) (? – April or May 1206), was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 5 August 1198 to April/May 1206. John was a member of the Kamateros family to which belonged the Empress Euphrosyne D ...

(1198–1206) *126. Michael IV Autoreianos (1206–1212, patriarch-in-exile at

Nicaea Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seve ...

) *127. Theodore II Eirenikos (1214–1216, Nicaean) *128. Maximos II (1216, Nicaean) *129. Manuel I Karantenos Charitopoulos (1216–1222, Nicaean) *130. Germanus II (1223–1240, Nicaean) *131. Methodius II (1240, Nicaean) **''vacant'' (1240–1244, Nicaean) *132. Manuel II (1244–1255, Nicaean) *133. St. Arsenius Autoreianus (1255–1259, Nicaean) *134.

Nicephorus II Nikephoros II Phokas (; – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful in matters of statecraft or of war, nonetheless included brilliant military exploits whi ...

(1260–1261, last Nicaean patriarch-in-exile) **Arsenius Autoreianus (1261–1265), restored *135. Germanus III (1266) *136. St. Joseph I Galesiotes (1266–1275) *137.

John XI Bekkos John XI Bekkos (also, commonly, Beccus; name sometimes also spelled ''Veccus'', ''Vekkos'', or ''Beccos''), (c. 1225 – March 1297) was Patriarch of Constantinople from June 2, 1275 to December 26, 1282, and the chief Greek advocate, in Byzantin ...

(1275–1282) ** Joseph I Galesiotes (1282–1283), restored *138. Gregory II Cyprius (1283–1289) *139. St. 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 Isaiah ( or ; he, , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "God is Salvation"), also known as Isaias, was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named. Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the ...

(1321–1334) *145.

John XIV Kalekas John XIV, surnamed Kalekas ( el, ; c. 1282 – 29 December 1347) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1334 to 1347. He was an anti-hesychast and opponent of Gregory Palamas. He was an active participant in the Byzantine civil war ...

(1334–1347) *146. Isidore I (1347–1350) *147. St. Callistus I (1350–1354) *148.

Philotheus Kokkinos Philotheos Kokkinos (Thessaloniki, c. 1300 – Constantinople, 1379) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from November 1353 to 1354 and 1364 to 1376, and a leader of the Byzantine monastic and religious revival in t ...

(1354–1355) **Callistus I (1355–1363), restored **Philotheus Kokkinos (1363–1376), restored *149.

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 ...

(1376–1379) *150. Nilus Kerameus (1379–1388) *151. Antony IV (1388–1390) **Macarius (1390–1391), restored **Antony IV (1391–1397), restored *152. St. Callistus II Xanthopoulos (1397) *153.

Matthew I Matthew I may refer to: * Matthew I Csák (fl. 1245) * Pope Matthew I of Alexandria (r. 1378–1408) * Matthew I of Constantinople Matthew I ( el, Ματθαῖος Α´), (? – August 1410) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1 ...

(1397–1410) *154. Euthymius II (1410–1416) *155.

Joseph II Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 unt ...

(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 The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city fell on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun o ...

, thus marking the

end of the Byzantine Empire The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city fell on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun o ...

. The

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

became subject to the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

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): *161. Joasaph I, Apr 1462 – Apr 1463 *Gennadius II, Apr 1463 – June 1463 *162. Sophronius I, Jun 1463 – Aug 1464 *Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1465 *163.

Mark II Mark II or Mark 2 often refers to the second version of a product, frequently military hardware. "Mark", meaning "model" or "variant", can be abbreviated "Mk." Mark II or Mark 2 may refer to: Military and weaponry * 16"/50 caliber Mark 2 gun ...

, aut. 1465 – aut. 1466 *164. Symeon I, au. 1466 – end 1466 According to Laurent (1968): *Joasaph I, Apr 1462 – Apr 1463 *Gennadius II, Apr 1463 – May 1463 *Sophronius I, May 1463 – July 1464 *Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1465 *Symeon I, autumn 1465 *Mark II, beg. 1466 – aut. 1466 According to Gemanos of Sardeis (1933–38): *Gennadius II, sum. 1462 – sum. 1463 *Sophronius I, Aug 1463 – Aug 1464 *Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1464 *Joasaph I, beg. 1465 – beg. 1466 *Mark II, beg. 1466 – mid 1466 *Symeon I, mid 1466 – end 1466

1466–1833

*165. St. Dionysius I (end 1466–1471) **Symeon I of Trebizond (1471–1475), restored 1st time *166. Raphael I (1475–1476) *167. St. 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 Gabriel I may refer to: *Pope Gabriel I of Alexandria, ruled in 910–920 *Gabriel I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1596 *Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen ( hu, Bethlen Gábor; 15 November 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of T ...

(1596) ** Theophanes I Karykes (''locum tenens'', 1596) ** Meletius I Pegas (''locum tenens'', 1597) *183.

Theophanes I Karykes Theophanes Karykes (? – 26 March 1597) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (as Theophanes I) from August 1596 to February 1597. He died only three weeks after leaving office. He was previously the metropolitan of Philippopolis, a protops ...

(1597) *184.

Meletius I Pegas Meletius I Pegas (; 1549 – 12 September 1601) served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1590 and 1601. Simultaneously from 1597 to 1598 he served also as locum tenens of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He is honoured as a ...

(''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 Paisius I (? – c. 1688) was a two-time Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (August 1, 1652 – April 1653, March 1654 – March 1655). He was previously Bishop of Ephesus and Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos, Larissa.Dates selon Venance Gr ...

(1652–1653） **Joannicius II (1653–1654), restored 2nd time **Cyril III (1654), restored **Paisius I (1654-1655), restored **Joannicius II (1655–1656), restored 3rd time *199. St. 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 Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. Other uses * ...

(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.

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(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 ''Cyprianus'' is a name given in Scandinavian traditions of folk magic to the "black book" ("''Svarteboken"''): a grimoire or manuscript collection of spells; and by extension to the magical tradition that these spells form a part of. There is no ...

(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)Sometimes not counted among the patriarchs. *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 Theodosius II ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος, Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor for most of his life, proclaimed ''Augustus (title), augustus'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after ...

(1769–1773) **Samuel I Chatzeres (1773–1774), restored *229. Sophronius II (1774–1780) *230. Gabriel IV (1780–1785) *231.

Procopius Procopius of Caesarea ( grc-gre, Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς ''Prokópios ho Kaisareús''; la, Procopius Caesariensis; – after 565) was a prominent late antique Greek scholar from Caesarea Maritima. Accompanying the Roman gener ...

(1785–1789) *232. Neophytus VII (1789–1794) *233. Gerasimus III (1794–1797) *234. St. Gregory V (1797–1798) **Neophytus VII (1798–1801), restored *235. Callinicus V (1801–1806) **St. Gregory V (1806–1808), restored 1st time **Callinicus V (1808–1809), restored *236. Jeremias IV (1809–1813) *237. Cyril VI (1813–1818) **St. 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 Flavius Valerius Constantius "Chlorus" ( – 25 July 306), also called Constantius I, was Roman emperor from 305 to 306. He was one of the four original members of the Tetrarchy established by Diocletian, first serving as caesar from 293 t ...

(1830–1834) On July 23, 1833 the

Church of Greece The Church of Greece ( el, Ἐκκλησία τῆς Ἑλλάδος, Ekklēsía tē̂s Helládos, ), part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Its ...

declared itself

autocephalous Autocephaly (; from el, αὐτοκεφαλία, meaning "property of being self-headed") is the status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop. The term is primarily used in Eastern Ort ...

. It was followed by the

Romanian Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; ro, Biserica Ortodoxă Română, ), or Patriarchate of Romania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches, and one of ...

in 1864, the

Bulgarian Exarchate The Bulgarian Exarchate ( bg, Българска екзархия, Balgarska ekzarhiya; tr, Bulgar Eksarhlığı) was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and th ...

in 1872, and the

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...

in 1879, thus reducing the territorial extent of the

's jurisdiction.

1834–1923

*243.

Constantius II Constantius II (Latin: ''Flavius Julius Constantius''; grc-gre, Κωνστάντιος; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germani ...

(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 Anthimus VI, (original name Joannides, 1782 – 7 December 1877) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for three periods from 1845 to 1848, from 1853 to 1855 and from 1871 to 1873. He was born in Kutali Island in the Sea of Marmara ...

(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 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� ...

(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 Constantine V ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantīnos; la, Constantinus; July 718 – 14 September 775), was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats. As an able ...

(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

dissolved, replaced by the

Republic of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

1923–present

*261. Gregory VII (1923–1924) *262.

Constantine VI Constantine VI ( gr, Κωνσταντῖνος, ''Kōnstantinos''; 14 January 771 – before 805Cutler & Hollingsworth (1991), pp. 501–502) was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. The only child of Emperor Leo IV, Constantine was named co-emp ...

(1924–1925) *263. Basil III (1925–1929) *264.

Photios II Photios II ( el, Φώτιος Βʹ), (born Dimitrios Maniatis; 1874 – 29 December 1935) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 7 October 1929 until 26 December 1935. Biography He was born in 1874 and baptized as Dimitrios Maniatis. ...

(1929–1935) *265.

Benjamin I Benjamin I may refer to: * Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria, ruled in 623–662 * Benjamin I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1936–1946 {{hndis, Benjamin 01 ...

(1936–1946) *266. Maximus V (1946–1948) *267.

Athenagoras I Athenagoras I ( el, Αθηναγόρας Αʹ), born Aristocles Matthaiou ("son of Matthew", a patronymic) Spyrou ( el, Αριστοκλής Ματθαίου Σπύρου, links=no; – July 7, 1972), initially the Greek archbishop in North Amer ...

(1948–1972) *268. Demetrios I (1972–1991) *269.

Bartholomew I Bartholomew I ( el, Βαρθολομαῖος Αʹ, , tr, I. Bartholomeos; born 29 February 1940) is the 270th archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the '' ...

(1991–present)

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Bishops of Byzantium Byzantium () or Byzantion ( grc, Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' cont ... (until 330)