The
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'', from which the word ''bishop'' is derived) of the first gentile Christian c ...
is one of the
Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
patriarch
The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...
s, the leader of the
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 O ...
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch ( el, Ελληνορθόδοξο Πατριαρχείο Αντιοχείας), also known as the Antiochian Orthodox Church and legally as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East ( ar ...
. 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 Orthodoxy associated with the (Greek-speaking)
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
. Since 518, there have been two Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch: the Chalcedonian ones listed here, and the non-Chalcedonian
Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch.
Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch from 518 to 1724
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Paul the Jew
Paul the Jew was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, from 519 to 521.
Biography
Paul was born in Constantinople, where he became a priest and chief administrator of the Hospice of Euboulos.Allen (2011), p. ...
(518–521)
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Euphrasius (521–526)
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Ephraim of Amid (526–546)
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Domnus III
''Domnus'' is a genus of assassin bug (family Reduviidae), in the subfamily Harpactorinae.
Species
* ''Domnus coloratus'' Distant, 1903
* ''Domnus condamini'' Villiers, 1963
* ''Domnus dimidiatus'' (Stål, 1855)
* ''Domnus flavoniger
''Domn ...
(546–561)
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Anastasius I of Antioch (561–571)
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Gregory (571–594)
*Anastasius I of Antioch (restored) (594–599)
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Anastasius II (599–610)
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Gregory II (610–620)
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Anastasius III
Pope Anastasius III (Latin: ''Anastasius Tertius''; c. 865 - June 913) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from April 911 to his death.
Anastasius was a Roman by birth. A Roman nobleman, Lucian, is sometimes recognized as his f ...
(620–628)
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Macedonius (639–662)
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George I George I or 1 may refer to:
People
* Patriarch George I of Alexandria (fl. 621–631)
* George I of Constantinople (d. 686)
* George I of Antioch (d. 790)
* George I of Abkhazia (ruled 872/3–878/9)
* George I of Georgia (d. 1027)
* Yuri Dolgor ...
(662–669)
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Macarius (669–681)
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Theophanes (681–684)
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Sebastian (687–690)
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George II George II or 2 may refer to:
People
* George II of Antioch (seventh century AD)
* George II of Armenia (late ninth century)
* George II of Abkhazia (916–960)
* Patriarch George II of Alexandria (1021–1051)
* George II of Georgia (1072–1089) ...
(691–702)
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Stephen IV (743–744)
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Theophylact (744–750)
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Theodore I (750-773)
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Theodoret
Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus ( grc-gre, Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; AD 393 – 458/466) was an influential theologian of the School of Antioch, biblical commentator, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus (423–457). He played a pi ...
(781–812)
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Job
Work or labor (or labour in British English) is intentional activity people perform to support the needs and wants of themselves, others, or a wider community. In the context of economics, work can be viewed as the human activity that contr ...
(813–844)
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Nicholas (846–868)
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Theodosius I
Theodosius I ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. During his reign, he succeeded in a crucial war against the Goths, as well as in two ...
(870–890)
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Simeon
Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon.
Meaning
The name is derived from Simeon, so ...
(892–907)
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Elias
Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several h ...
(907–934)
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Theodosius II
Theodosius II ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος, Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor for most of his life, proclaimed ''augustus'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his ...
(936-943)
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Theocharistus (944-948)
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Agapius I (953-959)
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Christopher (960–967)
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Eustratius (969)
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Theodore II (970–976)
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Agapius II (978–996)
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John III (996–1021)
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Nicholas II (1025–1030)
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Elias II (1032–1033)
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Theodore III (1034-1042)
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Basil II
Basil II Porphyrogenitus ( gr, Βασίλειος Πορφυρογέννητος ;) and, most often, the Purple-born ( gr, ὁ πορφυρογέννητος, translit=ho porphyrogennetos).. 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar S ...
(?-?)
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Peter III (1052–1056)
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John IV (1056–1057)
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Theodosius III
Theodosius III ( el, Θεοδόσιος, Theodósios) was Byzantine emperor from May 715 to 25 March 717. Before rising to power and seizing the throne of the Byzantine Empire, he was a tax collector in Adramyttium. In 715, the Byzantine na ...
(1057–1059)
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Aemilian
Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus ( – September 253), also known as Aemilian, was Roman emperor for three months in 253.
Commander of the Moesian troops, he obtained an important victory against the invading Goths and was, for this reason, acclaim ...
(1074–1078)
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Nicephorus (1079–?)
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John V (or IV) (1091–1100)
After 1098, the patriarchate was in exile, at first at
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
, having been replaced by a
Latin patriarch.
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John VI (or V) (1106–1134)
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Soterichos Panteugenos Soterichos Panteugenos ( gr, Σωτήριχος Παντεύγενος) was a Byzantine cleric and theologian who was briefly Patriarch-elect of Antioch in 1156–57.
Life
Originally a deacon of the Hagia Sophia, Panteugenos was elected as Patriar ...
(elect, 1156–1157)
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Euthymius
Euthymius the Great (377 – 20 January 473) was an abbot in Palestine. He is venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Euthymius' ''vita'' was written by Cyril of Skythopolis, who describes him as the founder of several ...
(1159–1164)
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Macarius II (1164–1166)
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Athanasius I Athanasius I may refer to:
* Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 293 – 373), also called Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, Christian theologian
* Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Syriac Patriarch of Antioch
* Athanasius I (bishop of Naples) (830–872)
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(1166–1180)
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Theodosius III
Theodosius III ( el, Θεοδόσιος, Theodósios) was Byzantine emperor from May 715 to 25 March 717. Before rising to power and seizing the throne of the Byzantine Empire, he was a tax collector in Adramyttium. In 715, the Byzantine na ...
(1180–1182)
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Elias III (1182–1184)
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Christopher II (1184–1185)
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Theodore IV (Balsamon) (1185–1199)
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Joachim (1199–1219)
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Dorotheus (1219–1245)
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Simeon II (1245–1268)
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Euthymius
Euthymius the Great (377 – 20 January 473) was an abbot in Palestine. He is venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Euthymius' ''vita'' was written by Cyril of Skythopolis, who describes him as the founder of several ...
(1268–1269)
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Theodosius IV (1269–1276)
With Theodosius, the patriarchate returned to
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ ...
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Theodosius V Villehardouin (1276–1285)
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Arsenius
Arsenius (Latinized form) and Arsenios (Greek form) is a male first name. It is derived from the Greek word ''arsenikos'' (ἀρσενικός), meaning "male", "virile". (1285–1293)
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Dionysius (1293–1308)
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Mark
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* F ...
(1308–1342)
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Ignatius II Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Religious
* Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop
* Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Cath ...
(1342–1386)
With Ignatius, the patriarchate transferred to
Damascus.
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Pachomius
Pachomius (; el, Παχώμιος ''Pakhomios''; ; c. 292 – 9 May 348 AD), also known as Saint Pachomius the Great, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. Coptic churches celebrate his feast day on 9 May ...
(1386–1393)
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Nilus (1393–1401)
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Michael III (1401–1410)
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Pachomius II (1410–1411)
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Joachim II (1411–1426)
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Mark III (1426–1436)
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Dorotheus II (1436–1454)
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Michael IV (1454–1476)
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Mark IV (1476)
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Joachim III (1476–1483)
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Gregory III (1483–1497)
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Dorotheus III (1497–1523)
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Michael V Michael V may refer to:
* Michael V Kalaphates (1015–1042), Byzantine Emperor
*Coptic Pope Michael V of Alexandria (fl. 1145–1146)
* Michael V. (born 1969), Filipino actor and comedian
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