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Theophilos III Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem ( el, Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων Θεόφιλος Γ'; ar, غبطة بطريرك المدينة المقدسة اورشليم وسائر أعمال فلسطين كيريوس كيريوس � ...

of the Holy City of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

and all

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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, beyond the

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...

Cana of Galilee Cana of Galilee ( grc, Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας; ar, قانا الجليل , translit= Qana al-Jalil , lit=Qana of the Galilee) is the location of the Marriage at Cana, at which the miracle of turning water into wine took place in ...

, and Holy

Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Names ...

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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, slogan = , logo = , footnotes = The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem or Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, officially Patriarch of Jerusalem ( el, Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων; ar, بطريرك القدس; he, פטריארך ירושלים), is the head

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 ...

of the

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, el, Πατριαρχεῖον Ἱεροσολύμων, ''Patriarcheîon Hierosolýmōn;'' he, הפטריארכיה היוונית-אורתודוקסית של ירושלים; ar, كنيسة الرو� ...

, ranking fourth of nine

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 in the

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

. Since 2005, the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been

. The

is styled "Patriarch of the Holy City of

and all

, beyond the

Cana Cana of Galilee ( grc, Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας; ar, قانا الجليل , translit= Qana al-Jalil , lit=Qana of the Galilee) is the location of the Marriage at Cana, at which the miracle of turning water into wine took place in ...

Galilee Galilee (; he, הַגָּלִיל, hagGālīl; ar, الجليل, al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and Lower Galil ...

, and Holy

." The Patriarch is the head of the

Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre The Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre ( el, Ιερά Αγιοταφιτική Αδελφότητα, ; Palestinian Arabic: ) or Holy Community of the All-Holy Sepulchre is an Eastern Orthodox monastic fraternity guarding the Church of the Holy Se ...

, and the religious leader of about 130,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians in the

, most of them

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

s. The Patriarchate traces its line of succession to the first Christian bishops of Jerusalem, the first being

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 ...

in the 1st century AD. Jerusalem was granted

autocephaly 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 ...

in 451 by 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 ...

and in 531 became one of the initial five

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 ...

ates. On the importance of

Jerusalem in Christianity Jerusalem's role in first-century Christianity, during the ministry of Jesus and the Apostolic Age, as recorded in the New Testament, gives it great importance. Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity. New Testament Accor ...

, the ''

Catholic Encyclopedia The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedia'') i ...

'' reads:

History

In the

Apostolic Age Christianity in the 1st century covers the formative history of Christianity from the start of the ministry of Jesus (–29 AD) to the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles () and is thus also known as the Apostolic Age. Early Christianity ...

the Christian Church was organized as an indefinite number of local Churches that in the initial years looked to that at Jerusalem as its main centre and point of reference.

, who was martyred around 62, is described as the first Bishop of Jerusalem. Roman persecutions following the Jewish revolts against Rome in the later 1st and 2nd centuries also affected the city's Christian community, and led to Jerusalem gradually being eclipsed in prominence by other sees, particularly those of

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 (" ...

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� ...

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, and

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. However, increased

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during and after the reign of

Constantine the Great Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to Constantine the Great and Christianity, convert to Christiani ...

increased the fortunes of the see of Jerusalem, and in 325 the

First Council of Nicaea The First Council of Nicaea (; grc, Νίκαια ) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. This ecumenical council was the first effort ...

attributed special honor, but not metropolitan status (then the highest rank in the Church), to the bishop of Jerusalem. Jerusalem continued to be a bishopric until 451, when the

granted Jerusalem independence from the metropolitan of Antioch and from any other higher-ranking bishop, granted what is now known as

, in the council's seventh session whose "Decree on the Jurisdiction of Jerusalem and Antioch" contains: "the bishop of Jerusalem, or rather the most holy Church which is under him, shall have under his own power the three Palestines". This led to Jerusalem becoming a

ate, one of the five patriarchates known as the

pentarchy Pentarchy (from the Greek , ''Pentarchía'', from πέντε ''pénte'', "five", and ἄρχειν ''archein'', "to rule") is a model of Church organization formulated in the laws of Emperor Justinian I (527–565) of the Roman Empire. In this ...

, when the title of "patriarch" was created in 531 by

Justinian Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovat ...

.The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, s.v. ''patriarch (ecclesiastical)'', also calls it "a title dating from the 6th century, for the bishops of the five great sees of Christendom". An
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions
says: "Five patriarchates, collectively called the pentarchy, were the first to be recognized by the legislation of the emperor Justinian (reigned 527–565)". After the

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conquest in the 7th century,

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

recognized Jerusalem as the seat of Christianity and the Patriarch as its leader. When the Great Schism took place in 1054 the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the other three Eastern Patriarchs formed the

, and the Patriarch of Rome (i.e. the

Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

) formed the

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. In 1099 the

Crusaders The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...

appointed a Latin Patriarch. As a result, the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs lived in exile in

until 1187.

Current position

Today, the headquarters of the patriarchate is the

Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, hy, Սուրբ Հարության տաճար, la, Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri, am, የቅዱስ መቃብር ቤተክርስቲያን, he, כנסיית הקבר, ar, كنيسة القيامة is a church i ...

in Jerusalem. The number of Eastern Orthodox Christians in the

is estimated to be about 200,000. A majority of Church members are

Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Wester ...

, and there are also a small number of Assyrians,

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...

and

Georgians The Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and indigenous Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia and the South Caucasus. Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout Russia, Turkey, G ...

. The patriarchate was recently involved in a significant controversy.

Patriarch Irenaios Emmanouil Skopelitis ( Greek: Εμμανουήλ Σκοπελίτης), born on 17 April 1939, was, under the name Irenaios, the 140th patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, from his election in 2001, when he succeeded Patriarch Diodo ...

, elected in 2001, was deposed, on decisions of the

Holy Synod of Jerusalem The Holy Synod of Jerusalem is the senior ruling body of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher. The Synod consists of 18 members nominated by the Patriarch in a session of the Holy Synod itself. It ...

, in the aftermath of a scandal involving the sale of church land in

East Jerusalem East Jerusalem (, ; , ) is the sector of Jerusalem that was held by Jordan during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to the western sector of the city, West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel. Jerusalem was envisaged as a separat ...

i investors. The move enraged many Eastern Orthodox Palestinian members, since the land was in an area that most Palestinians hoped would someday become part of a

Palestinian state Palestine ( ar, فلسطين, Filasṭīn), officially the State of Palestine ( ar, دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn, label=none), is a state located in Western Asia. Officially governed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PL ...

. On May 24, 2005 a special Pan-Orthodox

Synod A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...

was convened in

(

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

) to review the decisions of the Holy Synod of Jerusalem. The Pan-Orthodox Synod under the presidency of the

Ecumenical Patriarch The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of th ...

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 '' ...

, voted overwhelmingly to confirm the decision of the

and to strike Irenaios' name from the

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s, and on May 30, Jerusalem's Holy Synod chose Metropolitan Cornelius of Petra to serve as

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pending the election of a replacement for Irenaios. On August 22, 2005, the Holy Synod of the Church of Jerusalem unanimously elected Theophilos, the former Archbishop of

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, as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem.

List of patriarchs

Resident in Jerusalem (451–1099)

The

in 451 raised the bishop of Jerusalem to the rank of

. (See

Pentarchy Pentarchy (from the Greek , ''Pentarchía'', from πέντε ''pénte'', "five", and ἄρχειν ''archein'', "to rule") is a model of Church organization formulated in the laws of Emperor Justinian I (527–565) of the Roman Empire. In this ...

) However,

Byzantine 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 ...

politics meant that Jerusalem passed from the jurisdiction of Patriarch of Antioch to the

authorities in Constantinople. For centuries, Eastern Orthodox clergy, such as the

Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher The Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre ( el, Ιερά Αγιοταφιτική Αδελφότητα, ; Palestinian Arabic: ) or Holy Community of the All-Holy Sepulchre is an Eastern Orthodox monastic fraternity guarding the Church of the Holy S ...

, dominated the Jerusalem church. *

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(451–458) * Anastasius I (458–478) * Martyrius (478–486) *

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(486–494) * Elias I (494–516) * John III (516–524) *

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(524–544) * Macarius II (544–552, 564–575) *

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(552–564) * John IV (575–594) *

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(594–601) *

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(601–609) * Zacharias (609–632) *

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(632–634) * Sophronius I (634–638) **''vacant'' (638–681?/692) ***Patriarchal Vicar

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assisted by

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(after 649–?) * Anastasius II (681?/692–706) *

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(706–735) *

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(745–770) * Elias II (770–797) *

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(797–807) *

Thomas I Thomas I may refer to: * Thomas I of Constantinople, Patriarch from 607 to 610 * Thomas I of Jerusalem, Patriarch until 821 * Thomas I of York (died in 1100) * Thomas I, Count of Savoy (1178–1233) * Thomas I d'Autremencourt (died ca. 1212), Lord ...

(807–820) *

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(820–838) *John VI of Jerusalem, John VI (838–842) *Sergius I of Jerusalem, Sergius I (842–844) **''vacant'' (844–855) *Solomon of Jerusalem, Solomon (855–860) **''vacant'' (860–862) *Theodosius of Jerusalem (died 879), Theodosius (862–878) *Elias III of Jerusalem, Elias III (878–907) *Sergius II of Jerusalem, Sergius II (908–911) *Leontius I of Jerusalem, Leontius I (912–929) *Athanasius I of Jerusalem, Athanasius I (929–937) *Christodulus I of Jerusalem, Christodolus (937–950) *Agathon of Jerusalem, Agathon (950–964) *John VII of Jerusalem, John VII (964–966) *Christodolus II of Jerusalem, Christodolus II (966–969) *Thomas II of Jerusalem, Thomas II (969–978) **''vacant'' (978–980) *Joseph II of Jerusalem, Joseph II (980–983) *Orestes of Jerusalem, Orestes (983–1005) **''vacant'' (1005–1012) *Theophilus I of Jerusalem, Theophilus I (1012–1020) *Nicephorus I of Jerusalem, Nicephorus I (1020–???) *Joannichius of Jerusalem, Joannichius (???–???) *Sophronius II of Jerusalem, Sophronius II (???–1084) *Euthemius I of Jerusalem, Euthemius I (1084) *Simeon II of Jerusalem, Simeon II (1084–1106)

In exile (1099–1187)

As a result of the First Crusade in 1099, a Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate was created, with residence in Jerusalem from 1099 to 1187. Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs continued to be appointed, but resided in Constantinople. *Savvas of Jerusalem, Savvas (1106–11??) *John VIII of Jerusalem, John VIII (11??–11??) *Nicolas of Jerusalem, Nicolas (11??–11??) *John IX of Jerusalem, John IX (1156–1166) *Nicephorus II of Jerusalem, Nicephorus II (1166–1170) *Leontius II of Jerusalem, Leontius II (1170–1190)

Resident in Jerusalem (from 1187)

In 1187, the Latin Patriarch was forced to flee the city of Jerusalem due to the muslim reconquest of Jerusalem. The office of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem remained and appointments continued to be made by the Catholic Church, with the Latin Patriarch residing in the Frankish-controlled Levant until 1374, and subsequently in Rome until modern times. The Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs at this period were. *Dositheus of Constantinople, Dositheos I (1187–1189) *Marcus II of Jerusalem, Marcus II (1191–???) **''vacant'' (???–1223) *Euthemius II of Jerusalem, Euthemius II (1223) *Athanasius II of Jerusalem, Athanasius II (ca. 1231–1244) *Sophronius III of Jerusalem, Sophronius III (1236–???) *Gregory I of Jerusalem, Gregory I (???–1298) *Thaddaeus of Jerusalem, Thaddaeus (1298) **''vacant'' (1298–1313) *Athanasius III of Jerusalem, Athanasius III (1313–1314) **''vacant'' (1314–1322) *Gregory II of Jerusalem, Gregory II (1322) **''vacant'' (1322–1334) *Lazarus of Jerusalem, Lazarus (1334–1368) **''vacant'' (1368–1376) *Dorotheus I of Jerusalem, Dorotheus I (1376–1417) *Theophilus II of Jerusalem, Theophilus II (1417–1424) *Theophanes I of Jerusalem, Theophanes I (1424–1431) *Joachim of Jerusalem, Joachim (1431–???) **''vacant'' (???–1450) *Theophanes II of Jerusalem, Theophanes II (1450) **''vacant'' (1450–1452) *Athanasius IV (1452–???) **''vacant'' (???–1460) *Jacob II (1460) **''vacant'' (1460–1468) *Abraham I (1468) *Gregory III (1468–1493) **''vacant'' (1493–1503) *Marcus III (1503) **''vacant'' (1503–1505) *Dorotheus II (1505–1537) *Germanus of Jerusalem, Germanus (1537–1579) *Sophronius IV of Jerusalem, Sophronius IV (1579–1608) *Theophanes III of Jerusalem, Theophanes III (1608–1644) *Paiseus (1645–1660) *Patriarch Nectarius of Jerusalem, Nectarius I (1660–1669) *Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem, Dositheos II (1669–1707) *Chrysanthus of Jerusalem, Chrysanthus (1707–1731) *Meletius of Jerusalem, Meletius (1731–1737) *Parthenius of Jerusalem, Parthenius (1737–1766) *Ephram II (1766–1771) *Sophronius V of Jerusalem, Sophronius V (1771–1775) *Abraham II of Jerusalem, Abraham II (1775–1787) *Procopius I (1787–1788) *Patriarch Anthemus of Jerusalem, Anthemus (1788–1808) *Polycarpus of Jerusalem, Polycarpus (1808–1827) *Athanasius V of Jerusalem, Athanasius V (1827–1845) *Patriarch Cyril II of Jerusalem, Cyril II (1845–1872) *Procopius II (1872–1875) *Hierotheus of Jerusalem, Hierotheus (1875–1882) *Nicodemus I of Jerusalem, Nicodemus I (1883–1890) *Gerasimus I of Jerusalem, Gerasimus I (1891–1897) *Damian I of Jerusalem, Damian I (1897–1931) *Timotheus I of Jerusalem, Timotheus I (1935–1955) **''vacant'' (1955–1957) *Benedict I of Jerusalem, Benedict I (1957–1980) *Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem, Diodoros I (1980–2000) *Patriarch Irenaios, Irenaios I (2000–2005) *

(2005–present)

Hierarchy of the throne

*Metropolitan of Caesarea : Vasilios (Christos Blatsos) *Metropolitan of Beit She'an, Scythopolis : Iakovos (George Kapenekas) *Metropolitan of Petra : Cornelios (Emmanuel Rodousakis) *Metropolitan of Akko, Ptolemais : Palladios (Vasilios Antoniou) *Metropolitan of Nazareth : Kyriakos (Andreas Georgopetris) *Metropolitan of Nablus, Neapolis : Amvrosios (Nikolaos Antonopoulos) *Metropolitan of Capitolias : Isyhios (Elias Condogiannis) *Metropolitan of Bozrah, Botsra : Timotheos (Theodoros Margaritis) *Metropolitan of Eleutheropolis : Christodoulos (Christos Saridakis) *Metropolitan of Amman, Philadelphia : Benediktos (George Tsekouras) *Archbishop of Gerasa : Theophanis (Theodosios Hasapakis) *Archbishop of Tiberias : Alexios (Alexios Moschonas) *Archbishop of Abila (Peraea), Abila : Dorotheos (Demetrios Leovaris) *Archbishop of Jaffa, Joppa : Damaskinos (Anastasios Gaganiaras) *Archbishop of Constantina : Aristarchos (Antonios Peristeris) *Archbishop of Mount Thabor : Methodios (Nikolaos Liveris) *Archbishop of

: Theophylactos (Theodosios Georgiadis) *Archbishop of Sebastia, Nablus, Sebastia : Theodosios (Hanna), Theodosios (Nizar Hanna) *Archbishop of Askalon : Nicephoros (Nikolaos Baltadgis) *Archbishop of Diocaesarea : Vacant

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External links

Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of JerusalemThe Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in the Greek-Israeli-Palestinian Triangle
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