This is a list of the Patriarchs of Constantinople.

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' ...
(until 330)

*1.

St. Andrew the Apostle Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

(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 hi ...

(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 (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 fro ...

(154–166) *14. Alypius (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 slav ...

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

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(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 (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 29 ...

(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 thi ...

(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 (360–370) ** Florentius (c. 363) *32. Demophilus (370–380) *33. Evagrius (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 (398–404) *38. St. Arsacius (404–405) *39. St. Atticus (406–425) *40. St. Sisinnius I (426–427) *41. Nestorius (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 (488–489), also Flavian II *49. Euphemius (489–495) *50. St. Macedonius II (495–511) *51. Timothy I (511–518) *52. St. John II the Cappadocian (518–520) *53. St. Epiphanius (520–535) *54. Anthimus I (535–536) *55. St. Menas (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 (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 (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 (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 Anthony I, Count of Ligny (1450–1519) was the youngest son of Louis de Luxembo ...

(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 (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 (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 (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 (1177–1178) *119. Theodosius I Boradiotes (1178–1183) *120. Basil II Kamateros (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 (1191–1198) *125. John X Kamateros (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 s ...

) *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 (1334–1347) *146. Isidore I (1347–1350) *147. St. Callistus I (1350–1354) *148. Philotheus Kokkinos (1354–1355) **Callistus I (1355–1363), restored **Philotheus Kokkinos (1363–1376), restored *149. Macarius (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 (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 un ...

(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 ...

. 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, 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 (1596) ** Theophanes I Karykes (''locum tenens'', 1596) ** Meletius I Pegas (''locum tenens'', 1597) *183. Theophanes I Karykes (1597) *184. Meletius I Pegas (''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 (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 (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. James (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 (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 Patriarch Cyril V may refer to: * Patriarch Cyril V Zaim (about 1655 – 1720) * Patriarch Cyril V of Constantinople (ruled 1748–1751 and 1752–1757) * Pope Cyril V of Alexandria Pope Cyril V of Alexandria (Abba Kyrillos V), 112th Pope o ...

(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'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his ...

(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 gen ...

(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 (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. It ...

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 O ...

. 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 churches, and one of the nine patriarchates ...

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 Germanic ...

(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 (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 (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 (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 (1929–1935) *265.

Benjamin I Benjamin I may refer to: *Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria, 38th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is regarded as one of the greatest patriarchs of the Coptic Church. Benjamin guided the Copt ...

(1936–1946) *266. Maximus V (1946–1948) *267. Athenagoras I (1948–1972) *268. Demetrios I (1972–1991) *269. Bartholomew I (1991–present)

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