Sylvester was

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch 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 ...

(1724–1766), the first patriarch after the

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schism.

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Primates of the Apostolic See of Antioch
Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch 18th-century Eastern Orthodox archbishops {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub