List of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople explained

This is a list of the Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople.

Bishops of Byzantium (until 330 AD)

1. St. Andrew the Apostle (38 AD), founder
2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54 AD)
3. St. Onesimus (54–68 AD)
4. Polycarpus I (69–89 AD)
5. Plutarch (89–105 AD)
6. Sedecion (105–114 AD)
7. Diogenes (114–129 AD)
8. Eleutherius (129–136 AD)
9. Felix (136–141 AD)
10. Polycarpus II (141–144 AD)
11. Athenodorus (144–148 AD)
12. Euzois (148–154 AD)
13. Laurence (154–166 AD)
14. Alypius (166–169 AD)
15. Pertinax (169–187 AD)
16. Olympianus (187–198 AD)
17. Mark I or Marcus I (198–211 AD)
18. Philadelphus (211–217 AD)
19. Cyriacus I (217–230 AD)
20. St. Castinus (230–237 AD)
21. Eugenius I (237–242 AD)
22. Titus (242–272 AD)
23. Dometius (272–284 AD)
24. Rufinus I (284–293 AD)
25. Probus (293–306 AD)
26. St. Metrophanes (306–314 AD)
27. St. Alexander (314–337 AD)

Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451 AD)

28. St. Paul I ("the Confessor") (337–339 AD)
29. Eusebius of Nicomedia (339–341 AD)
- Paul I (341–342 AD), restored 1st time
30. Macedonius I (342–346 AD)
- Paul I (346–350 AD), restored 2nd time
- Macedonius I (351–360 AD), restored
31. Eudoxius of Antioch (360–370 AD)
- Florentius (c. 363 AD)
32. Demophilus (370–380 AD)
33. Evagrius (370 or 379 AD)
34. Maximus I (380 AD)
35. St. Gregory I of Nazianzus the Theologian (380–381 AD)
36. St. Nectarius (381–397 AD)
37. St. John Chrysostom (398–404 AD)
38. St. Arsacius (404–405 AD)
39. St. Atticus (406–425 AD)
40. St. Sisinnius I (426–427 AD)
41. Nestorius (428–431 AD)
42. St. Maximianus (431–434 AD)
43. St. Proclus (434–446 AD)
44. St. Flavian or Flavianus (446–449 AD), also Flavian I
45. St. Anatolius (449–458 AD) (Patriarch from 451 AD)

Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451 AD)

451–998 AD

46. St. Gennadius I (458–471 AD)
47. Acacius (471–488 AD)
48. Fravitta (488–489 AD), also Flavian II
49. Euphemius (489–495 AD)
50. St. Macedonius II (495–511 AD)
51. Timothy I (511–518 AD)
52. St. John II the Cappadocian (518–520 AD)
53. St. Epiphanius (520–535 AD)
54. Anthimus I (535–536 AD)
55. St. Menas (536–552 AD)
56. St. Eutychius (552–565 AD)
57. St. John III Scholasticus (565–577 AD)
- Eutychius (577–582 AD), restored
58. St. John IV Nesteutes (582–595 AD)
59. St. Cyriacus II (596–606 AD)
60. St. Thomas I (607–610 AD)
61. Sergius I (610–638 AD)
62. Pyrrhus I (638–641 AD)
63. Paul II (641–653 AD)
- Pyrrhus I (653–654 AD), restored
64. Peter (654–666 AD)
65. St. Thomas II (667–669 AD)
66. St. John V (669–675 AD)
67. St. Constantine I (675–677 AD)
68. St. Theodore I (677–679 AD)
69. St. George I (679–686 AD)
70. St. Paul III (687–693 AD)
71. St. Callinicus I (693–705 AD)
72. St. Cyrus (705–711 AD)
73. John VI (712–715 AD)
74. St. Germanus I (715–730 AD)
75. Anastasius (730–754 AD)
76. Constantine II (754–766 AD)
77. Nicetas I (766–780 AD)
78. St. Paul IV (780–784 AD)
79. St. Tarasius (784–806 AD)
80. St. Nicephorus I (806–815 AD)
81. Theodotus I Kassiteras (815–821 AD)
82. Antony I (821–836 AD)

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

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 (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 (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)^[1]
123. Leontius 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)
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 (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 (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 (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 (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, thus marking the end of the Byzantine Empire. The Ecumenical Patriarchate became subject to the Ottoman Empire.

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):

161. Joasaph I, Apr 1462 – Apr 1463
- Gennadius II, Apr 1463 – May 1463
162. Sophronius I, May 1463 – July 1464
- Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1465
163. Symeon I, autumn 1465
164. Mark II, beg. 1466 – aut. 1466

According to Gemanos of Sardeis (1933–38):

- Gennadius II, sum. 1462 – sum. 1463
161. Sophronius I, Aug 1463 – Aug 1464
- Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1464
162. Joasaph I, beg. 1465 – beg. 1466
163. Mark II, beg. 1466 – mid 1466
164. 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. Martiros of Crimea (1659–60)^[2]
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 (1676–1679), restored 1st time
208. Athanasius IV (1679)
209. James (1679–1682)
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (1682–1684), restored 2nd time
- Parthenius IV (1684–1685) restored 4th time
- James (1685–1686), restored 1st time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (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 (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)
219. Callinicus III (1726)^[3]
220. Paisius II (1726–1732)
- Jeremias III (1732–1733), restored
221. Serapheim I (1733–1734)
222. Neophytus VI (1734–1740)
- Paisius II (1740–1743), restored 1st time
- Neophytus VI (1743–1744), restored
- Paisius II (1744–1748), restored 2nd time
223. Cyril V (1748–1751)
- Paisius II (1751–1752), restored 2nd time
- Cyril V (1752–1757), restored 1st time
224. Callinicus IV (1757)
225. Serapheim II (1757–1761)
226. Joannicius III (1761–1763)
227. Samuel I Chatzeres (1763–1768)
228. Meletius II (1769–1769)
229. Theodosius II (1769–1773)
- Samuel I Chatzeres (1773–1774), restored
230. Sophronius II (1774–1780)
231. Gabriel IV (1780–1785)
232. Procopius (1785–1789)
233. Neophytus VII (1789–1794)
234. Gerasimus III (1794–1797)
235. St. Gregory V (1797–1798)
- Neophytus VII (1798–1801), restored
236. Callinicus V (1801–1806)
- St. Gregory V (1806–1808), restored 1st time
- Callinicus V (1808–1809), restored
237. Jeremias IV (1809–1813)
238. St. Cyril VI (1813–1818)
- St. Gregory V (1818–1821), restored 2nd time
239. Eugenius II (1821–1822)
240. Anthimus III (1822–1824)
241. Chrysanthus I (1824–1826)
242. Agathangelus I (1826–1830)
243. Constantius I (1830–1834)

On July 23, 1833, the Church of Greece declared itself autocephalous. It was followed by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1864, the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1872, and the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1879, thus reducing the territorial extent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's jurisdiction.

1834–1923

244. Constantius II (1834–1835)
245. Gregory VI (1835–1840)
246. Anthimus IV (1840–1841)
247. Anthimus V (1841–1842)
248. Germanus IV (1842–1845)
249. Meletius III (1845)
250. Anthimus VI (1845–1848)
- Anthimus IV (1848–1852), restored
- Germanus IV (1852–1853), restored
- Anthimus VI (1853–1855), restored 1st time
251. Cyril VII (1855–1860)
252. Joachim II (1860–1863)
253. Sophronius III (1863–1866)
- Gregory VI (1867–1871), restored
- Anthimus VI (1871–1873), restored 2nd time
- Joachim II (1873–1878), restored
254. Joachim III (1878–1884)
255. Joachim IV (1884–1887)
256. Dionysius V (1887–1891)
257. Neophytus VIII (1891–1894)
258. Anthimus VII (1895–1896)
259. Constantine V (1897–1901)
- Joachim III (1901–1912), restored
260. Germanus V (1913–1918)
- vacant (1918–1921)
261. Meletius IV (1921–1923)

On July 24, 1923, the Ottoman Empire dissolved, replaced by the Republic of Turkey.

1923–present

262. Gregory VII (1923–1924)
263. Constantine VI (1924–1925)
264. Basil III (1925–1929)
265. Photios II (1929–1935)
266. Benjamin I (1936–1946)
267. Maximus V (1946–1948)
268. Athenagoras I (1948–1972)
269. Demetrios I (1972–1991)
270. Bartholomew I (1991–present)

Ecclesiastical Names of the Bishops of Byzantium/Archbishops of Constantinople/Patriarchs of Constantinople

The most frequently used ecclesiastical name is John, with 1 Archbishop and 13 Patriarchs taking this name. There have also been 72 ecclesiastical names that have only been used once. The number of all patriarchs to the present is 270.

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Name	scope=col	scope=col class="unsortable"	Bishop/Archbishop/Patriarch
1	John	14	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
2	Neophytus	8	I II III IV V VI VII VIII
3	Cyril	7	I II III IV V VI VII
	Gregory	7	I II III IV V VI VII
	Anthimus	7	I II III IV V VI VII
6	Constantine	6	I II III IV V VI
7	Athanasius	5	I II III IV V
	Callinicus	5	I II III IV V
	Dionysius	5	I II III IV V
	Germanus	5	I II III IV V
	Maximus	5	I II III IV V
12 tie	Paul	4	I II III IV
	Nicholas	4	I II III IV
	Michael	4	I II III IV
	Antony	4	I II III IV
	Parthenius	4	I II III IV
	Gabriel	4	I II III IV
	Jeremias	4	I II III IV
	Joachim	4	I II III IV
	Meletius	4	I II III IV
21 tie	Metrophanes	3	I II III
	Methodius	3	I II III
	Cosmas	3	I II III
	Joannicius	3	I II III
	Gerasimus	3	I II III
	Sophronius	3	I II III
	Basil	3	I II III
28 tie	Polycarpus	2	I II
	Macedonius	2	I II
	Cyriacus	2	I II
	Thomas	2	I II
	Stephen	2	I II
	Sisinnius	2	I II
	Sergius	2	I II
	Theodotus	2	I II
	Niketas	2	I II
	George	2	I II
	Theodore	2	I II
	Manuel	2	I II
	Nicephorus	2	I II
	Callistus	2	I II
	Euthymius	2	I II
	Joseph	2	I II
	Gennadius	2	I II
	Isidore	2	I II
	Nephon	2	I II
	Joasaph	2	I II
	Pachomius	2	I II
	Theoleptus	2	I II
	Matthew	2	I II
	Raphael	2	I II
	Timothy	2	I II
	Paisius	2	I II
	Serapheim	2	I II
	Theodosius	2	I II
	Eugenius	2	I II
	Constantius	2	I II
	Photios	2	I II
59 tie	Andrew	1
	Stachys	1
	Onesimus	1
	Plutarch	1
	Sedecion	1
	Diogenes	1
	Eleutherius	1
	Felix	1
	Athenodorus	1
	Euzois	1
	Laurence	1
	Alypius	1
	Pertinax	1
	Olympianus	1
	Philadelphus	1
	Castinus	1
	Titus	1
	Dometius	1
	Rufinus	1
	Probus	1
	Alexander	1
	Eusebius	1
	Eudoxius	1
	Demophilus	1
	Evagrius	1
	Nectarius	1
	Arsacius	1
	Atticus	1
	Nestorius	1
	Maximianus	1
	Proclus	1
	Anatolius	1
	Acacius	1
	Euphemius	1
	Epiphanius	1
	Menas	1
	Eutychius	1
	Pyrrhus	1
	Peter	1
	Cyrus	1
	Anastasius	1
	Tarasius	1
	Ignatius	1
	Tryphon	1
	Theophylactus	1
	Polyeuctus	1
	Eustathius	1
	Eustratius Garidas	1
	Leo	1
	Neophytos	1
	Luke Chrysoberges	1
	Chariton	1
	Dositheus	1
	Leontius	1
	Arsenius	1
	Isaias	1
	Philotheus	1
	Macarius	1
	Nilus	1
	Symeon	1
	Theophanes	1
	Martiros	1
	Clement	1
	James	1
Cyprianus	1
Samuel	1
Procopius	1
Chrysanthus	1
Agathangelus	1
Benjamin	1
Athenagoras	1
Demetrios	1
Bartholomew	1	(Incumbent)

Notes

A selection of different spellings of certain names as seen on Patriarchate.org:

Dimitrios = Demetrios
Germanos = Germanus
Stephanos = Stephen

External links

Patriarchate.org, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
EC-patr.org, List of Ecumenical Patriarchs from the official website of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

Notes and References

Venance . Grumel . La chronologie des patriarches de Constantinople de 1111 à 1206 . Revue des études byzantines . 1 . 1943 . 263 . 23 July 2015 . 10.3406/rebyz.1943.909.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bR7hMqV3Ij0C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=patriarchs+of+Jerusalem+Martiros+of+Crimea&source=bl&ots=_w2Fz31yta&sig=ACfU3U1jvJChiDPjuCVoB1LPrbWO1oh5_w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU7-vhiIaDAxVbVkEAHVUyAYo4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=patriarchs%20of%20Jerusalem%20Martiros%20of%20Crimea&f=false Google Books website, A Reference Guide to Modern Armenian Literature, 1500-1920, edited by Kevork B. Bardakjian, page 58
Sometimes not counted among the patriarchs.