Patriarchs of Antioch

The Patriarch of Antioch was one of the original patriarchs of early Christianity, who were bishops with influence over other Episcopal sees.

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In 544, Jacob Baradaeus consecrated Sergius of Tella as Patriarch. To the year 544, both the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodoxy Church recognize the same people as legitimate patriarchs; afterwards, they trace a different lineage.

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Greek (Eastern Orthodox) Patriarchs of Antioch (after 518) Paul II of Antioch 518-521 Euphrasius of Antioch 521 - 526 Ephraim of Antioch 526-546 Domnus III of Antioch 546-561 Anastasius the Sinaite 561 - 571 Gregory of Antioch 571 - 594 Anastasius the Sinaite (restored) 593 - 599 Anastasius II of Antioch 599 - 610 Gregory II of Antioch 610 - 620 Anastasius III of Antioch 620 - 628 Macedonius of Antioch 628 - 640 George I of Antioch 640 - 656 Macarius of Antioch 656 - 681 Theophanes of Antioch 681 - 687 Sebastian of Antioch 687 - 690 George II of Antioch 690 - 695 Alexander of Antioch 695 - 702 vacancy 702 - 742 Stephen IV of Antioch 742 - 744 Theophylact of Antioch 744 - 751 Theodore of Antioch 751 - 797 John IV of Antioch 797 - 810 Job of Antioch 810 - 826 Nicholas of Antioch 826 - 834 Simeon of Antioch 834 - 840 Elias of Antioch 840 - 852 Theodosius I of Antioch 852 - 860 Nicholas II of Antioch 860 - 879 Michae of Antioch 879 - 890 Zacharias of Antioch 890 - 902 George III of Antioch 902 - 917 Job II of Antioch 917 - 939 Eustratius of Antioch 939 - 960 Christopher of Antioch 960 - 966 Theodorus II of Antioch 966 - 977 Agapius of Antioch 977 - 995 John IV of Antioch 995 - 1000 Nicholas III of Antioch 1000 - 1003 Elias II of Antioch 1003 - 1010 George Lascaris 1010 - 1015 Macarius the Virtuous 1015 - 1023 Eleutherius of Antioch 1023 - 1028 Peter III of Antioch 1028 - 1051 John VI of Antioch (Dionysus) 1051 - 1062 Aemilian of Antioch 1062 - 1075 Theodosius II of Antioch 1075 - 1084 Nicephorus of Antioch 1084 - 1090 (After 1098, the Patriachate was in exile, at first at Constantinople, having been replaced by a Latin Patriarch of Antioch.) Patriarchs of Antioch (in exile) John VII of Antioch 1090 - 1155 John IX of Antioch 1155 - 1159 Euthymius of Antioch 1159 - 1164 Macarius II of Antioch 1164 - 1166 Athanasius I of Antioch 1166 - 1180 Theodosius III I of Antioch 1180 - 1182 Elias III of Antioch 1182 - 1184 Christopher II of Antioch 1184 - 1185 Theodore IV of Antioch 1185 - 1199 Joachim of Antioch 1199 - 1219 Dorotheus of Antioch 1219 - 1245 Simeon II of Antioch 1245 - 1268 Euthymius II of Antioch 1268 - 1269 Latin Patriarchs of Antioch Bernard of Valence 1100-1135 Ralph of Domfront 1135-1139 Aimery of Limoges 1139-1193 Ralph II 1193-1196 Peter of Angouleme 1196-1208 Peter of Locedio 1209-1217 vacant 1217-1226 Albert Rezzato 1226-1245 Opizo Fieschi 1247-1292, titular from 1268 (With Theodosius, the Patriachate returned to Antioch.) Patriarchs of Antioch Theodosius IV of Antioch 1269 - 1276 Theodosius V of Antioch 1276 - 1285 Arsenius of Antioch 1285 - 1293 Dionysius of Antioch 1293 - 1308 Mark of Antioch 1308 - 1342 (With Ignatius, the Patriachate transferred to Damascus.) Patriarchs at Damascus Ignatius II of Antioch 1342 - 1386 Pachomius of Antioch 1386 - 1393 Nilus of Antioch 1393 - 1401 Michael III of Antioch 1401 - 1410 Pachomius II of Antioch 1410 - 1411 Joachim II of Antioch 1411 - 1426 Mark III of Antioch 1426 - 1436 Dorotheus II of Antioch 1436 - 1454 Michael IV of Antioch 1454 - 1476 Mark IV of Antioch 1476 Joachim III of Antioch 1476 - 1483 Gregory III of Antioch 1483 - 1497 Dorotheus III of Antioch 1497 - 1523 Michael V of Antioch 1523 - 1541 Dorotheus IV of Antioch 1541 - 1543 Joachim IV of Antioch (Ibn Juma) 1543 - 1576 Michael VI of Antioch (Sabbagh) 1577 - 1581 Joachim V of Antioch 1581 - 1592 Joachim VI of Antioch 1593 - 1604 Dorotheus V of Antioch 1604 - 1611 Athanasius III of Antioch (Dabbas) 1611 - 1619 Ignatius III of Antioch (Attiyah) 1619 - 1631 Euthymius III of Antioch 1635 - 1636 Euthymius IV of Antioch 1636 - 1648 Michael III of Antioch (Zaim) 1648- 1672 Neophytos of Antioch 1674 - 1684 Athanasius IV of Antioch (Dabbas) 1686 - 1694 Cyril III of Antioch (Zaim) 1694 - 1720 Athanasius IV of Antioch (Dabbas) 1720 - 1724 Sylvester of Antioch 1724 - 1766 Philemon of Antioch 1766 - 1767 Daniel of Antioch 1767 - 1791 Euthymius V of Antioch 1792 - 1813 Seraphim of Antioch 1813 - 1823 Methodius of Antioch 1843 - 1859 Hierotheos of Antioch 1850 - 1885 Gerasimos of Antioch 1885 - 1891 Spyridon of Antioch 1892 - 1898 Meletius II of Antioch (Doumani) 1899 - 1906 Gregory IV of Antioch (Haddad) 1906 - 1928 Alexander III of Antioch (Tahan) 1928 - 1958 Theodosius VI of Antioch (Abourjaily) 1958 - 1970 Elias IV of Antioch (Muawad) 1970-1979 Ignaius IV of Antioch (Hazim) 1979-present

Syrian (Oriental Orthodox) Patriarchs of Antioch Severus of Antioch 512 - 538 (Severus was deposed by the Greek Orthodox Church in 518; while in exile in Egypt, he was recognized by many Syriac Christians as the lawful Patriarch until his death in 538) vacant 538 - 544 Sergius of Tella 544 - 546 (consecrated by Jacob Baradaeus) vacant 546 - 550 Paul II the Black of Alexandria 550 - 575 vacant 575 - 581 Peter III of Raqqa 581 - 591 Julian I 591 - 595 Athanasius I Gammolo 595 - 631 John II of the Sedre 631 - 648 Theodore Syrian Patriarch of Antioch 649 - 667 Severius II bar Masqeh 667 - 681 Athanasius II 683 -686 Julian II 686 -708 Elias I 709 -723 Athanasius III 724 -740 Iwanis I 740 -754 Euwanis I 754 - ? Athanasius al-Sandali ? - 758 George I of Antioch 758 -790 Joseph of Antioch 790 - 792 Quryaqos of Takrit 793 - 817 Dionysius I of Tellmahreh 817 - 845 John III of Antioch 846 -873 Ignatius II 878 -883 Theodosius Romanos of Takrit 887 - 896 Dionysius II 897 -909 John IV Qurzahli 910 - 922 Baselius I 923 -935 John V of Antioch 936 -953 Iwanis II 954 -957 Dionysius III 958 -961 Abraham I 962 -963 John VI Sarigta 965 - 985 Athanasius IV of Salah 986 - 1002 John VII bar Abdun 1004 - 1033 Dionysius IV Yahya 1034 - 1044 vacant 1044-1049 John VIII of Antioch 1049 -1057 Athanasius V 1058 -1063 John IX bar Shushan 1063 - 1073 Baselius II 1074 -1075 John Abdun 1075 -1077 Dionysius V Lazaros 1077 - 1078 Iwanis III 1080 -1082 Dionysius VI 1088 -1090 Athanasius VI bar Khamoro 1091 - 1129 John X bar Mawdyono 1129 - 1137 Athanasius VII bar Qutreh 1138 - 1166 Michael I the Great 1166 - 1199 Athanasius VIII 1200 -1207 John XI of Antioch 1208 -1220 Ignatius III David 1222 - 1252 John XII bar Madani 1252 - 1263 Ignatius IV Yeshu 1264 - 1282 Philoxenos I Nemrud 1283 - 1292 Michael II of Antioch 1292 -1312 Michael III Yeshu 1312 - 1349 Baselius III Gabriel 1349 - 1387 Philoxenos II the Writer 1387 - 1421 Baselius IV Shemun 1421 - 1444 Ignatius Behnam al-Hadli 1445 - 1454 Ignatius Khalaf 1455 - 1483 Ignatius John XIII 1483 - 1493 Ignatius Nuh of Lebanon 1493 - 1509 Ignatius Yeshu I 1509 - 1512 Ignatius Jacob I 1512 - 1517 Ignatius David I 1517 - 1520 Ignatius Abd-Allah I 1520 - 1557 Ignatius Nemet Allah I 1557 - 1576 Ignatius David II Shah 1576 - 1591 Ignatius Pilate I 1591 - 1597 Ignatius Hadayat Allah 1597 - 1639 Ignatius Simon I 1640 - 1659 Ignatius Yeshu II Qamsheh 1659 - 1662 Ignatius Abdul Masih I 1662 - 1686 Ignatius George II 1687 - 1708 Ignatius Isaac Azar 1709 - 1722 Ignatius Shukr Allah II 1722 - 1745 Ignatius George III 1745 - 1768 Ignatius George IV 1768 - 1781 Ignatius Matthew 1782 - 1817 Ignatius Yunan 1817 -1818 Ignatius George V 1819 - 1837 Ignatius Elias II 1838 - 1847 Ignatius Jacob II 1847 - 1871 Ignatius Peter IV 1872 - 1894 Ignatius Abdul Masih II 1895 - 1905 Ignatius Abd Allah II 1906 - 1915 Ignatius Elias III 1917 - 1932 Ignatius Afram I Barsoum 1933 - 1957 Ignatius Jacob III 1957 - 1980 Ignatius Zakka I Iwas 1980 - present

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