THE TITULAR HEADS OF ORTHODOXY.
(As percieved by the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Bishops of Byzantium (until 330). (wiki)
First Century.
1. Saint. Andrew the Apostle (38), founder (St. Andrew as founder is disputed by many Catholics.) Funny how they cannot even remember who the first bishop was, as the Catholics firmly disagree, so called Apostolic authority of hand-me-down power being so important and all.
Apparently the Orthodox insist Andrew was dead, crucified on an X shaped cross (more groundless tradition) by 38AD, but other historians say he lived until the late first century, making the claims St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54) and St. Onesimus (54–68) were the bishop in Byzantium after him two religious wives tales.
Laughably they call that history, so certain we should put their tradition above the bible.
The tradition...
1) In Georgia is St Andrew preached there.
2) The people of Cyprus say he did a miracle there after he was shipwrecked.
3) The official stance of the Romanian Orthodox Church is that Andrew preached the Gospel in the province of Dobruja (Scythia Minor) to the Daco-Romans, whom he is said to have converted to Christianity.
4) East Slavs: Tradition regarding the early Christian history of Ukraine holds that the apostle Andrew preached on the southern borders of modern-day Ukraine,
5) In Scotland - one story is the Emperor Constantine transferred the remaining parts of Andrew's body to Constantinople.. several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought by divine guidance by one Regulus to the Pictish king Óengus mac Fergusa (729–761).from Constantinople to the place where the modern Scottish town of St Andrews stands today. I need to check this, but, apparently they think among his relics they have St Andrew's right foot, and bits of his X shaped cross. if so..... ludicrous.
2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54).
guess what? This Stachys (like Onesimus) is just another name fished out the bible and cynically used to forge a story from history around, based on just about nothing.
"Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved." Rom 16:9.
Just like with Onesimus they add a safety clause in case you see how transparently false the fable about him is, that is....."it's not clear if it is him in Rom 16:9". It's not clear that he even existed as a bishop over Byzantium, never mind a proof of all his religious beliefs matching either Orthodoxy or the Evangelical house group movement.
Make no mistake - the so called "interface between the Apostles and early bishops provably Orthodox" proves itself time and time again simply the forgery of history. Does not 1 Timothy 4 warn us that a Faith based on fables is actually demonic?.If this junk is all they can come up with as proof of a link between the Apostles and all their rites, rituals and man made traditions, concerning the Titular Head of Orthodoxy, imagine what it is like with the other seven so called Ecumenical bishops.
3. St. Onesimus (54–68).
Total fiction!!! This is supposedly the Onesimus of the Epistle of Philemon, "from slave to brother to Bishop" is simply the forgery of history. It is an old wives tale, a fable, worse, its forgery, fakery and cheap magic tricks with history, creating bishops that link them to the Apostles with a wave of a cloak and a puff of smoke., with almost not an atom of proof they ever existed, and if they ever did that they believed the avalanche of religious hocus pocus the Orthodox believe in.
The big issue of early theology is not who the first "Head of the Church" was not mentioned in holy scripture (as only Jesus ever is), but rather - when was it that the cancer of the sacerdotalism or sacramentalism heresy (as variously called) evolved and began to infect the churches with a litany of man made rites, rituals and other Babylonianism.
4. Polycarpus I (69–89).
5. Plutarch (89–105)
Second Century,
5. Plutarch (89–105)
6. Sedecion (105–114)
7. Diogenes (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 (154–166)
14. Alypius (166–169)
15. Pertinax (169–187)
16. Olympianus (187–198)
17. Mark I or Marcus I (198–211)
Third Century.
17. Mark I or Marcus I (198–211)
18. Philadelphus (211–217)
19. Cyriacus I (217–230)
20. Castinus (230–237)
21. Eugenius I (237–242)
22. Titus (242–272)
23. Dometius (272–284)
24. Rufinus I (284–293)
25. Probus (293–306)
Fourth Century.
25. Probus (293–306)
26. St. Metrophanes (306–314) Emperor Constantine 306-337
27. St. Alexander (314–337) Emperor Constantine 306-337
28) St. Paul I ("the Confessor") (337–339). Emperor Constantine 306-337
note:
before and after the death of Emperor Constantine, we are so called "reliably informed" that St Nicholas (root of - Santa Claus) (of Myra or Bari) was a Bishop in Greece,
So Orthodoxy have us believe Two Saints, "Saint Constantine equal to an Apostle" and "St Nicholas" (Santa) were saints at the same time.
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29. Eusebius of Nicomedia (339–341).
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Paul I (341–342), restored 1st time.
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30. Macedonius I (342–346).
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Paul I (346–350), restored 2nd time.
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Macedonius I (351–360), restored.
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31. Eudoxius of Antioch (360–370).
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Florentius (c. 363).
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32. Demophilus (370–380).
33. Evagrius (370 or 379).
34. Maximus I (380).
35. St. Gregory I of Nazianzus the Theologian (380–381).
36. Nectarius (381–397).
37. St. John Chrysostom (398–404).
Fifth Century.
37. St. John Chrysostom (398–404).
38. Arsacius of Tarsus (404–405).
39. Atticus (406–425).
40. Sisinnius I (426–427).
41. Nestorius (428–431).
42. Maximianus (431–434).
43. St. Proclus (434–446).
44. St. Flavian or Flavianus (446–449), also Flavian I.
Orthodox/Oriental Schism of 451: mentioned as I presume the Oriental Orthodox church deny the apostolic line of Bishops that proceeded from the date 451 AD? And have their own lines of "true apostolic bishops" (?).The break in communion between the various Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches did not occur suddenly, but rather gradually over 2-3 centuries following the Council of Chalcedon.
45. St. Anatolius (449–458) (Patriarch from 451),
46. Gennadius I (458–471)
47. Acacius (471–488)
48. Fravitta (488–489), also Flavian II
49. Euphemius (489–495)
50. Macedonius II (495–511)
Sixth Century.
50. Macedonius II (495–511)
51. Timothy I (511–518)
52. John II the Cappadocian (518–520)
53. Epiphanius (520–535)
54. Anthimus I (535–536)
55. Menas (536–552)
56. Eutychius (552–565).
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57. John III Scholasticus (565–577).
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Eutychius (577–582), restored.
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58. John IV Nesteutes (582–595).
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59. Cyriacus (596–606).
Seventh Century.
59. Cyriacus (596–606).
60. St. Thomas I (607–610).
61. Sergius I (610–638).
62. Pyrrhus I (638–641).
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63. Paul II (641–653).
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Pyrrhus I (653–654), restored.
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64. Peter (654–666).
65. Thomas II (667–669).
66. John V (669–675).
67. Constantine I (675–677).
68. Theodore I (677–679).
69. George I (679–686).
70. Paul III (687–693).
71. Callinicus I (693–705).
Eighth Century.
71. Callinicus I (693–705).
72. Cyrus (705–711).
73. John VI (712–715).
74. Germanus I (715–730).
75. Anastasius (730–754).
76. Constantine II (754–766).
77. Nicetas I (766–780).
78. Paul IV (780–784).
79. Saint Tarasius (784–806).
Tarasius (730 – 806 AD) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 25 December 784 until his death on 25 February 806. He was a layman made artificially into a Titular Head of the Orthodox church simply because Empress Irene wanted someone she trusted, choosing someone involved in secular politics. To hide they have a phony Titular Head (according to their own criteria of becoming one) the Orthodox made him into a saint, and he was ordained on Christmas day to further hide the nepotism. So how can they have an unbroken line with a Titular Head of their church ordained through nepotism?
Ninth Century.
80. Nicephorus I (806–815).
81. Theodotus I Kassiteras (815–821).
82. Antony I (821–836).
83. John VII Grammaticus (836–843).
84. Methodius I (843–847).
85. Ignatius I (847–858).
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86. Photios I the Great (858–867).
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Ignatius I (867–877), restored.
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Photios I the Great (877–886), restored.
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87. Stephen I (886–893).
88. Antony II Kauleas (893–901).
Tenth Century.
88. Antony II Kauleas (893–901).
89. Nicholas I Mystikos (901–907).
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90. Euthymius I Synkellos (907–912).
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Nicholas I Mystikos (912–925), restored.
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91. Stephen II of Amasea (925–928).
92. Tryphon, also Tryphonius (928–931).
93. Theophylactus (933–956).
94. Polyeuctus (956–970).
95. Basil I Scamandrenus (970–974).
96. Antony III the Studite (974–980).
97. Nicholas II Chrysoberges (984–996).
98. Sisinnius II (996–999).
Eleventh Century..
99. Sergius II (1001–1019).
100. Eustathius (1019–1025).
101. Alexius I the Studite (1025–1043).
The Great Schism of 1054 occurs.
The reality of this schism is that it was cause by one new doctrine, the relatively new Catholic belief that in Matthew 16 Jesus made Peter the Rock the church was built upon (even though he soon calls Peter Satan). The question is "Was Peter ever even in Rome?". One extra danger of traditions is a group can make them up to suit their purpose. Peter as Bishop of Rome is the tradition of the Latin Church not Byzantine.
The truth is as follows:
PETER: "You are the Christ! The Son of the Living God!"
JESUS: "You are petros (a stone) and on this Petra (rock, himself, the Christ, the subject of the conversation,) I will build my church."
The result of this division is that the Italians now insisted that as Peter was the Bishop of Rome, the Pope in Rome Italy was Head of the church, and the Greeks and Byzantines said the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. the so called primus inter pares (first among equals) was head called Head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and always was Head of the church before the division of 1054.
The result is laughably TWO lists of the Head of the Church, one THE POPE and the other the TITULAR HEAD. The list you are now viewing is the Eastern Orthodox view of who the Head of the Church is and was.
Both the Catholics and the Orthodox know that if they discuss in public, over and over again, the fact that this doctrine of Peter as the Rock was the real cause of the Schism of 1054, the eyes of the public would open to the fact that JESUS is the Head of the Church, and that the Orthodox Titular Head, AND the Pope are both clear imposters. For this reason the two fake churches discuss other peripheral issues as the cause of the Schism of 1054.
TITULAR HEAD OF THE CHURCH since the Great Schism of 1054.
102. Michael I Cerularius (1043–1058).
103. Constantine III Leichoudes (1058–1063).
104. John VIII Xiphilinos (1063–1075).
105. Kosmas I (1075–1081).
106. Eustratius Garidas (1081–1084).
107. Nicholas III Grammaticus (1084–1111)
Twelth Century.
107. Nicholas III Grammaticus (1084–1111)
108. John IX Agapetus (1111–1134)
109. Leo Styppeiotes (1134–1143)
110. 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. Leo Theotokites (1189–1190)
123. Dositheus (1190–1191)
124. George II Xiphilinos (1191–1198)
125. John X Kamateros (1198–1206)
Thirteenth Century.
125. John X Kamateros (1198–1206)
126. Michael IV Autoreianos (1206–1212)
127. Theodore II Eirenikos (1214–1216)
128. Maximos II (1216)
129. Manuel I Charitopoulos (1216–1222)
130. Germanus II (1223–1240)
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131. Methodius II (1240).
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vacant (1240–1244).
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132. Manuel II (1244–1255)
133. Arsenius Autoreianus (1255–1259).
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134. Nicephorus II (1260–1261).
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Arsenius Autoreianus (1261–1265), restored.
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135. Germanus III (1266).
136. Joseph I Galesiotes (1266–1275).
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137. John XI Bekkos (1275–1282).
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Joseph I Galesiotes (1282–1283), restored.
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138. Gregory II Cyprius (1283–1289).
139. Athanasius I (1289–1293).
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140. John XII (1293–1303).
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Athanasius I (1303–1310), restored.
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Fourteenth Century.
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140. John XII (1293–1303).
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Athanasius I (1303–1310), restored.
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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. Callistus I (1350–1354).
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148. Philotheus Kokkinos (1354–1355).
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Callistus I (1355–1363), restored.
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Philotheus Kokkinos (1363–1376), restored.
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149. Macarius (1376–1379).
150. Nilus Kerameus (1379–1388).
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151. Antony IV (1388–1390).
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Macarius (1390–1391), restored.
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Antony IV (1391–1397), restored.
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152. Callistus II Xanthopoulos (1397).
153. Matthew I (1397–1410).
Fifteenth Century.
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.
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):
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Joasaph I, Apr 1462 – Apr 1463
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Gennadius II, Apr 1463 – May 1463
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Sophronius I, May 1463 – July 1464
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Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1465
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Symeon I, autumn 1465
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Mark II, beg. 1466 – aut. 1466
According to Gemanos of Sardeis (1933–38):
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Gennadius II, sum. 1462 – sum. 1463
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Sophronius I, Aug 1463 – Aug 1464
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Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1464
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Joasaph I, beg. 1465 – beg. 1466
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Mark II, beg. 1466 – mid 1466
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Symeon I, mid 1466 – end 1466.
Patriarchs of Constantinople (since) 1466–1833.
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165. Dionysius I (end 1466–1471)
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Symeon I of Trebizond (1471–1475), restored 1st time
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166. Raphael I (1475–1476).
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167. Maximus III (1476–1482)
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Symeon I of Trebizond (1482–1486), restored 2nd time.
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168. Nephon II (1486–1488)
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Dionysius I (1488–1490), restored.
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169. Maximus IV (1491–1497)
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Nephon II (1497–1498), restored 1st time.
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170. Joachim I (1498–1502)
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Nephon II (1502), restored 2nd time.
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wiki link to original wiki article:
List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople.
16th Century:
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170. Joachim I (1498–1502)
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Nephon II (1502), restored 2nd time.
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171. Pachomius I (1503–1504)
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Joachim I (1504), restored
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Pachomius I (1504–1513), restored.
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172. Theoleptus I (1513–1522).
173. Jeremias I (1522–1524).
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174. Joannicius I (1524–1525)
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Jeremias I (1525–1546), restored.
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175. Dionysius II (1546–1556).
176. Joasaph II (1556–1565).
177. Metrophanes III (1565–1572).
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178. Jeremias II Tranos (1572–1579)
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Metrophanes III (1579–1580), restored
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Jeremias II Tranos (1580–1584), restored 1st time.
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179. Pachomius II (1584–1585).
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180. Theoleptus II (1585–1586).
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Jeremias II Tranos (1587–1595), restored 2nd time,
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181. Matthew II (1596).
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182. Gabriel I (1596)
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Theophanes I Karykes (locum tenens, 1596)
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Meletius I Pegas (locum tenens, 1597).
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183. Theophanes I Karykes (1597).
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184. Meletius I Pegas (locum tenens, 1597–1598)
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Matthew II (1598–1602), restored 1st time.
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17th Century:
Matthew II (1598–1602), restored 1st time.
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185. Neophytus II (1602–1603)
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Matthew II (1603), restored 2nd time.
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186. Raphael II (1603–1607)
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Neophytus II (1607–1612), restored.
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187. Cyril I Lucaris (locum tenens, 1612).
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188. Timothy II (1612–1620)
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Cyril I Lucaris (1620–1623), restored 1st time.
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189. Gregory IV (1623).
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190. Anthimus II (1623)
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Cyril I Lucaris (1623–1633), restored 2nd time.
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191. Cyril II Kontares (1633)
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Cyril I Lucaris (1633–1634), restored 3rd time.
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192. Athanasius III Patelaros (1634)
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Cyril I Lucaris (1634–1635), restored 4th time
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Cyril II Kontares (1635–1636), restored 1st time.
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193. Neophytus III of Nicaea (1636–1637)
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Cyril I Lucaris (1637–1638) restored 5th time
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Cyril II Kontares (1638–1639), restored 2nd time.
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194. Parthenius I (1639–1644).
195. Parthenius II (1644–1646).
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196. Joannicius II (1646–1648)
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Parthenius II (1648–1651), restored
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Joannicius II (1651–1652), restored 1st time.
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197. Cyril III (1652–1652)
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Athanasius III (1652), restored.
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198. Paisius I (1652–1653）
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Joannicius II (1653–1654), restored 2nd time
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Cyril III (1654), restored
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Paisius I (1654-1655), restored
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Joannicius II (1655–1656), restored 3rd time.
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199. Parthenius III (1656–1657).
200. Gabriel II (1657).
201. Parthenius IV (1657–1659).
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202. Theophanes II (1659).
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vacant (1659–1662).
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203. Dionysius III (1662–1665)
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Parthenius IV (1665–1667), restored 1st time.
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204. Clement (1667).
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205. Methodius III (1668–1671)
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Parthenius IV (1671), restored 2nd time.
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206. Dionysius IV Muselimes (1671–1673).
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207. Gerasimus II (1673–1674)
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Parthenius IV (1675–1676) restored 3rd time
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Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1676–1679), restored 1st time.
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208. Athanasius IV (1679).
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209. James (1679–1682)
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Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1682–1684), restored 2nd time
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Parthenius IV (1684–1685) restored 4th time
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James (1685–1686), restored 1st time
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Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1686–1687), restored 3rd time
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James (1687–1688), restored 2nd time.
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210. Callinicus II (1688).
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211. Neophytus IV (1688)
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Callinicus II (1689–1693), restored 1st time
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Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1693–1694), restored 4th time.
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Callinicus II (1694–1702), restored 2nd time.
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18th Century:
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Callinicus II (1694–1702), restored 2nd time.
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212. Gabriel III (1702–1707).
213. Neophytus V (1707).
214. Cyprianus (1707–1709).
215. Athanasius V (1709–1711).
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216. Cyril IV (1711–1713)
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Cyprianus (1713–1714), restored.
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217. Cosmas III (1714–1716).
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218. Jeremias III (1716–1726)
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Callinicus III (1726).
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219. Paisius II (1726–1732)
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Jeremias III (1732–1733), restored.
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220. Serapheim I (1733–1734).
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221. Neophytus VI (1734–1740)
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Paisius II (1740–1743), restored 1st time
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Neophytus VI (1743–1744), restored
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Paisius II (1744–1748), restored 2nd time.
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222. Cyril V (1748–1751)
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Paisius II (1751–1752), restored 2nd time
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Cyril V (1752–1757), restored 1st time.
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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).
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228. Theodosius II (1769–1773)
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Samuel I Chatzeres (1773–1774), restored.
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229. Sophronius II (1774–1780).
230. Gabriel IV (1780–1785).
231. Procopius (1785–1789).
232. Neophytus VII (1789–1794).
233. Gerasimus III (1794–1797).
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234. Gregory V (1797–1798)
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Neophytus VII (1798–1801), restored.
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19th Century:
Neophytus VII (1798–1801), restored.
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235. Callinicus V (1801–1806)
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Gregory V (1806–1808), restored 1st time
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Callinicus V (1808–1809), restored.
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236. Jeremias IV (1809–1813).
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237. Cyril VI (1813–1818)
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Gregory V (1818–1821), restored 2nd time.
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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)
Declaration of churches as autocephalous:
1) On July 23, 1833 the Church of Greece declared itself autocephalous.
2) It was followed by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1864,
3) the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1872,
4) and the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1879,
thus reducing the territorial extent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's jurisdiction.
1834–1923.
243. Constantius II (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).
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249. Anthimus VI (1845–1848)
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Anthimus IV (1848–1852), restored
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Germanus IV (1852–1853), restored
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Anthimus VI (1853–1855), restored 1st time.
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250. Cyril VII (1855–1860)
251. Joachim II (1860–1863)
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252. Sophronius III (1863–1866)
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Gregory VI (1867–1871), restored
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Anthimus VI (1871–1873), restored 2nd time
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Joachim II (1873–1878), restored.
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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).
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258. Constantine V (1897–1901)
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Joachim III (1901–1912), restored.
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20th Century:
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258. Constantine V (1897–1901)
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Joachim III (1901–1912), restored.
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259. Germanus V (1913–1918)
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vacant (1918–1921).
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260. Meletius IV (1921–1923).
On July 24, 1923 the Ottoman Empire dissolved, replaced by the Republic of Turkey
1923–present.
261. Gregory VII (1923–1924).
262. Constantine VI (1924–1925)
263. Basil III (1925–1929)
264. Photios II (1929–1935)
265. Benjamin I (1936–1946)
266. Maximus V (1946–1948)
267. Athenagoras I (1948–1972)
268. Demetrios I (1972–1991)
21st Century:
269. Bartholomew I (1991–present).
See also.
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos
Notes.
A selection of different spellings of certain names as seen on Patriarchate.org:
Dimitrios = Demetrios
Germanos = Germanus
Stephanos = Stephen
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