List of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople

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This is a list of the Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople.

Bishops of Byzantium (until 330 AD)[edit]

Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451 AD)[edit]

Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451 AD)[edit]

451–998 AD[edit]

This page of the iconodule Chludov Psalter illustrates the line "They gave me gall to eat; and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink" with a picture of a soldier offering Christ vinegar on a sponge attached to a pole. John VII Grammaticus is depicted rubbing out a painting of Christ with a similar sponge attached to a pole. John is caricatured, here as on other pages, with untidy straight hair sticking out in all directions, which was considered ridiculous by the Byzantines.

999–1453[edit]

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[edit]

There are different suggestions by scholars for the succession of the Patriarchs from 1462 to 1466. The main positions are the following:

1466–1833[edit]

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[edit]

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

1923–present[edit]

Ecclesiastical Names of the Bishops of Byzantium/Archbishops of Constantinople/Patriarchs of Constantinople[edit]

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.

Rank Name # 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)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

  • Dimitrios = Demetrios
  • Germanos = Germanus
  • Stephanos = Stephen

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Grumel, Venance (1943). "La chronologie des patriarches de Constantinople de 1111 à 1206". Revue des études byzantines. 1: 263. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1943.909. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ Kiminas, Demetrius (2009). The Ecumenical Patriarchate. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 30–51. ISBN 978-1-4344-5876-6.
  3. ^ Vitalien, Laurent (1968). "Les premiers patriarches de Constantinople sous la domination turque (1454-1476)" (PDF). Revue des études byzantines (26): 229–263. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1968.1407.
  4. ^ Σαρδεων Γερμανος (1933–38). "Συµβολή εις τους πατριαρχικούς καταλόγους Κωνσταντινουπόλεως από της αλώσεως και εξής". Ορθοδοξια (8–13).(in Greek)
  5. ^ Google Books website, A Reference Guide to Modern Armenian Literature, 1500-1920, edited by Kevork B. Bardakjian, page 58
  6. ^ Sometimes not counted among the patriarchs.

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