List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople

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Bishops of Byzantium (until 330)

1. St. Andrew the Apostle (38) - founder (St. Andrew as founder is disputed by Roman Catholics^[1])
2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54)
3. St. Onesimus (54–68)
4. Polycarpus I (69–89)
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)
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)
26. St. Metrophanes (306–314)
27. St. Alexander (314–337)

On May 11, 330 the town of Constantinople was consecrated by the Roman emperor Constantine I on the site of an already-existing city, Byzantium, thus becoming the capital of the East Roman Empire (known also as Byzantine Empire).

Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451)

28. St. Paul I ("the Confessor") (337–339)
29. Eusebius of Nicomedia (339–341)
- Paul I (341–342), restored 1st time
30. Macedonius I (342–346)
- Paul I (346–350), restored 2nd time
- Macedonius I (351–360), restored
31. Eudoxius of Antioch (360–370)
- Florentius (c. 363)
32. Demophilus (370–380)
33. Evagrius (370 or 379)
34. Maximus I (380)
35. St. Gregory I Nazianzus the Theologian (379–381)
36. Nectarius (381–397)
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
45. St. Anatolius (449–458) (Patriarch from 451)

Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451)

451–998

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)
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)
57. John III Scholasticus (565–577)
- Eutychius (577–582), restored
58. John IV Nesteutes (582–595)
59. Cyriacus (596–606)
60. St. Thomas I (607–610)
61. Sergius I (610–638)
62. Pyrrhus I (638–641)
63. Paul II (641–653)
- Pyrrhus I (653–654), restored
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)
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)
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)
86. Photios I the Great (858–867)
- Ignatius I (867–877), restored
- Photios I the Great (877–886), restored
87. Stephen I (886–893)
88. Antony II Kauleas (893–901)
89. Nicholas I Mystikos (901–907)
90. Euthymius I Synkellos (907–912)
- Nicholas I Mystikos (912–925), restored
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)

999–1453

99. Sergius II (1001–1019)
100. Eustathius (1019–1025)
101. Alexius I the Studite (1025–1043)
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)
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)
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)
131. Methodius II (1240)
- vacant (1240–1244)
132. Manuel II (1244–1255)
133. Arsenius Autoreianus (1255–1259)
134. Nicephorus II (1260–1261)
- Arsenius Autoreianus (1261–1265), restored
135. Germanus III (1266)
136. Joseph I Galesiotes (1266–1275)
137. John XI Bekkos (1275–1282)
- Joseph I Galesiotes (1282–1283), restored
138. Gregory II Cyprius (1283–1289)
139. 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. 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. 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):^[2]^:{{{3}}}

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):^[3]^:{{{3}}}

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

According to Gemanos of Sardeis (1933–38):^[4]^:{{{3}}}

Gennadius II, sum. 1462 – sum. 1463
Sophronius I, Aug 1463 – Aug 1464
Gennadius II, Aug 1464 – aut. 1464
Joasaph I, beg. 1465 – beg. 1466
Mark II, beg. 1466 – mid 1466
Symeon I, mid 1466 – end 1466

1466–1833

165. Dionysius I (end 1466–1471)
- Symeon I of Trebizond (1471–1475), restored 1st time
166. Raphael I (1475–1476)
167. 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
- Joannicius II (1655–1656), restored 3rd time
199. Parthenius III (1656–1657)
200. Gabriel II (1657)
201. Parthenius IV (1657–1659)
202. Theophanes II (1659)
- vacant (1659–1662)
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 (the Muslim) (1676–1679), restored 1st time
208. Athanasius IV (1679)
209. James (1679–1682)
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1682–1684), restored 2nd time
- Parthenius IV (1684–1685) restored 4th time
- James (1685–1686), restored 1st time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (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 (the Muslim) (1693–1694), restored 4th time
- Callinicus II (1694–1702), restored 2nd time
212. Gabriel III (1702–1707)
213. Neophytus V (1707)
214. Cyprianus I (1707–1709)
215. Athanasius V (1709–1711)
216. Cyril IV (1711–1713)
- Cyprianus I (1713–1714), restored
217. Cosmas III (1714–1716)
218. Jeremias III (1716–1726)
- Callinicus III (1726)^[5]
219. Paisius II (1726–1732)
- Jeremias III (1732–1733), restored
220. Serapheim I (1733–1734)
221. Neophytus VI (1734–1740)
- Paisius II (1740–1743), restored 1st time
- Neophytus VI (1743–1744), restored
- Paisius II (1744–1748), restored 2nd time
222. Cyril V (1748–1751)
- Paisius II (1751–1752), restored 2nd time
- Cyril V (1752–1757), restored 1st time
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)
228. Theodosius II (1769–1773)
- Samuel I Chatzeres (1773–1774), restored
229. Sophronius II (1774–1780)
230. Gabriel IV (1780–1785)
231. Procopius I (1785–1789)
232. Neophytus VII (1789–1794)
233. Gerasimus III (1794–1797)
234. Gregory V (1797–1798)
- Neophytus VII (1798–1801), restored
235. Callinicus V (1801–1806)
- Gregory V (1806–1808), restored 1st time
- Callinicus V (1808–1809), restored
236. Jeremias IV (1809–1813)
237. Cyril VI (1813–1818)
- Gregory V (1818–1821), restored 2nd time
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)

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 extension of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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)
249. Anthimus VI (1845–1848)
- Anthimus IV (1848–1852), restored
- Germanus IV (1852–1853), restored
- Anthimus VI (1853–1855), restored 1st time
250. Cyril VII (1855–1860)
251. Joachim II (1860–1863)
252. Sophronius III (1863–1866)
- Gregory VI (1867–1871), restored
- Anthimus VI (1871–1873), restored 2nd time
- Joachim II (1873–1878), restored
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)
258. Constantine V (1897–1901)
- Joachim III (1901–1912), restored
259. Germanus V (1913–1918)
- vacant (1918–1921)
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)
269. Bartholomew I (1991–present)

Notes

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

Dimitrios = Demetrios
Germanos = Germanus
Stephanos = Stephen

Citations

↑ Vailhé, S. (1908). Constantinople. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved August 2, 2014 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04301a.htm
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External links

Patriarchate.org, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
EC-patr.org, List of Ecumenical Patriarchs from the official website of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
OrthodoxWiki
OrthodoxResearchInstitute.org
Hostkingdom.net, List of most patriarchates
Home.att.net, The Orthodox Tradition
SaintsConstantineandElena.org, Orthodox Tradition and the Liturgy
Religionfacts.com, Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Orthodoxlinks.info, Directory of Orthodox Internet Resources
LasVegasOrthodox.com, Orthodox Library: History, Doctrine, Practices, Saints
Slocc.com, Background information on the Orthodox Church
OrthodoxLife.info, Portal: catalog of resources

[1] Vailhé, S. (1908). Constantinople. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved August 2, 2014 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04301a.htm

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[5] Sometimes not counted among the patriarchs.

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v t e Bishops of Byzantium and Patriarchs of Constantinople
Bishops of Byzantium (Roman period, 38–330 AD)	Andrew Stachys Onesimus Polycarpus I Plutarch Sedecion Diogenes Eleutherius Felix Polycarpus II Athenodorus Euzois Laurence Alypius Pertinax Olympianus Marcus I Philadelphus Cyriacus I Castinus Eugenius I Titus Dometius Rufinus Probus Metrophanes Alexander
Archbishops of Constantinople (Roman period, 330–451 AD)	Alexander Paul I Eusebius Macedonius I Eudoxius Evagrius Demophilus Maximus I Gregory I Nectarius John I Chrysostom Arsacius Atticus Sisinnius I Nestorius Maximianus Proclus Flavian Anatolius
Patriarchs of Constantinople (Byzantine period, 451–1453 AD)	Anatolius Gennadius I Acacius Fravitta Euphemius Macedonius II Timothy I John II Epiphanius Anthimus I Menas Eutychius John III John IV Cyriacus II Thomas I Sergius I Pyrrhus Paul II Peter Thomas II John V Constantine I Theodore I George I Paul III Callinicus I Cyrus John VI Germanus I Anastasius Constantine II Nicetas I Paul IV Tarasius Nicephorus I Theodotus I Antony I John VII Methodius I Ignatios Photios I Stephen I Antony II Nicholas I Εuthymius I Stephen II Tryphon Theophylact Polyeuctus Βasil I Αntony III Nicholas II Sisinnius II Sergius II Eustathius Alexius Michael I Constantine III John VIII Cosmas I Eustratius Nicholas III John IX Leo Michael II Cosmas II Nicholas IV Theodotus II Neophytus I Constantine IV Luke Michael III Chariton Theodosius I Basil II Nicetas II Leontius Dositheus George II John X Michael IV^† Theodore II^† Maximus II^† Μanuel I^† Germanus II^† Methodius II^† Manuel II^† Arsenius^† Nicephorus II^† Germanus III Joseph I John XI Gregory II Athanasius I John XII Nephon I John XIII Gerasimus I Isaias John XIV Isidore I Callistus I Philotheus Macarius Nilus Antony IV Callistus II Matthew I Euthymius II Joseph II Metrophanes II Gregory III Athanasius II
Patriarchs of Constantinople (Ottoman period, 1453–1923 AD)	Gennadius II Isidore II Joasaph I Sophronius I Mark II Symeon I Dionysius I Raphael I Maximus III Nephon II Maximus IV Joachim I Pachomius I Theoleptus I Jeremias I Joannicius I Dionysius II Joasaph II Metrophanes III Jeremias II Pachomius II Theoleptus II Matthew II Gabriel I Theophanes I Meletius I Neophytus II Raphael II Cyril I Timothy II Gregory IV Anthimus II Cyril II Athanasius III Neophytus III Parthenius I Parthenius II Joannicius II Cyril III Paisius I Parthenius III Gabriel II Parthenius IV Dionysius III Clement Methodius III Dionysius IV Gerasimus II Athanasius IV James Callinicus II Neophytus IV Gabriel III Neophytus V Cyprianus Athanasius V Cyril IV Cosmas III Jeremias III (Callinicus III) Paisius II Seraphim I Neophytus VI Cyril V Callinicus IV (III) Seraphim II Joannicius III Samuel Meletius II Theodosius II Sophronius II Gabriel IV Procopius Neophytus VII Gerasimus III Gregory V Callinicus V (IV) Jeremias IV Cyril VI Eugenius II Anthimus III Chrysanthus Agathangelus Constantius I Constantius II Gregory VI Anthimus IV Anthimus V Germanus IV Meletius III Anthimus VI Cyril VII Joachim II Sophronius III Joachim III Joachim IV Dionysius V Neophytus VIII Anthimus VII Constantine V Germanus V Meletius IV
Patriarchs of Constantinople (Turkish period, since 1923 AD)	Gregory VII Constantine VI Basil III Photius II Benjamin Maximus V Athenagoras Demetrius Bartholomew
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List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople

Contents

Bishops of Byzantium (until 330)

Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451)

Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451)

451–998

999–1453

1453–1466

1466–1833

1834–1923

1923–present

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