List of Patriarchs of Constantinople
The following is a list of the primates of the Church of Constantinople.
Contents
Bishops of Byzantium (until 325)
Apostolic era (33-100)
- St. Andrew the Apostle (founder)
- Stachys (38-54)
- Onesimus (54-68)
- Polycarpus I (69-89)
- Plutarch (89-105)
Ante-Nicene era (100-325)
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Bishops and Archbishops of Constantinople (325/331-381 inclusive)
Nicene era (325-451)
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Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 381)
Nicene era (325 – 451) cont.
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Byzantine era (451 – 843)
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Late Byzantine era (843 – 1453)
Photius I (877-886), 2nd time |
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Philotheus Kokkinos (1364-1376), 2nd time Antony IV (1391-1397), 2nd time |
Post-Imperial era (1453-1821)
Pachomius I (1504-1513), 2nd time Jeremias II Tranos (1580-1584, 2nd time) |
Joannicus II (1651-1652), 2nd time Dionysius IV Muselimes (1676-1679), 2nd time Parthenius IV (1684), 5th time James (1685-1686), 2nd time Dionysius IV Muselimes (1686), 4th time James (1687-1688), 4th time Dionysius IV Muselimes (1693-1694), 5th time Callinicus II (1694-1702), 2nd time |
Neophytus VI (1743-1744), 2nd time Paisius II (1744-1748), 3rd time Cyril V, 2nd time (1752-1757) Callinicus IV (1808-1809), 2nd time |
Modern era (1821-1917)
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Germanus IV (1852-1853), 2nd time Anthimus VI (1853-1855), 2nd time Anthimus VI (1871-1873), 3rd time Joachim II (1873-1878, 2nd time |
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Communist era (1917-1991)
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Post-Communist era (1991-Present)
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Notes
- different spelling on same names:
left column: names as seen on www.patriarchate.org
- Timotheus = Timothy
- Germanus = Germanius
- Stephanus = Stephen
See also
Autocephalous and Autonomous Churches of Orthodoxy |
Autocephalous Churches |
Four Ancient Patriarchates: Constantinople · Alexandria · Antioch · Jerusalem Russia · Serbia · Romania · Bulgaria · Georgia · Cyprus · Greece · Poland · Albania · Czech Lands and Slovakia · OCA* · Ukraine* |
Autonomous Churches |
Sinai · Finland · Estonia* · Japan* · China* · Ukraine* |
The * designates a church whose autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized. |