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Greek Patriarchs of Alexandria The Greek Patriarch of Alexandria is the head of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, which holds the second position of honour amongst the patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The role of the patriarch is to provide spiritual leadership and guidance to the Orthodox faithful in Africa, as well as to promote unity and cooperation among the various Orthodox churches on the continent. Throughout its history, the patriarch has played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in Africa, and has been a vocal advocate for the rights of Christians throughout the region.
The Patriarchs
Name		Tenure
Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria and All Africa
Archbishops of Alexandria
1	St Mark the Evangelist	43–61; †<75	••••
2	Anianos	61–82	••••
3	Abilios	83–95	••••
4	Kedron	96–106	••••
5	Primus	106–18	••••
6	Ioustus	118–29	••••
7	Eumenes	131–41	••••
8	Markos II	142–52	••••
9	Keladion	152–66	••••
10	Agrippinos	166–78	••••
11	Ioulianos	178–79	••••
12	Demetrios	189–232	••••
13	Hieraklas	232–48	••••
14	St Dionysios	248–64	••••
15	Maximos	265–82	••••
–	Paphnytios	282	••••
16	Theonas	282–300	••••
17	St Petros I	300–11	••••
18	Achillas	312–13	••••
Patriarchs of Alexandria and All Africa
►Title recognised 325
19	St Alexandros I	313–28	••••
20	St Athanasios I	323–73	••••
–	Pistus [rival]	335–37	••••
–	Gregorios [rival]	340–46	••••
–	Georgios [rival]	357–61	••••
–	Loukas (1) [rival]	365	••••
21	Petros II	373–80	••••
–	Loukas (2) [rival]	375–78	••••
22	Timotheos I	380–85	••••
23	Theophilos I	385–412	••••
24	St Kyrillos I	412–44	••••
25	St Dioskoros	444–51; †454	••••
►Council of Chalcedon 451 schism - Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria formed
26	St Proterios	452–57	••••
–	Timotheos II Ailouros (1)	457–60	••••
27	Timotheos III (1)	460–75	••••
–	Timotheos II Ailouros (2)	475–77	••••
28	Petros III (1)	477	••••
[27]	Timotheos III (2)	477–82†	••••
[28]	Petros III (2)	482–89	••••
29	Ioannes I	482†	••••
30	Athanasios II	489–96	••••
31	Ioannes II	496–505	••••
32	Ioannes III	505–16	••••
33	Dioskoros II	516–17	••••
34	Timotheos IV	517–35	••••
35	Theodosios I	535–36; †566	••••
36	Gainas	535	••••
37	Paulos	537–40	••••
38	Zoilos	541–51	••••
39	Apollinarios	551–69	••••
40	Ioannes IV	569–79	••••
►Vacant 579–81
41	St Eulogios I	581–607	••••
42	St Theodoros I	607–09	••••
43	St Ioannes V	610–19	••••
►Vacant 619–21
44	Georgios I	621–31	••••
45	Kyros	631–43	••••
46	Petros IV	643–51	••••
►Vacant 651–727
–	Theodoros II (coadjutor)	c. 662	••••
–	Petros V (coadjutor)	c. 680	••••
–	Petros VI (coadjutor)	c. 691	••••
–	Theophylaktos (coadjutor)	c. 695	••••
–	Onopsos (coadjutor)	c. 1711	••••
47	Kosmas I	727–68	••••
48	Politianos	768–813	••••
49	Eustathios	813–17	••••
50	Christophoros I	817–41	••••
51	Sophronios I	841–60	••••
52	Michael I	860–70	••••
53	Michael II	870–903	••••
►Vacant 903–07
54	Christodoulos	907–32	••••
55	Eutychios	933–40	••••
56	Sophronios II	941	••••
57	Isaak	941–54	••••
58	Iob	954–60	••••
►Vacant 960–63
59	Elias I	963–1000	••••
60	St Arsenios	1000–10	••••
61	Theophilos II	1010–20	••••
62	Georgios II	1021–52	••••
63	Leontios	1052–59	••••
64	Alexandros II	1059–62	••••
65	Ioannes VI	1062–1100	••••
67	Theodosios II	1100–?	••••
68	Kyrillos II	1110–?	••••
69	Sabbas	1117?	••••
70	Eulogios II	1130?	••••
71	Sophronios III	<1166–71	••••
72	Elias II	1171–75	••••
73	Eleutherios	1175–80	••••
74	Markos III	1180–1209	••••
75	Nikolaus I	1210–43	••••
76	Gregorios I	1243–63	••••
77	Nikolaus II	1263–76	••••
78	Athanasios III	1276–1316	••••
79	Gregorios II	1316–54	••••
80	Gregorios III	1354–66	••••
81	Nephon	1366–85	••••
82	Markos IV	1385–89	••••
83	Nikolaus III	1389–98	••••
84	Gregorios IV	1398–1412	••••
85	Nikolaus IV	1412–17	••••
86	Athanasios IV	1417–25	••••
87	Markos V	1425–35	••••
88	Philotheos I	1435–59	••••
89	Markos VI	1459–84	••••
90	Gregorios V	1484–86	••••
91	Ioakeim I	1486–1567	••••
►Vacant 1567–69
92	Silbestros	1569–90	••••
93	Meletios I, Patr of Constantinople	1590–1601	Pegas
94	Kyrillos III, Patr of Constantinople	1601–20	Lascaris (172)
95	Gerasimos I	1620–36	Spartaliotes
96	Metrophanes	1636–39	Kritopoulos
97	Nicephoros	1639–45	Klarontzanes
98	Ioannikios	1645–57	Kos
99	Paisios	1657–78; †1681	••••
100	Parthenios I	1678–88	Prochoros
101	Gerasimos II	1688–1710; †1714	Palidas
102	Samouel (1)	1710–12	Kapasoules
103	Kosmas II, Patr of Constantinople (1)	1712–14	••••
[102]	Samouel (2)	1714–23	••••
[103]	Kosmas II, Patr of Constantinople (2)	1723–36	••••
104	Kosmas III	1737–46	Kalokagathos
105	Matthaios	1746–66; †1775	Psaltes
106	Kyprianos, AB of Cyprus	1766–83	••••
107	Gerasimos III	1783–88	Gemares
108	Parthenios II	1788–1805	Pankostas
109	Theophilos III	1805–25	Pankostas
110	Hierotheos I	1825–45	••••
111	Artemios	1845–47; †1852	••••
112	Hierotheos II	1847–58	Staphylopates
113	Kallinikos	1858–61; †1889	Olympios
114	Iakobos II	1861–65	Pankostas
115	Nikanor	1866–69	••••
116	Sophronios IV, Patr of Constantinople (2)	1870–99	••••
117	Photios	1900–25	••••
118	Meletios II, Patr of Constantinople (2)	1926–35	Metaxakes
119	Nikolaos V	1936–39	Euangelides
120	Christophoros II	1939–66; †1967	Danielides
Locum tenens: Konstantinos Katsarakes		1966–68	Katsarakes
121	Nikolaus VI	1968–86	Barelopoulos
122	Parthenios III	1987–96	Koinides
123	Petros VII	1997–2004	Papapetrou
124	Theodoros II	2004–; *1954	Horeftakis

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