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Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch The Patriarch of Antioch is elected by the Holy Synod, the patriarchate's governing body, and is responsible for the spiritual and administrative leadership of the church. He is considered to be the third most senior Orthodox bishop in the world, after the Patriarchs of Constantinople and Alexandria. This list of patriarchs who have led the church spans centuries, beginning with St Peter the Apostle, who is traditionally believed to have founded the Christian community in Antioch. Throughout history, the patriarchs played essential roles in the development of the Church, navigating the challenges posed by various empires and rulers during certain historical periods, particularly the Byzantine and Ottoman era, and during changes within its own leadership.
The Patriarchs
Name		Tenure
Patriarchs of Antioch and All the East
Bishops of Antioch
1	St Peter (Petros I)	c. 37–53; †> AD 64	••••
2	Euodios	c. 53–68	••••
3	Ignatios I	c. 68 –107	••••
4	Heron I	c. 107–27	••••
5	Kornelios	c. 127 –54	••••
6	Heron II/Heros	c. 154–64	••••
7	Theophilos	c. 169–182	••••
8	Maximinos I	182–91	••••
9	Serapion	191–11	••••
10	Asklepiades	211–20	••••
11	Philetos	220–31	••••
12	Zebinnos	231–237	••••
13	Babylas	237–53	••••
14	Phabios	253–56	••••
15	Demetrianos	256–60	••••
16	Amphilochius?	c. 263	••••
17	Paulos I (titular 268–72)	260–68 dep	••••
18	Domnos I	268–73	••••
19	Timaios	273-82	••••
20	Kyrillos I	283–303	••••
21	Tyrannos	304–14	••••
22	Vitalis	314-220	••••
23	Philogonos	320–23	••••
24	Paulinos I	323–24	••••
25	Eustathios	324–37	••••
26	Euphronios	333–34	••••
27	Eulalios (titular 330–37)	331–33	••••
28	Paulinus?	c. 332	••••
29	Euphronios	333–34	••••
30	Philaklos/Placentius	334–42	••••
31	Stephanos I	342–44	••••
32	Leontios	344–57	••••
33	Eudoxios, Patr of Constantinople	358–59	••••
34	Annanios/Ammianus	359	••••
►Meletian Schism 360–415
35	Meletios I	360–81	••••
36	Phlabianos I	381–404	••••
37	Porphyrios	404–12	••••
38	Arian rival succession: Euzois	360–76	••••
39	Arian rival succession: Dorotheos	376–81	••••
40	Nicene rival succession: Paulinos II	362–88	••••
41	Nicene rival succession: Euagrios	388–92/3	••••
42	Apollinarian rival succession: Vitalis	375	••••
43	Alexandros I	412-17	••••
44	Theodotos	417–28	••••
45	Ioannes I	429–42	••••
46	Domnos II	442–49	••••
Patriarchs of Antioch 451
47	Maximinos II	449–55	••••
48	Basileios	456–58	••••
49	Akakios	458–61	••••
50	Martyrios	461–65	••••
51	Petros II (1)	465–66	••••
52	Iulianos	466–74	••••
(51)	Petros II (2)	474–75	••••
53	Ioannes II	475–90	••••
54	Stephanos II	490-95	••••
55	Stephanos (III)?	c. 493	••••
56	Kallandion	495-96	••••
57	Ioannes (III) Codonatus?	c. 495	••••
58	Palladios	496–98	••••
59	Phlavianos II	498–512	••••
60	Severos (titular 518–38)	512–18 dep	al–Antakhah
►Schism 518 - formation of separate Syrian Orthodox Church
61	Paulos II	518–21	Xenodokos
62	Euphrasios	521–28	ibn Malaha
63	Ephraimios	528–46	••••
64	Sergios	544	••••
65	Domnos III	546–61	••••
66	Anastasios I (1)	561–71	al-Sinaitah
67	Gregorios I	571–94	al-Sinaitah
(66)	Anastasios I (2)	593–99	al-Sinaitah
68	Anastasios II	599–610	••••
69	Gregorios II	610–20	••••
70	Anastasios III	620–28	••••
71	Makedonios	628–40	••••
►Muslim conquest of Antioch 637
72	Georgios I	640–56	••••
73	Makarios I	656–81	••••
74	Theophanes	681–87	••••
75	Sebastianos	687–90	••••
76	Georgios II	690–95	••••
77	Alexandros II	695–702	••••
►Interregnum 702–42
78	Stephanos III	742–44	••••
79	Theophylact	744–51	ibn Qanbara
80	Theodoros I	751–97	••••
81	Ioannes IV	797–810	••••
82	Iob I	810–26	••••
83	Nikolaos I	826–34	••••
84	Sim'an I	834–40	ibn Zarnaq
85	Elias I	840–52	••••
86	Theodosios I	852–60	••••
87	Nikolaos II	860–79	••••
88	Michael I	879–90	••••
89	Zakharías	890–902	••••
90	Georgios III	902–17	••••
91	Iob II	917–39	••••
92	Eustratius	939–60	••••
93	Christophoros I	960–66	••••
94	Theodoros II	966–77	••••
►Antioch recovered by Byzantines 969
95	Agapios	977–95	••••
96	Ioannes V	995–1000	Polites
97	Nikolaos III	1000–03	••••
98	Elias II	1003–10	••••
99	Georgios Laskaris/Theodoros II (III)	1010–15	••••
100	Makarios (II) the Virtuous	1015–23	••••
101	Eleutherius	1023–28	••••
102	Petros III	1028–51	••••
103	Ioannes VI/Dionysos	1051–62	••••
104	Aimilianos	1062–75	••••
►Ottoman conquest of Antioch 1071
105	Theodosios II	1075–84	Chrysoberges
106	Nikephoros	1084–90	••••
107	Ioannes VII	1090–1155	Oxeites
►Crusader conquest of Antioch 1098
108	Ioannes IX (VIII)	1155–59	••••
109	Euthymios I	1159–64	••••
110	Makarios II (III)	1164–66	••••
111	Athanasios I	1166–80	••••
112	Theodosios III	1180–82	••••
113	Elias III	1182–84	••••
114	Christophoros II	1184–85	••••
►Patriarchate exiled from Antioch to Constantinople
115	Theodoros IV/Balsamon	1185–99	••••
116	Ioakeim I	1199–1219	••••
117	Dorotheus I	1219–45	••••
118	Sim'an II	1245–68	ibn Abi Sa'ib
119	Euthymios II	1268–69	••••
►Mamaluk conquest of Antioch 1268, Patriarchate returns from exile
120	Theodosios IV	1269–76	••••
121	Theodosios V	1276–85	Villehardouin
122	Arsenios	1285–93	••••
–	Kyrillos II	1287–c. 1308	••••
123	Dionysos	1293–1308	••••
124	Markos I	1308–42	••••
►Patriarchate transferred to Damascus 1342
125	Ignatios II	1342–86	••••
126	Pachomios I	1386–93	••••
127	Neilos	1393–1401	••••
128	Michael III (II)	1401–10	••••
129	Pachomios II	1410–11	al-Hawrani
130	Ioakeim II	1411–26	••••
131	Markos III (II)	1426–36	••••
132	Dorotheus II	1436–54	ibn al-Sabbuni
133	Michael IV (III)	1454–76	ibn al-Mawardi
134	Markos IV (III)	1476	••••
135	Ioakeim III	1476–83	••••
136	Gregorios III	1483–97	••••
137	Dorotheus III	1497–1523	ibn al-Sabbuni
138	Michael V (IV)	1523–41	ibn al-Mawardi
139	Dorotheus IV	1541–43	••••
140	Ioakeim IV	1543–76	ibn Jumma
141	Michael VI (V)	1577–81	Sabbagh
142	Ioakeim V	1581–92	ibn Daww
143	Ioakeim VI	1593–1604	Ziyada
144	Dorotheus V	1604–11	ibn al-Ahmar
145	Athanasios III	1611–19	al-Dabbas
146	Ignatios III	1619–31	Atiyah
147	Euthymios III	1635–36	al-Karmah
148	Euthymios IV	1636–48	••••
149	Makarios III (IV)	1648–72	al-Zaim
150	Neophytus	1674–84	••••
151	Athanasios IV (1)	1686–94	al-Dabbas
152	Kyrillos III	1694–1720	al-Zaim
(151)	Athanasios IV (2)	1720–24	al-Dabbas
–	Ioakeim VII	1724	••••
►Schism - formation of separate Melkite Greek Catholic Church 1724
153	Silbestros	1724-66	••••
154	Philemon	1766–67	••••
155	Daniel	1767–91	••••
156	Anthemios	1792–1813	••••
157	Serapheim	1813–23	••••
158	Methodios	1843–50	••••
159	Hierotheos	1850–85	Hagiotaphites
160	Gerasimos	1885–91	Propapas
161	Spiridon	1892–98	••••
162	Meletios II	1899–1906	Doumani
163	Gregorios IV	1906–28	Haddad
164	Alexandros III	1928–58	Tahan
–	Apifaniyus	1935–	••••
165	Theodosios VI	1958–70	Abu Raijaili
166	Elias IV	1970–79	Muawad
167	Ignatios IV	1979–2012	Hazim
168	Ioannes X	2013–; *1955	Yazigi

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