THE SEVEN APOSTOLIC SEES

CATHOLIC POPES OF ROME

(SEE OF SAINT PETER)

Place of Residence: Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint Peter (the Apostle)
Saint Linus
Saint Anacletus
Saint Clement I
Saint Evaristus

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

Saint Alexander I
Saint Sixtus I
Saint Telesphorus
Saint Hyginus
Saint Pius I
Saint Anicetus
Saint Soter
Saint Eleutherius
Saint Victor I
Saint Zephyrinus

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Saint Callixtus I
Saint Hippolytus +
Saint Urban I
Saint Pontian
Saint Anterus
Saint Fabian
Saint Cornelius
Saint Lucius I
Saint Stephen I
Saint Sixtus II
Saint Dionysius
Saint Felix I
Saint Eutychian
Saint Caius
Saint Marcellinus

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Saint Marcellus I
Saint Eusebius
Saint Miltiades
Saint Sylvester I
Saint Mark
Saint Julius I
Saint Liberius
Saint Felix II +
Saint Damasus I
Saint Siricius
Saint Anastasius I

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Saint Innocent I
Saint Zosimus
Saint Boniface I
Saint Celestine I
Saint Sixtus III
Saint Leo I
Saint Hilarius
Saint Simplicius
Saint Felix III
Saint Gelasius I
Saint Anastasius II
Saint Symmachus

6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)

Saint Hormisdas
Saint John I
Saint Felix IV
Boniface II
John II
Saint Agapetus I
Saint Silverius
Vigilius
Pelagius I
John III
Benedict I
Pelagius II
Saint Gregory I

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Sabinian
Boniface III
Saint Boniface IV
Saint Adeodatus I
Boniface V
Honorius I
Severinus
John IV
Theodore I
Saint Martin I
Saint Eugene I
Saint Vitalian
Saint Adeodatus II
Boniface V
Donus
Saint Agatho
Saint Leo II
Saint Benedict II
John V
Conon
Saint Sergius I

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

John VI
John VII
Sisinnius
Constantine
Saint Gregory II
Saint Gregory III
Saint Zachary
Pope-Elect Stephen (II) +
Stephen III (II)
Saint Paul I
Stephen IV (III)
Adrian I
Saint Leo III

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

Stephen V (IV)
Saint Paschal I
Eugene II
Valentine
Gregory IV
Sergius II
Saint Leo IV
Benedict III
Saint Nicholas I
Adrian II
John VIII
Martin II (Marinus I)
Saint Adrian III
Stephen VI (V)
Formosus
Boniface VI
Stephen VII (VI)
Romanus
Theodore II
John IX
Benedict IV

10TH CENTURY (901 CE-1000)

Leo V
Christopher +
Sergius III
Anastasius III
Lando
John X
Leo VI
Stephen VIII (VII)
John XI
Leo VII
Stephen IX (VIII)
Martin III (Marinus II)
Agapetus II
John XII
Benedict V
Leo VIII
John XIII
Benedict VI
Boniface VII +
Benedict VII
John XIV
John XV
Gregory V
John XVI +
Sylvester II

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

John XVII
John XVIII
Sergius IV
Benedict VIII
John XIX
Benedict IX
Sylvester III
Gregory VI
Clement II
Damasus II
Saint Leo IX
Victor II
Stephen X (IX)
Benedict X +
Nicholas II
Alexander II
Saint Gregory VII
Blessed Victor II
Blessed Urban II
Paschal II

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

Gelasius II
Callixtus II
Honorius II
Innocent II
Celestine II
Lucius II
Blessed Eugene III
Anastasius IV
Adrian IV
Alexander III
Lucius III
Urban III
Gregory VIII
Clement III
Celestine III
Innocent III
13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)
Honorius III
Gregory IX (Perugia)
Celestine IV
Innocent IV (Perugia)
Alexander IV (Viterbo)
Clement IV
Urban IV (Viterbo, Orvieto, Perugia)
Blessed Gregory X
Blessed Innocent V
Adrian V (Viterbo)
John XX (XXI) (Viterbo)
Nicholas III (Viterbo)
Martin IV (Orvieto)
Honorius IV
Nicholas IV (Orvieto)
Saint Celestine V
Boniface VIII (Orvieto)

14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)

Blessed Benedict XI (Perugia)
Clement V (Avignon)
John XXI (XXII) (Avignon)
Benedict XII (Avignon)
Clement VI (Avignon)
Innocent VI (Avignon)
Blessed Urban V (Avignon)
Gregory XI (Avignon)
Urban VI
Boniface IX

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

Innocent VII
Gregory XII
Alexander V + (Pisa)
John XXII (XXIII) + (Pisa)
Martin V
Eugene IV
Felix V +
Nicholas V
Callixtus III
Pius II
Paul II
Sixtus IV
Innocent VIII
Alexander VI
16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)
Pius III
Julius II
Leo X
Adrian VI
Clement VII
Paul III
Julius III
Marcellus II
Paul IV
Pius IV
Saint Pius V
Gregory XIII
Sixtus V
Urban VII
Gregory XIV
Innocent IX
Clement VIII

17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)

Leo XI
Paul V
Gregory XV
Urban VIII
Alexander VII
Clement IX
Clement X
Blessed Innocent XI
Alexander VIII
Innocent XII

18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)

Clement XI
Innocent XIII
Servant of God Benedict XIII
Clement XII
Benedict XIV
Clement XIII
Clement XIV
Pius VI

19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)

Servant of God Pius VII
Leo XII
Pius VIII
Gregory XVI
Blessed Pius IX
Leo XIII

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

Saint Pius X
Benedict XV
Pius XI
Pius XII
Saint John XXIII
Saint Paul VI
Blessed John Paul I
Saint John Paul II
21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)
Benedict XVI
Francis* (March 13, 2013 - Present)
TBD
TBD
TBD

22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)

TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD
Noted: (+)
● Antipopes are previously included as legitimate popes and removed
for some reasons by the Catholic Church for the apostolic
succession (such as mistaken included, the legality of their papacy,
etc.). This rule creates confusion due to the numbering of the popes.
Some of the antipopes are still included for numeral purposes in the
other lists to this day.
● From 1257–1377, the pope, though the bishop of Rome, resided in
Viterbo, Orvieto, Perugia, and lastly Avignon. The return of the popes
to Rome after the Avignon Papacy was followed by the Western
Schism: the division of the Western Church between two and, for a
time, three competing papal claimants.

PATRIARCHS OF CONSTANTINOPLE
(SEE OF SAINT ANDREW)

Place of Residence: Saint George’s Cathedral, Istanbul, Turkey

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint Andrew (the Apostle)
Saint Stachys (the Apostle)
Saint Onesimus
Polycarpus I
Plutarch

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

Sedecion
Diogenes
Eleutherius
Felix
Polycarpus II
Athenodorus
Euzois
Laurence
Alypius
Pertinax
Olympianus
Mark I

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Philadelphus
Cyriacus I
Saint Castinus
Eugenius
Saint Titus
Dometius
Rufinus I
Probus

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Saint Metrophanes I
Saint Alexander
Saint Paul I
Eusebius
Macedonius I
Eudoxius
Demophilus
Evagrius
Maximus I
Saint Gregory I
Saint Nectarius
Saint John I

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Arsacius
Saint Atticus
Sisinnius I
Nestorius
Maximianus
Saint Flavian I
Saint Anatolius
Saint Gennadius I
Saint Acacius
Flavian II
Saint Macedonius II

6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)

Timothy I
John II
Epiphanius
Anthimus I
Saint Menas
Saint Eutychius
Saint John III
Saint John IV
Cyriacus II

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Saint Thomas I
Sergius I
Pyrrhus I
Paul II
Peter
Saint Thomas II
John V
Constantine I
Theodore I
George I
Paul III
Callinicus I

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

Saint Cyrus
John VI
Saint Germanus I
Anastasius
Constantine II
Nicetas I
Saint Paul IV
Saint Tarasius

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

Saint Nicephorus I
Theodotus I
Antony I
John VII
Saint Methodius I
Saint Ignatius I
Saint Photius I
Saint Stephen I
Saint Antony II

10TH CENTURY (901 CE-1000)

Saint Nicholas I
Euthymius I
Saint Stephen II
Saint Tryphon
Theophylactus
Saint Polyeuctus
Basil I
Antony III
Saint Nicholas II
Sisinnius II

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

Sergius II
Saint Eustatius
Alexius I
Michael I
Saint Constantine III
Saint John VIII
Saint Cosmas I
Eustratius
Nicholas III

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

John IX
Leo
Michael II
Chariton
Theodosius I
Basil II
Nicetas II
Leontius
Dositheus
George II
John X

13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)

Michael IV
Theodore II
Maximus II
Manuel I
Germanus II
Methodius II
Manuel II
Arsenius
Nicephorus II
Germanus III
Saint Joseph I
John XI
Gregory II
Saint Athanasius I
John XII

14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)

Nephon I
John XIII
Gerasimus I
Isaias
John XIV
Isidore I
Callistus I
Saint Philotheus I
Macarius
Nilus
Antony IV
Saint Callistus II
Matthew I

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

Euthymius II
Joseph II
Metrophanes II
Saint Gregory III
Athanasius II
Gennadius II
Isidore II
Joasaph I
Sophronius I
Mark II
Simon I
Saint Dionysius I
Raphael I
Saint Maximus III
Saint Nephon II
Maximus IV
Joachim I

16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)

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
Saint Meletius I

17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)

Neophytos II
Raphael II
Cyril I
Timothy II
Gregory IV
Anthimus II
Cyril II
Saint Athanasius III
Neophytos III
Parthenius I
Parthenius II
Joannicius II
Cyril III
Paisius I
Saint Parthenius III
Saint Gabriel II
Parthenius IV
Theophanes II
Dionysius III
Clement
Methodius III
Dionysius IV
Gerasimus II
Athanasius IV
James
Callinicus II
Neophytos IV
18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)
Gabriel III
Neophytos V
Cyprianus I
Athanasius V
Cyril IV
Cosmas III
Jeremias III
Paisius II
Seraphim I
Neophytos VI
Cyril V
Callinicus IV
Seraphim II
Joannicius III
Samuel I
Meletius II
Theodosius II
Sophronius II
Gabriel IV
Procopius
Neophytos VII
Gerasimus III
Saint Gregory V
19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)
Callinicus V
Jeremias IV
Cyril VI
Eugenius II
Anthimus III
Chrysanthus I
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
Neophytos VIII
Anthimus VII
Constantine V

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

Germanus V
Meletius IV
Gregory VII
Constantine VI
Basil III
Photios II
Benjamin I
Maximus V
Athenagoras I
Demetrius I
Bartholomew I* (November 02, 1991 - Present)
21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)
TBD (TBD)
TBD
TBD

22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)

TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD

Note:
● After the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923, the
Turkish state only recognises the patriarch as the spiritual leader of the
Greek minority in Turkey, and officially refers to him as the "Greek
Orthodox Patriarch of the Phanar" or "Roman Orthodox Patriarch of
Constantinople" (Turkish: Fener Rum Ortodoks Patriği; Phanar is the
neighborhood in Istanbul where the patriarchate is located). According to
Turkish law, still in force today, he is subject to the authority of the
Republic of Turkey; however, Turkey allows the Standing Synod of
Metropolitan Bishops to elect the patriarch. To be electable, Turkish law
requires the candidates to be Turkish citizens by birth. Since the
establishment of modern Turkey, the position of the ecumenical patriarch
has been filled by Turkish-born citizens of Greek ethnicity. As nearly all
Greek Orthodox have left Turkey, this considerably narrows the field of
candidates for succession.

COPTIC POPES OF ALEXANDRIA

 (SEE OF SAINT MARK)

Place of Residence: Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Cairo, Egypt

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint Mark (the Evangelist)
Saint Anianus
Saint Avilius
Saint Kedron

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

Saint Primus
Saint Justus
Saint Eumenius
Saint Markianos
Saint Celadion
Saint Agrippinus
Saint Julian
Saint Demetrius I

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Saint Heraclas
Saint Dionysius
Saint Maximus
Saint Theonas

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Saint Peter I
Saint Achillas
Saint Alexander I
Saint Athanasius I
Saint Peter II
Saint Timothy I
Saint Theophilus I

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Saint Cyril I
Saint Dioscorus I
Saint Timothy II
Saint Peter III
Saint Athanasius I
Saint John I

6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)

Saint John II
Saint Dioscorus II
Saint Timothy III
Saint Theodosius I
Saint Peter IV
Saint Damian

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Saint Anastasius
Saint Andronicus
Saint Benjamin I
Saint Agathon
John III
Saint Isaac
Saint Simon I

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

Saint Alexander II
Saint Cosmas I
Saint Theodore I
Saint Michael I
Mina I
Saint John IV
Saint Mark II

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

Saint James
Saint Simon II
Saint Joseph
Saint Michael II
Saint Cosmas II
Saint Shenouda I
Saint Michael III

10TH CENTURY (901 CE-1000)

Saint Gabriel I
Saint Cosmas III
Saint Macarius I
Saint Theophilus II
Mina II
Saint Abraham
Philotheos

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

Saint Zacharias
Shenouda II
Saint Christodoulos
Saint Cyril II
Saint Michael IV

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

Saint Macarius II
Saint Gabriel II
Saint Michael V
Saint John V
Mark III
John VI

13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)

Saint Cyril III
Athanasius III
Saint Gabriel III
Saint John VII
Theodosius II
14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)
Saint John VIII
Saint John IX
Benjamin II
Saint Peter V
Mark IV
Saint John X
Saint Gabriel IV
Matthew I

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

Gabriel V
Saint John XI
Saint Matthew II
Gabriel VI
Mark VI
John XII
John XIII

16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)

Saint Gabriel VII
Saint John XIV
Saint Gabriel VIII

17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)

Mark V
Saint John XV
Saint Matthew III
Saint Mark VI
Saint Matthew IV
Saint John XVI

18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)

Saint Peter VI
Saint John XVII
Saint Mark VII
Saint John XVIII
Saint Mark VIII

19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)

Saint Peter VII
Cyril IV
Demetrius II
Cyril V

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

John XIX
Macarius III
Joseph II
Saint Cyril VI
Shenouda III

21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)

Theodore II* (November 18, 2012 - Present)
TBD
TBD

22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)

TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD

Note:
● Pope (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ, papa) has been the specific designation for the
Archbishop of Alexandria, Patriarch of Egypt, and the See of Saint Mark,
whose ecclesiastic title is, Papa Abba, the Abba stands for the devotion of
all monastics, from Pentapolis in the West to Constantinople in the East, to
his guidance.
● Historically, this office has held the title of Papa, Father in Coptic, since
Papa Heracleus, 13th Alexandrine Patriarch (232–249 AD) was first to
associate with the title three centuries before it was assumed by John I, the
Bishop of Rome (523–526), who ratified the Alexandrian computation of the
date of Easter. Bestowing the title on Rome's Pontiff did not strip it from
 Alexandria's, and the Roman Catholic Church recognizes this. From the
Roman Catholic viewpoint, this title does not have the same meaning as
that of the Bishop of Rome, who was the only Primate in the West to be
given the title of Pope at the beginning of the 5th century. The Pope of
Rome is considered by the Roman Catholic Church as the Supreme Pontiff,
holding the office of the Roman See (being one of the successors of Saint
Peter). On the other hand, both the Oriental Orthodox and Byzantine
Orthodox Churches respond by saying that their respective heads are
equal to Rome and also note that Rome has deviated too much already
from their original understanding.
● The Roman Catholic Church considers that the Pope of Rome ranks higher
than the four other popes and patriarchs of the Major Apostolic Thrones
(Alexandria, Constantinople, Antioch, and Jerusalem). The Coptic Orthodox
Church does not accept this viewpoint.

PATRIARCHS OF ANTIOCH
(SEE OF SAINT PETER)

Place of Residence: Mariamite Cathedral, Damascus, Syria

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint Peter (the Apostle)
Saint Evodius
Saint Ignatius I
Saint Herodion I

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

Saint Cornelius
Herodion II
Saint Theophilus
Maximus I
Saint Serapion

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Saint Asclepiades
Philetus
Zebinnus
Saint Babylas
Fabius
Demetrius
Amphilochius
Paul I
Domnus I
Timaeus
Cyril I
Tyrannion

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Vitalius I
Saint Philogonius
Paulinus I
Saint Eustathius
Eulalius
Euphronius
Flacillus
Stephen I
Leontius
Eudoxius
Saint Meletius I
Anianus
Euzoius
Dorotheus I
Paulinus II
Evagrius
Vitalius II
Saint Flavian I

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Porphyrus
Alexander I
Theodotus
John I
Domnus II
Maximus II
Basil
Acacius
Martyrius
Peter II
Julian
John II
Stephen II
Stephen III
Calendion
John III
Palladius

6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)

Saint Flavian II
Saint Severus
Paul II
Euphrasius
Saint Ephrem
Domnus III
Saint Anastasius I
Gregory I
Saint Anastasius II

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Gregory II
Anastasius III
Macedonius
George I
Macarius I
Theophanes
Sebastian
George II
Alexander II

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

Stephen IV
Theophylact
Theodore I
John IV

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

Job I
Nicholas I
Simon I
Elias I
Theodosius I
Nicholas II
Michael I
Zacharias

10TH CENTURY (901 CE-1000)

George III
Job II
Eustratius
Theocharistus
Christopher I
Theodore II
Agapius I
John V

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

Nicholas III
Elias II
George IV
Macarius II
Eleutherius
Peter III
Basil II
Theodore III
John VI
Aemilian
Theodosius II
Nicephorus
John VII

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

John VIII +
John IX
Euthymius I
Macarius III
Athanasius I
Theodosius III
Elias III
Christopher II
Theodore IV
Joachim I

13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)

Dorotheus II
Simon II
Euthymius II
Theodosius IV
Theodosius V
Arsenius
Dionysius

14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)

Mark I
Ignatius II
Pachomius I
Nilus

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

Michael II
Pachomius II
Joachim II
Mark II
Dorotheus III
Michael III
Mark III
Joachim III
Gregory III
Dorotheus IV

16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)

Michael IV
Dorotheus V
Joachim IV
Michael V
Joachim V
Joachim VI

17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)

Dorotheus VI
Athanasius II
Ignatius III
Cyril II
Euthymius III
Euthymius IV
Macarius IV
Neophytos
Athanasius III
Cyril III

18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)

Sylvester
Philemon
Daniel
Euthymius V

19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)

Seraphim
Methodius
Hierotheos
Gerasimus
Spyridon
Meletius II

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

Gregory IV
Alexander III
Theodosius VI
Elias IV
Ignatius IV

21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)

John X* (February 10, 2013 - Present)
TBD

22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)

TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD

Note:
● John X of Antioch was elected Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch and All
the East on December 17, 2012. John X is the leader of the Antiochian
Orthodox Church, and this is one of the major hierarchies in the Eastern
Orthodox Church. His see is based in Damascus and uses the Byzantine
liturgy.
● Today, five churches claim the title of patriarch of Antioch; three of these
are autonomous Eastern Catholic particular churches in full communion
with the pope of Rome. All five see themselves as part of the Antiochene
heritage and claim a right to the Antiochene See-through apostolic
succession, although none are currently based in the city of Antakya. This
 multiplicity of Patriarchs of Antioch as well as their lack of location in
Antioch reflects the troubled history of Christianity in the region, which has
been marked by internecine struggles and persecution, particularly since
the Islamic conquest. Indeed, the Christian population in the original
territories of the Antiochene patriarchs has been all but eliminated by
assimilation and expulsion, with the region's current Christians forming a
small minority.

PATRIARCHS OF JERUSALEM
(CHURCH OF ZION)

Place of Residence: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint James the Less (the Apostle)
Saint Simon the Zealot (the Apostle)

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

Saint Justus I
Saint Zacchaeus
Saint Tobias
Saint Benjamin I
Saint John I
Saint Matthias
Saint Philip
Senecas
Justus II
Levis
Ephram I
Joseph I
Judas
Saint Mark I
Cassianus
Poplius
Maximus I
Julian
Gaius I
Symmachus
Gaius II
Capion
Maximus II
Antoninus
Valens
Dolichianus
Saint Narcissus

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Dius
Germanion
Gordios
Saint Alexander
Mazabanis
Imeneus
Saint Zamudas

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Hermon
Saint Macarius I
Saint Maximus III
Saint Cyril I
Saint John II

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Saint Praulius
Saint Juvenal
Anastasius I
Martyrius
Sallustrius
Elias I

6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)

Saint John III
Peter
Macarius II
Eustochius
John IV
Amos

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Isaac
Zacharias
Saint Modestus
Saint Sophronius I
Anastasius II

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

John V
John VI
Theodore
Elias II
Saint George

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

Saint Thomas I
Basil
Sergius I
Solomon
Theodosius
Elias III

10TH CENTURY (901 CE-1000)

Sergius II
Leontius I
Athanasius I
Nicholas I
Christodoulos I
Agathon
John VII
Christodoulos II
Thomas II
Joseph II
Orestes

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

Theophilus I
Nicephorus I
Joannichius
Sophronius II
Euthymius I
Simon II

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

Savvas
John VIII
Nicholas II
John IX
Nicephorus II
Leontius II
Dositheos I
Mark II

13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)

Euthymius II
Athanasius II
Sophronius III
Gregory I
Thaddeus

14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)

Athanasius III
Gregory II
Lazarus
Arsenios
Dorotheus I

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

Theophilus II
Theophanes I
Joachim
Theophanes II
Athanasius IV
James II
Abraham I
Gregory III
16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)
Mark III
Dorotheus II
Germanus
Sophronius IV
17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)
Theophanes III
Paiseus
Nectarius
Dositheos II

18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)

Chrysanthus
Meletius
Parthenius
Ephram II
Sophronius V
Abraham II
Procopius I
Anthemius

19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)

Polycarp I
Athanasius V
Cyril II
Procopius II
Hierotheus
Nicodemus
Gerasimus
Damian

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

Timothy
Benedict
Diodoros

21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)

Irenaeus
Theophilus III* (November 22, 2005 - Present)
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)
TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD

Note:
● The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, also known as the Greek
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, and sometimes known as the Church of
Zion, is an autocephalous church within the wider communion of Eastern
Orthodox Christianity.
● Established in the mid-fifth century as one of the oldest patriarchates in
Christendom, it is headquartered in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in
Jerusalem and led by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, currently Theophilos III.
The Patriarchate's ecclesiastical jurisdiction includes roughly 200,000 to
500,000 Orthodox Christians across the "Holy Land" of Israel, Palestine,
and Jordan.
● The church traces its foundation in Jerusalem to the day of Pentecost
when the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples of Jesus Christ and
ushered the spread of the Gospel. The church celebrates its liturgy in the
ancient Byzantine Rite – whose sacred language, Koine Greek, is the
original language of the New Testament – and follows its own liturgical
year under the Julian calendar.
● The majority of Orthodox Christians under the Patriarchate are Palestinians
and Jordanians, with significant minorities of Russians, Romanians, and
Georgians.
● However, the church's hierarchy is dominated by Greek clergy, which has
been a source of recurring tension and dispute. The church serves as
custodian of several holy places in Christianity, including the Church of the
Nativity, in Bethlehem, where Jesus is said to have been born, and the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which includes the site of
 Jesus' crucifixion and the empty tomb from which he is believed to have
resurrected.

CATHOLICOS-PATRIARCHS OF THE EAST

(SEE OF SELEUCIA-CTESIPHON)

Place of Residence: Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint Thomas (the Apostle)
Saint Thaddeus (the Apostle)
Saint Aggai
Saint Maris
Abris
Abraham I

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

James I
Ebid
Ahadabui
Shahlufa

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Papa

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Saint Simon I
Saint Shahdost
Saint Barbashmin
Tomasa
Qayyoma
Isaac

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Ahha
Yahballaha I
Maana
Farbokht
Dadisho I
Babowai
Acacius
Babai I
6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)
Shila
Elisha
Narsai
Paul
Saint Awa I
Joseph
Ezekiel
Ishoyahb I
Sabrisho I

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Gregory
Saint Babai II
Ishoyahb II
Maremmeh
Ishoyahb III
Gewargis I
Yohannan I
Hnanisho I

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

Sliwazkha
Pethion
Awa II
Surin
James II
Hnanisho II
Timothy I

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

Isho Bar Nun
Gewargis II
Sabrisho II
Abraham II
Theodosius
Sargis
Israel I
Enosh
Yohannan II
Yohannan III

10TH CENTURY (901-1000 CE)

Yohannan IV
Abraham III
Emmanuel I
Israel II
Abdisho I
Mari

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

Yohannan V
Yohannan VI
Ishoyahb IV
Eliya I
Yohannan VII
Sabrisho III
Abdisho II
Makkikha I

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

Eliya II
Soma
Abdisho III
Ishoyahb V
‘Eliya III
Yahballaha II

13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)

Sabrisho IV
Sabrisho V
Makkikha II
Dinkha I
Yahballaha III

14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)

Timothy II
Dinkha II
Dinkha III
Simon II

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

Yahballaha IV +
Simon III
Eliya IV
Simon IV
Simon V

16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)

Eliya V
Simon VI
Simon VII
Simon VIII
Eliya VI
Eliya VII
Yohannan VIII
Abdisho IV
Yahballaha V
Simon IX

17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)

Eliya VIII
Eliya IX
Eliya X
Simon X
Simon XI
Simon XII
Simon XIII

18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)

Eliya XI
Eliya XII
Eliya XIII
Simon XIV
Simon XV
Simon XVI

19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)

Simon XVII
Simon XVIII

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

Simon XIX
Simon XX
Simon XXI
Dinkha IV

21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)

Gewargis III
Awa III* (September 13, 2021 - Present)
TBD
TBD
TBD

22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)

TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD
Note:
● The Church of the East (Classical Syriac: ‫ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ‬, romanized: ʿĒḏtā d-
Maḏenḥā) or the Church of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, also called the Assyrian
Church or the Nestorian Church, was an Eastern Christian church of the
East Syriac Rite, based in Mesopotamia. It was one of three major branches
of Eastern Christianity that arose from the Christological controversies of
 the 5th and 6th centuries, alongside the Oriental Orthodox Churches and
the Chalcedonian Church. During the early modern period, a series of
schisms gave rise to rival patriarchates, sometimes two, sometimes three.
Since the latter half of the 20th century, three churches in Iraq claim the
heritage of the Church of the East. Meanwhile, the East Syriac churches in
India claim the heritage of the Church of the East in India.
● The Church of the East organized itself in 410 as the national church of the
Sasanian Empire through the Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. In 424 it
declared itself independent of the church structure of the Roman Empire.
The Church of the East was headed by the Patriarch of the East seated in
Seleucia-Ctesiphon, continuing a line that, according to its tradition,
stretched back to the Apostolic Age. According to its tradition, the Church
of the East was established by Thomas the Apostle in the first century. Its
liturgical rite was the East Syrian rite that employs the Divine Liturgy of
Saints Addai and Mari.

CATHOLICOS OF ARMENIA
(SEE OF HOLY ETCHMIADZIN)

Place of Residence: Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat, Armenia

1ST CENTURY (01-100 CE)

Saint Thaddeus (the Apostle)
Saint Bartholomew (the Apostle)
Saint Zacharias I
Saint Zementus
Saint Atrnerseh
Saint Mushe I

2ND CENTURY (101-200 CE)

Saint Shahen
Saint Shavarsh
Saint Leontius

3RD CENTURY (201-300 CE)

Saint Merozanes

4TH CENTURY (301-400 CE)

Saint Gregory I
Saint Aristaces I
Saint Vrtanes I
Saint Husik I
Daniel I
Pharen I
Saint Nerses I
Isaac I
Zaven I
Aspuraces I
Saint Isaac II

5TH CENTURY (401-500 CE)

Brkisho
Samuel I
Saint Hovsep I
Melitus I
Moses I
Saint Kyud I
Saint John I
Papken I
6TH CENTURY (501-600 CE)
Samuel II
Mushe II
Isaac III
Christopher I
Ghevond I
Nerses II
John II
Moses II

7TH CENTURY (601-700 CE)

Abraham I
Komitas I
Christopher II
Ezra I
Nerses III
Anastasius I
Israel I
Isaac IV

8TH CENTURY (701-800 CE)

Elias I
Saint John III
David I
Dertad I
Dertad II
Sion I
Isaiah I
Stephen I
Joab I
Solomon I
George I
Joseph I

9TH CENTURY (801-900 CE)

David II
John IV
Zacharias II
George II
Saint Mashdotz I
John V

10TH CENTURY (901 CE-1000)

Stephen II
Theodore I
Yeghishe I
Ananias I
Vahan I
Stephen III
Khachik I
Sarkis I

11TH CENTURY (1001-1100)

Peter I
Khachik II
Gregory II

12TH CENTURY (1101-1200)

Parsegh
Gregory III
Saint Nerses IV
Gregory IV
Gregory V
Gregory VI

13TH CENTURY (1201-1300)

John VI
David III
Constantine I
James I
Constantine II
Stephen IV
Gregory VII

14TH CENTURY (1301-1400)

Constantine III
James II
Mekhitar I
Mesrop I
Constantine IV
Paul I
Theodore II
Karapet I

15TH CENTURY (1401-1500)

James III
Gregory VIII
Paul II
Constantine IV
Gregory IX
Giragos I
Gregory X
Aristaces II

16TH CENTURY (1501-1600)

Sarkis III
Zacharias III
Sarkis IV
Gregory XI
Stephen V
Michael I
Gregory XII

17TH CENTURY (1601-1700)

Moses III
Philip I
James IV
Eliazar I
Nahabed I
18TH CENTURY (1701-1800)
Alexander I
Asdvadzadur
Karapet II
Abraham II
Abraham III
Lazar I
Minas I
Alexander II
Isaac V
James V
Luke I

19TH CENTURY (1801-1900)

Joseph II
David V
Daniel II
Yeprem I
John VIII
Nerses V
Matthew I
George IV
Magar
Mkrtich I

20TH CENTURY (1901-2000)

Matthew II
George V
Khoren I
George VI
Vazgen I
Karekin I
Karekin II* (October 27, 1999 - Present)

21ST CENTURY (2001-2100)

TBD (TBD)
TBD

22ND CENTURY (2101-2200)

TBD

23RD CENTURY (2201-2300)

TBD

Note:
● The Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական
Եկեղեցի, romanized: Hay Aṙak'elakan Yekeghetsi) is the national
church of the Armenian people. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of
the most ancient Christian institutions. The Kingdom of Armenia was
the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion under the rule
of King Tiridates III of the Arsacid dynasty in the early 4th century.
According to tradition, the church originated in the missions of
Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus of Edessa in the 1st century. Its
founder, Saint Gregory the Illuminator was the first official primate of
the church.
● It is sometimes referred to as the Armenian Orthodox Church. It is also
known simply as the Armenian Church.