Succession of Patriarchs
in the Holy See of Constantinople

St. Andrew the Apostle

Founder

Stachys the Apostle

38-54 AD

Onesimus

54-68 AD

Polycarpus

69-89 AD

Plutarch

89-105 AD

Sedecion

105-114 AD

Diogenes

114-129 AD

Eleutherius

129-136 AD

Felix

136-141 AD

Polycarpus II

141-144 AD

Athendodorus

144-148 AD

Euzois

148-154 AD

Laurence

154-166 AD

Alypius

166-169 AD

Pertinax

169-187 AD

Olympians

187-198 AD

Mark

198-211 AD

Philadelphus

211-217 AD

Ciriacus

217-230 AD

Castinus

230-237 AD

Eugenius

237-242 AD

Titus

242-272 AD

Dometius

272-284 AD

Rufinus

284-293 AD

Probus

293-306 AD

Metrophanes

306-314 AD

Alexander

314-337 AD

Paul

337-339, 341-342, 346-351 AD

Eusebius of Nicomedia

339-341 AD

Macedonius

342-346, 351-360 AD

Eudoxius of Antioch

360-370 AD

Demophilus

370-379 AD

Euagrius

379 AD

Maximus

380 AD

Gregory the Theologian

379-381 AD

Nectarius

381-397 AD

John Chrysostom

398-404 AD

Arsacius of Tarsus

404-405 AD

Atticus

406-425 AD

Sisinius

426-427 AD

Nestorius

428-431 AD

Maximianus

431-434 AD

Proclus

434-446 AD

Phlabianus

446-449 AD

Anatolius

449-458 AD

Gennadius

458-471 AD

Acacius

471-488 AD

Phrabitas

488-449 AD

Euphemius

489-495 AD

Macedonus II

495-511 AD

Timotheus

511-518 AD

John II of Cappadocia

518-520 AD

Epiphanius

520-535 AD

Anthimus

535-536 AD

Menas

536-552 AD

Eutychius

552-565, 577-582 AD

John III Scholasticus

565-577 AD

John IV Nesteutes

582-595 AD

Cyriacus

596-606 AD

Thomas

607-610 AD

Sergius

610-638 AD

Pyrrhus

638-641, 654 AD

Paul II

641-653 AD

Peter

654-666 AD

Thomas II

667-669 AD

John V

669-675 AD

Constantine

675-677 AD

Theodore

677-679 AD

George

679-686 AD

Paul III

687-693 AD

Callinicus

693-705 AD

Cyrus

705-711 AD

John VI

712-715 AD

Germanus

715-730 AD

Anastasius

730-754 AD

Constantine II

754-766 AD

Nicetas

766-780 AD

Paul IV

780-784 AD

Tarasius

784-806 AD

Nicephorus

806-815 AD

Theodotus Cassiteras

815-821 AD

Antony

821-836 AD

John VII Grammaticus

836-843 AD

Methodius

843-847 AD

Ignatius

847-858, 867-877 AD

Photius the Great

858-867, 877-886 AD

Stephanus

886-893 AD

Antony II Kauleas

893-901 AD

Nicholas Mysticus

901-907, 912-925 AD

Euthymius

907-912 AD

Stephanus II

925-928 AD

Tryphon

928-931 AD

Theophylactus

933-956 AD

Polyeuctus

956-970 AD

Basil Skamandrenus

970-974 AD

Antony III Studites

974-980 AD

Nicholas II Chrysoberges

984-996 AD

Sisinius II

996-998 AD

Sergius II

999-1019 AD

Eustathius

1019-1025 AD

Alexius Studites

1025-1043 AD

Michael Cerularius

1043-1058 AD

Constantine III Lichoudes

1059-1063 AD

John VIII Xiphilinus

1064-1075 AD

Cosmas

1075-1081 AD

Eustathius Garidas

1081-1084 AD

Nicholas III Grammaticus

1084-1111 AD

John IX Agapetus

1111-1134 AD

Leon Styppes

1134-1143 AD

Michael II Kurkuas

1143-1146 AD

Cosmas II Atticus

1146-1147 AD

Nicholas IV Muzalon

1147-1151 AD

Theodotus II

1151-1153 AD

Neophytus

1153 AD

Constantine IV Chliarenus

1154-1156 AD

Luke Chrysoberges

1156-1169 AD

Michael III of Anchialus

1170-1177 AD

Chariton

1177-1178 AD

Theodosius Borradiotes

1179-1183 AD

Basil II Camaterus

1183-1186 AD

Nicetas II Muntanes

1186-1189 AD

Leontius Theotokites

1189-1190 AD

Dositheus

1190-1191 AD

George II Xiphilinus

1191-1198 AD

John X Camaterus

1198-1206 AD

Michael IV Autoreianus

1207-1213 AD

Theodore II Eirenicus

1213-1215 AD

Maximus II

1215 AD

Manuel Charitopoulos

1215-1222 AD

Germanus II

1222-1240 AD

Methodius II

1240 AD

Manuel II

1244-1255 AD

Arsenius Autoreianus

1255-1259, 1261-1267 AD

Nicephorus II

1260-1261 AD

Germanus III

1267 AD

Joseph Galesiotes

1267-1275 AD

John XI Bekkos

1275-1282 AD

Gregory II Cyprius

1283-1289 AD

Athanasius

1289-1293, 1303-1309 AD

John XII

1294-1303 AD

Nephon

1310-1314 AD

John XIII Glykys

1315-1320 AD

Gerasimus

1320-1321 AD

Jesaias

1323-1334 AD

John XIV Kalekas

1334-1347 AD

Isidore

1347-1350 AD

Callistus

1350-1354, 1355-1363 AD

Philotheus Kokkinos

1354-1355, 1364-1376 AD

Macarius

1376-1379, 1390-1391 AD

Neilus Kerameus

1379-1388 AD

Antony IV

1389-1390, 1391-1397 AD

Callistus II Xanthopoulos

1397 AD

Matthew

1397-1410 AD

Euthymius II

1410-1416 AD

Joseph II

1416-1439 AD

Metrophanes II

1440-1443 AD

Gregory III Mammas

1443-1450 AD

Athanasius II

1450-1453 AD

Gennadius II Scholarius

1453-1456, 1458, 1462-1463 AD

Isidore II Xanthopoulos

1456-1457 AD

Sophronius Syropoulos

1463-1464 AD

Gennadius

1464 AD

Ioasaph

1464, 1464-1466 AD

Marcus II

1466 AD

Symeon

1466, 1471-1474, 1481-1486 AD

Dionysius

1466-1471, 1489-1491 AD

Raphael

1475-1476 AD

Maximus III

1476-1481 AD

Nephon II

1486-1488, 1497-1498, 1502 AD

Maximus IV

1491-1497 AD

Joachim

1498-1502, 1504 AD

Pachomius

1503-1504, 1504-1513 AD

Theoleptus

1513-1522 AD

Jeremias

1522-1545 AD

Joannicus

1546 AD

Dionysius II

1546-1555 AD

Joasaph II

1555-1565 AD

Metrophanes III

1565-1572, 1579-1580 AD

Jeremias II Tranos

1572-1579, 1580-1584, 1587-1595 AD

Pachomius II

1584-1585 AD

Theoleptus II

1585-1586 AD

Matthew II

1596, 1598-1602, 1603 AD

Gabriel

1596 AD

Theophanes Karykes

1597 AD

Neophytus II

1602-1603, 1607-1612 AD

Raphael II

1603-1607 AD

Timotheus

1612-1620

Cyril Lucaris

1612, 1620-1623, 1623-1630, 1630-1633, 1633-1634, 1634-1635, 1637-1638 AD

Greg IV

1623 AD

Anthimus

1623 AD

Cyril II Kontares

1633, 1635-1636, 1638-1639 AD

Athanasius III Patelaros

1634 AD

Neophytus III

1636-1637 AD

Parthenius

1639-1644 AD

Parthenius II

1644-1646, 1648-1651 AD

Joannicius II

1646-1648, 1651-1652, 1653-1654, 1655-1656 AD

Cyril III

1652, 1654 AD

Paisius

1652-1653, 1654-1655 AD

Parthenius III

1656-1657 AD

Gabriel II

1657 AD

Parthenius IV

1657-1662, 1665-1667, 1671, 1675-1676, 1684 1685 AD

Dionysius III

1662-1665 AD

Clement

1667 AD

Methodius III

1668-1671 AD

Dionysus IV Muselimes

1671-1673, 1676-1679, 1682-1684, 1686 1687, 1693-1694 AD

Gerasimus II

1673-1674 AD

Athanasius IV

1679 AD

James

1679-1682, 1685-1686, 1687-1688 AD

Callinicus II

1688, 1689-1693, 1694-1702 AD

Neophytus IV

1688 AD

Gabriel III

1702-1707 AD

Neophytus V

1707 AD

Cyprianus

1707-1709, 1713-1714 AD

Athanasius V

1709-1711 AD

Cyril IV

1711-1713 AD

Cosmas III

1714-1716 AD

Jeremias III

1716-1726, 1732-1733 AD

Paisius II

1726-1732, 1740-1743, 1744-1748 AD

Serapheim

1733-1734 AD

Neophytus VI

1734-1740, 1743-1744 AD

Cyril V

1748-1751, 1752-1757 AD

Callinicus III

1757 AD

Serapheim II

1757-1761 AD

Joannicius III

1761-1763 AD

Samuel Chatzeres

1763-1768, 1773-1774 AD

Meletius II

1768-1769 AD

Theodosius II

1769-1773 AD

Sophoronius II

1774-1780 AD

Gabriel IV

1780-1785 AD

Procopius

1785-1789 AD

Neophytus VII

1789-1794, 1798-1801 AD

Gerasimus III

794-1797 AD

Gregory V

1797-1798, 1806-1808, 1818-1821 AD

Callinicus IV

1801-1806, 1808-1809 AD

Jeremias IV

1809-1813 AD

Cyril VI

1813-1818 AD

Eugenius II

1821-1822 AD

Anthimos III

1822-1824 AD

Chrysanthos

1824-1826 AD

Agathangelos

1826-1830 AD

Constantios

1830-1834 AD

Constantios II

1834-1835 AD

Gregory VI

1835-1840, 1867-1871 AD

Anthimos IV

1840-1841, 1848-1852 AD

Anthimos V

1841-1842 AD

Germanos IV

1842-1845, 1852-1853 AD

Meletios III

1845 AD

Anthimos VI

1845-1848, 1853-1855, 1871-1873 AD

Cyril VII

1855-1860 AD

Joachim II

1860-1863, 1873-1878 AD

Sophronios III

1863-1866 AD

Joachim III

1878-1884, 1901-1912 AD

Joachim IV

1884-1887 AD

Dionysios V

1887-1891 AD

Neophytos VIII

1891-1894 AD

Anthimos VII

1895-1897 AD

Constantine V

1897-1901 AD

Germanos V

1913-1918 AD

Meletios IV Metaxakis

1921-1923 AD

Gregory VII

1923-1924 AD

Constantine VI

1924-1925 AD

Basil III

1925-1929 AD

Photios II

1929-1935 AD

Benjamin

1936-1946 AD

Maximos V

1946-1948 AD

Athenagoras

1948-1972 AD

Demetrios

1972-1991 AD

Bartholomew

1991 - present

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