List of Patriarchs of Constantinople

Bishops of Byzantium
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...

(until 330)

1. St. Andrew the Apostle
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...

(38-founder)
2. St. Stachys the Apostle
Stachys the Apostle
Stachys the Apostle , was the first bishop of Byzantium, from AD 38 to AD 54. He seemed to be closely connected to Saint Andrew and Saint Paul. Eusebius quotes Origen as saying that Andrew had preached in Asia Minor and in Scythia, along the Black Sea as far as the Volga and Kiev, hence he became a...

(38-54)
3. St. Onesimus
Onesimus
Saint Onesimus |churches]]) was a slave to Philemon of Colossae, a man of Christian faith. Eventually, Onesimus transgressed against Philemon and fled to the site of Paul the Apostle's imprisonment to escape punishment for a theft he was said to have committed, there, he heard the Gospel from...

(54-68)
4. Polycarpus I
Polycarpus I of Byzantium
Polycarpus I was a bishop of Byzantium. He succeeded Bishop Onesimus in 71, and served in that office for eighteen years until his death in 89. His last eight years of office were during Emperor Domitian's persecution of the Christians.His relics are deposited in the Cathedral of Argyropolis.-...

(69-89)
5. Plutarch
Plutarch of Byzantium
Plutarch , served as Bishop of Byzantium for sixteen years in succession to Polycarp. When he died, he was buried in the church of Argyroupolis, as were his predecessors....

(89-105)
6. Sedecion
Sedecion of Byzantium
Sedecion was a bishop of Byzantium. He succeeded Bishop Plutarch in 105, and served in that office for nine years until 114. He was in office during Emperor Trajan's persecution of the Christians....

(105-114)
7. Diogenes
Diogenes of Byzantium
Diogenes was the bishop of Byzantium for approximately fifteen years . He succeeded Bishop Sedecion. He was in office during the rule of Trajan and Hadrian. Very little is known of him...

(114-129)
8. Eleutherius
Eleutherius of Byzantium
Eleutherius was the bishop of Byzantium for approximately seven years . He succeeded Bishop Diogenes. He was in office during the rule of Emperor Hadrian. His successor was Felix....

(129-136)
9. Felix
Felix of Byzantium
Felix was the bishop of Byzantium for five years . He succeeded Bishop Eleutherius. He was in office during the rule of emperors Hadrian and Antonius Pius. His successor was Polycarpus II....

(136-141)
10. Polycarpus II
Polycarpus II of Byzantium
Polycarpus II was the bishop of Byzantium. According to ancient sources, he remained in office for seventeen years, but Church historian Nikiforos Kallistos mentions that Polycarpus II was the bishop of Byzantium for three years . He succeeded Bishop Felix. He was in office during the rule of...

(141-144)
11. Athenodorus
Athenodorus of Byzantium
Athenodorus , also known as Athenogenes , was Bishop of Byzantium from 144 until 148. During his years of office, which was at the time when the city was administrated by Zeuxippus, there was a significant increase of the Christian population...

(144-148)
12. Euzois
Euzois of Byzantium
Euzois was the bishop of Byzantium for six years . He succeeded Bishop Athenodorus. He was in office during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Antonius Pius. His successor was Laurence.-Sources:*...

(148-154)
13. Laurence
Laurence of Byzantium
Laurence was the bishop of Byzantium for eleven years and six months . He succeeded Bishop Euzois. He was in office during the rule of Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius. His successor was Alypius.-Sources:*...

(154-166)
14. Alypius
Alypius of Byzantium
Alypius or Olympius was the bishop of Byzantium during the second half of the 2nd century AD. The date when he became the bishop of Byzantium is not known for certain, but is most likely somewhere between 166 and 197...

(166-169)
15. Pertinax
Pertinax of Byzantium
Pertinax was Bishop of Byzantium from 169 until his death in 187. Information on his life is mainly drawn from the works of Dorotheus of Tyre, according to whom he was originally a senior officer of the Roman Empire based in Thrace...

(169-187)
16. Olympianus
Olympianus of Byzantium
Olympianus was the bishop of Byzantium for eleven years . He succeeded Bishop Pertinax. In 196 Byzantium was conquered by Emperor Septimus Severus during his rivalry with Pescennius Niger. Septimus Severus took the right of metropolis from the city and made it part of the Heracleia...

(187-198)
17. Mark I or Marcus I
Marcus I of Byzantium
Marcus I was the bishop of Byzantium for 13 years . He succeeded Bishop Olympianus. His term of office took place during Emperor Septimus Severus' persecution of Christians. His successor was Philadelphus.-Sources:*...

(198-211)
18. Philadelphus
Philadelphus of Byzantium
Philadelphus is referred as the first bishop of Byzantium after the eight-year administration of the Church of Byzantium by a priest whose name has not been recorded. He was bishop for six years .-Sources:*...

(211-217)
19. Cyriacus I
Cyriacus I of Byzantium
Cyriacus I succeeded Philadelphus as Bishop of Byzantium and governed the local church for 16 years. In some catalogues appears under the name Cyrillianus.-Sources:*...

(217-230)
20. Castinus
Castinus of Byzantium
Castinus I was Bishop of Byzantium the period 230–237. In some catalogues he appears as Constantine.He descended from Rome, and he was senator and not a Christian. He was convverted to Christianity by the bishop of Argyropolis Cyrillianus. Then he gave his fortune to the poor and was devoted to the...

(230-237)
21. Eugenius I (237-242)
22. Titus (242-272)
23. Dometius
Dometius of Byzantium
Dometius was bishop of Byzantium about the period 272–284.He was a brother of the Roman Emperor Probus. He converted to Christianity, and entered the clergy when he was baptised by the bishop of Byzantium Titus, whom he succeeded....

(272-284)
24. Rufinus I (284-293)
25. Probus (293-306)
26. St. Metrophanes (306-314)
27. St. Alexander
Alexander of Constantinople
Saint Alexander of Constantinople was bishop of Byzantium and the bishop of Constantinople . Information from the Synaxarion mention that Alexander was originally from Calabria in Italy and his parents were George and Vryaine...

(314-337)

On May 11, 330 the town of Constantinople

Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

was consecrated by the Roman emperor

Roman Emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...

Constantine I

Constantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...

on the site of an already-existing city, Byzantium

Byzantium

Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...

, thus becoming the capital of the East Roman Empire (known also as Byzantine Empire).

Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451 inclusive)

28. St. Paul I ("the Confessor")
Paul I of Constantinople
Paul I or Paulus I or Saint Paul the Confessor , sixth bishop of Constantinople, elected AD 336 or 340. His feast day is on June 7.-Biography:...

(337-339)
29. Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was the man who baptised Constantine. He was a bishop of Berytus in Phoenicia, then of Nicomedia where the imperial court resided in Bithynia, and finally of Constantinople from 338 up to his death....

(339-341)
- Paul I (341-342), restored 1st time
30. Macedonius I
Macedonius I of Constantinople
Macedonius was a Greek bishop of Constantinople from 342 up to 346, and from 351 until 360. He inspired the establishment of the Macedonians, a sect later declared heretical.-Biography:...

(342-346)
- Paul I (346-350), restored 2nd time
- Macedonius I (351-360), restored
31. Eudoxius of Antioch
Eudoxius of Antioch
Eudoxius was the eighth bishop of Constantinople from January 27, 360 to 370, previously bishop of Germanicia and of Antioch, and was one of the most influential Arians.-Biography:...

(360-370)
- Florentius, (c. 363
  363
  Year 363 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iulianus and Sallustius...
  
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32. Demophilus
Demophilus of Constantinople
Demophilus was bishop of Berea and bishop of Constantinople from 370 until expelled in 380.-Biography:Born of good family in Thessalonica, he was elected by the Arians to the bishopric of Constantinople. The opinion of the populace, however, were much divided...

(370-379)
33. Evagrius
Evagrius of Constantinople
Evagrius was bishop of Constantinople for brief periods in 370, and possibly 380.Little is known about Evagrius. In 370, the Arians elected Demophilus to fill the bishopric vacancy after the death of Eudoxius...

(370 or 379)
34. Maximus I
Maximus I of Constantinople
Maximus, also known as Maximus I or Maximus the Cynic, was the intrusive archbishop of Constantinople in 380, where he became a rival of Gregory Nazianzus.-Biography:...

(380)
35. Gregory I Nazianzus the Theologian (379-381)
36. Nectarius
Archbishop Nectarius of Constantinople
Nectarius was the archbishop of Constantinople from AD 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory Nazianzus.-Background:When Gregory resigned, Nectarius was praetor of Constantinople...

(381-397)
37. St. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...

(398-404)
38. Arsacius of Tarsus (404-405)
39. Atticus
Archbishop Atticus of Constantinople
Atticus was the archbishop of Constantinople, succeeding Arsacius of Tarsus in March 406. He had been an opponent of John Chrysostom and helped Arsacius of Tarsus depose him, but later became a supporter of him after his death...

(406-425)
40. Sisinnius I
Archbishop Sisinnius I of Constantinople
Sisinnius was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 426 to 427.- References :...

(426-427)
41. Nestorius (428-431)
42. Maximianus
Archbishop Maximianus of Constantinople
Maximianus was the archbishop of Constantinople from 25 October 431 until his death on 12 April 434.-Biography:Maximianus had led a monastic life and had entered presbyteral orders; his action in building, at his own expense, tombs for the remains of holy men had obtained for him a reputation of...

(431-434)
43. St. Proclus
Archbishop Proclus of Constantinople
Saint Proclus was an Archbishop of Constantinople. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.-Biography:...

(434-446)
44. Flavian
Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
Flavian was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church....

(446-449)
45. Anatolius
Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople
Saint Anatolius was Patriarch of Constantinople . He became Patriarch through the influence of Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria with Emperor Theodosius II, after the deposition of Flavian by the Second Council of Ephesus, having previously been the apocrisiarius or representative of Dioscorus with...

(449-458) (Patriarch from 451)

since 451-998

46. Gennadius I
Patriarch Gennadius I of Constantinople
Saint Gennadius,in Greek Άγιος Γεννάδιος,was the twenty-first Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople . Gennadius is seen to have been a learnt writer and followed the Antiochene school of literal exegesis although little writings has been left about him...

(458-471)
47. Acacius
Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople
Acacius was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 471 to 489. Acacius was practically the first prelate throughout the Eastern Orthodoxy and renowned for ambitious participation in the Chalcedonian controversy....

(471-488)
48. Fravitas
Patriarch Fravitta of Constantinople
Fravitta was the patriarch of Constantinople . He is regarded as a saint, and has a feast day of February 18.-Biography:...

(488-489)
49. Euphemius
Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople
Euphemius of Constantinople was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople . Theophanes calls him Euthymius. Prior to his appointment, Euphemius was a presbyter of Constantinople, administrator of a hospital for the poor at Neapolis, unsuspected of any Eutychian leanings, and is described as learned...

(489-495)
50. Macedonius II
Patriarch Macedonius II of Constantinople
Macedonius II , patriarch of Constantinople . For an account of his election see Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople-Biography:...

(495-511)
51. Timothy I
Patriarch Timothy I of Constantinople
Timothy I or Timotheus I was a Christian priest who was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I in 511.-Early career:Timothy was Christian priest and keeper of the ornaments of the cathedral...

(511-518)
52. John II the Cappadocian (518-520)
53. Epiphanius
Patriarch Epiphanius of Constantinople
Epiphanius was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding John II Cappadocia.-Biography:...

(520-535)
54. Anthimus I
Patriarch Anthimus I of Constantinople
Anthimus I was a Monophysite patriarch of Constantinople from 535–536. He was the bishop or archbishop of Trebizond before accession to the Constantinople see. He was deposed by Pope Agapetus I before March 13, 536, and later hidden by Theodora in her quarters for 12 years, until her...

(535-536)
55. Menas
Patriarch Mennas of Constantinople
Menas or Mennas or Minas or Mina, a Christian saint was appointed by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I as Patriarch of Constantinople in 536. Pope Agapetus I consecrated him to succeed Bishop Anthimus, who was a monophysite. He took a position against Origen...

(536-552)
56. Eutychius
Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople
Eutychius , considered a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions, was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 552 to 565, and from 577 to 582. His feast is kept by the Byzantine Church on 6 April, and he is mentioned in the Catholic Church's "Corpus Iuris"...

(552-565)
57. John III Scholasticus (565-577)
- Eutychios (577-582), restored
58. John IV Nesteutes
Patriarch John IV of Constantinople
John IV , also known as John Nesteutes or John the Faster, was the 33rd bishop or Patriarch of Constantinople . He was the first to assume the title Ecumenical Patriarch...

(582-595)
59. Cyriacus
Patriarch Cyriacus of Constantinople
Cyriacus was the thirtieth Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople . He was previously presbyter and steward, oikonomos, of the great church at Constantinople...

(596-606)
60. St. Thomas I
Patriarch Thomas I of Constantinople
Thomas I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 607 to 610. He has been canonized a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is March 21 .-External links:* Orthodox icon and synaxarion...

(607-610)
61. Sergius I
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
Sergius I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 610 to 638.In 626 during the absence of Emperor Heraclius on campaign against Sassanid Persia, the Avars laid siege to Constantinople. Along with the magister militum Bonus, he had been named regent and was in charge of the city's defense...

(610-638)
62. Pyrrhus I (638-641)
63. Paul II
Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople
Paul II was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 641 to 653. He assumed regency for Byzantine emperor Constans II after a succession crisis in 641....

(641-653)
- Pyrrhus I (654), restored
64. Peter (654-666)
65. Thomas II (667-669)
66. John V
Patriarch John V of Constantinople
John V was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 669 to 675.- References :...

(669-675)
67. Constantine I
Patriarch Constantine I of Constantinople
Constantine I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 675 to 677..- References :...

(675-677)
68. Theodore I (677-679)
69. George I
Patriarch George I of Constantinople
George I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 679 to 686..- References :...

(679-686)
70. Paul III
Patriarch Paul III of Constantinople
Paul III was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 687 to 693.....

(687-693)
71. Callinicus I
Patriarch Callinicus I of Constantinople
Kallinikos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705.Callinicus helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontios on the Byzantine throne....

(693-705)
72. Cyrus (705-711)
73. John VI
Patriarch John VI of Constantinople
John VI , Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 712 to 715.John VI was placed on the patriarchal throne in 712 by Emperor Philippikos, as a replacement for the deposed Patriarch Kyros. John was favored by Philippikos, because he shared his Monothelite sympathies...

(712-715)
74. Germanus I (715-730)
75. Anastasius
Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople
Anastasios was the patriarch of Constantinople from 730 to 754. The patriarchate of Constantinople is a high position in the eastern branch of Christianity. He succeeded Germanos I . Anastasios was heavily involved in the controversy over icons . His opinion of icons changed twice...

(730-754)
76. Constantine II
Patriarch Constantine II of Constantinople
Constantine II was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 754 to 766. He was deposed and jailed after the discovery of an iconophile plot against Emperor Constantine V in June 766. In autumn 767, he was paraded through the Hippodrome of Constantinople, and finally beheaded....

(754-766)
77. Nicetas I
Patriarch Nicetas I of Constantinople
Nicetas I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 766 to 780. He was of Slavic ancestry.- References :...

(766-780)
78. Paul IV
Patriarch Paul IV of Constantinople
Paul IV, known as Paul the New, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 780 to 784. He had once opposed the veneration of icons but urged the calling of an ecumenical council to address the iconoclast controversy. He resigned and retired to a monastery due to old age and illness...

(780-784)
79. Saint Tarasius (784-806)
80. Nicephorus I (806-815)
81. Theodotus I Kassiteras (815-821)
82. Antony I (821-836)
83. John VII Grammaticus
Patriarch John VII of Constantinople
John VII Grammatikos or Grammaticus, i.e., "the Grammarian" , Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from January 21, 837 to March 4, 843, died before 867. He is not to be confused with the much earlier philosopher John Philoponos.-Life:John was born to an aristocratic family of Armenian origin...

(836-843)
84. Methodius I (843-847)
85. Ignatius I (847-858)
86. Photius I the Great (858-867)
- Ignatius I (867-877), restored
- Photius I the Great (877-886), restored
87. Stephen I
Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople
Stephen I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 886 to 893.Stephen was the son of Eudokia Ingerina and, officially, Emperor Basil I. However, at the time when he was conceived, Eudokia was the mistress of Emperor Michael III...

(886-893)
88. Antony II Kauleas
Patriarch Antony II of Constantinople
-Life:A monk by age 12, Antony Kauleas became a priest and the abbot of an unnamed monastery. He came to the attention of Stylianos Zaoutzes, the all-powerful minister of Emperor Leo VI...

(893-901)
89. Nicholas I Mystikos (901-907)
90. Euthymius I Synkellos
Patriarch Euthymius I of Constantinople
Euthymius I Synkellos was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 907 to 912. He came to the office after Emperor Leo VI forced Nicholas I Mystikos to resign over Nicholas' refusal to sanction the Emperor's fourth marriage.The Vita Euthymii, or The Life of Euthymius, along with the...

(907-912)
- Nicholas I Mystikos (912-925), restored
91. Stephen II of Amasea (925-928)
92. Tryphon
Patriarch Tryphon of Constantinople
Tryphon was a monk in Constantinople, he was raised to the Patriarchate in 928 by Romanos I on condition that he would resign in favour of the Emperor's son Theophylaktos when the boy would in age to be consecrated as Patriarch....

, also Tryphonius (928-931)
93. Theophylactus (933-956)
94. Polyeuctus
Patriarch Polyeuctus of Constantinople
Polyeuctus was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople ,From being a simple monk, Polyeuctus was raised to the Patriarchate in 956, as successor to the imperial prince Theophylact Lekapenos, and remained on the patriarchal throne in Constantinople until his death in 16 January 970...

(956-970)
95. Basil I Scamandrenus
Patriarch Basil I of Constantinople
Basil I, surnamed Scamandrenus, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 970 to 974. Before his election as Patriarch, he was a monk in Olympus of Syria and continued his monastic life after his election. As a Patriarch he was accused as a conspirator against the Emperor and as a violator of...

(970-974)
96. Antony III the Studite
Patriarch Anthony III of Constantinople
Anthony III Studite was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 974 to 979. He died in Constantinople.- References :...

(974-980)
97. Nicholas II Chrysoberges
Patriarch Nicholas II of Constantinople
Nicholas II Chrysoberges was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 984 to 996.In 980, during the reign of Emperor Basil II, when Nicholas Chrysoberges was Ecumenical Patriarch, the Archangel Gabriel was believed to have appeared in the guise of a monk to the disciple of a certain monk at the...

(984-996)
98. Sisinnius II
Patriarch Sisinnius II of Constantinople
Sisinnius II became Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 996 and held the post until his death in 999.He was extremely well educated and had been honoured with the office of magistros. His patriarchate was characterised by the facing of flock issues, issues about wedding and divorce, but also...

(996-998)

999-1453

99. Sergius II
Patriarch Sergius II of Constantinople
Sergius II Studite was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from July 1001 to 1019.He came from a prominent family related to Patriarch Photios. He reached the rank of abbot of the monastery Manuel .- Footnotes :...

(999-1019)
100. Eustathius
Patriarch Eustathius of Constantinople
Eustathius was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1019 to 1025.Eustathius was the protopresbyter of the imperial palace when he was raised to the Patriarchal throne by the Emperor Basil II...

(1019-1025)
101. Alexius I the Studite
Patriarch Alexius I of Constantinople
Alexius Studites , Patriarch of Constantinople, was a member of the Monastery of Stoudios , succeeded Eustathius as Patriarch in 1025, the last of the Patriarchs appointed by the emperor Basil II....

(1025-1043)
102. Michael I Cerularius
Michael I Cerularius
Michael I Cerularius , also known as Michael Keroularios or Patriarch Michael I, was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1043 to 1059.-Biography:...

(1043-1058)
103. Constantine III Leichoudes (1059-1063)
104. John VIII Xiphilinos
Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople
John VIII Xiphilinus , a native of Trebizond, was patriarch of Constantinople from 1064-1075. He was the uncle of John Xiphilinus the Epimator. John VIII also wrote a hagiography of Saint Eugenios of Trebizond....

(1064-1075)
105. Kosmas I
Patriarch Cosmas I of Constantinople
Cosmas I of Jerusalem was Patriarch of Constantinople from 2 August, 1075 to 8 May, 1081. Originally from Antioch, he was educated and resided in Jerusalem for a large part of his life, earning his geographic epithet. He may have been appointed to the patriarchate out of monastery near or in...

(1075-1081)
106. Eustratius Garidas (1081-1084)
107. Nicholas III Grammaticus
Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople
Nicholas III Grammatikos or Grammaticus was an Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople .Educated in Constantinople, Nicholas spent much of his early years in Pisidian Antioch, where it is believed he took his monastic vows. He eventually left the city around 1068 when it was threatened by...

(1084-1111)
108. John IX Agapetus
Patriarch John IX of Constantinople
John IX Agapetos or Hieromnemon was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1111 and 1134. John's nickname is because before his election to the Patriarchal throne he held the office of hieromnemon within the Patriarchate...

(1111-1134)
109. Leo Styppeiotes (1134-1143)
110. Michael II Kourkouas
Michael II Kourkouas
Michael II Kourkouas was an Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople ....

(1143-1146)
111. Cosmas II Atticus (1146-1147)
112. Nicholas IV Muzalon
Patriarch Nicholas IV of Constantinople
Nicholas IV Mouzalon was the Patriarch of Constantinople from December 1147 to March/April 1151.Nicholas was born in ca. 1070, and probably began his career teaching the gospels. Emperor Alexios I Komnenos appointed him as archbishop of Cyprus, but Nicholas abdicated the see in ca. 1110...

(1147-1151)
113. Theodotus II (1151-1153)
114. Neophytos I (1153)
115. Constantine IV Chliarenus (1154-1156)
116. Luke Chrysoberges (1156-1169)
117. Michael III of Anchialus (1170-1177)
118. Chariton (1177-1178)
119. Theodosius I Boradiotes
Patriarch Theodosius I of Constantinople
Theodosius I Boradiotes was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1179 to 1183....

(1179-1183)
120. Basil II Kamateros
Patriarch Basil II of Constantinople
Basil II Kamateros was the Patriarch of Constantinople from August 1183 to February 1186.Basil was a member of the Kamateros family, which provided a number of leading officials in the 12th century. He initially served under Manuel I Komnenos as a diplomat, but after a disastrous mission in...

(1183-1186)
121. Niketas II Mountanes (1186-1189)
122. Leo Theotokites (1189-1190)
123. Dositheus (1190-1191)
124. George II Xiphilinos
Patriarch George II of Constantinople
George II Xiphilinos or Xiphilinus, was the Patriarch of Constantinople between 1191 and 1198 AD. According to Balsamon, George, during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos, added one member to the Exocatacoeli , making it six.- References :...

(1191-1198)
125. John X Kamateros (1198-1206)
126. Michael IV Autoreianos
Patriarch Michael IV of Constantinople
Michael IV Autoreianos was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1208 to his death in 1214.Michael was a well-educated man and a member of the literary circle around Eustathius of Thessalonica. In the ecclesiastic hierarchy, he had reached the post of megas sakellarios at the time of the sack of...

(1207-1213)
127. Theodore II Eirenikos (1213-1215)
128. Maximos II
Patriarch Maximus II of Constantinople
Maximus II was Patriarch of Constantinople from June to December 1216. He had been abbot of the monastery of the Akoimetoi and was the confessor of the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris before he became patriarch...

(1215)
129. Manuel I Charitopoulos
Patriarch Manuel I of Constantinople
Manuel I, surnamed Sarantenos or Charitopoulos , was Patriarch of Constantinople from December 1216 or January [1217] to [1222. He seems to have been called "the Philosopher": George Akropolites says he was "a philosopher, it seems, in deed, and so named by the people." Manuel was...

(1216-1222)
130. Germanus II
Patriarch Germanus II of Constantinople
Germanus II was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1223 until his death in June 1240.He was born at Anaplous in the second half of the 12th century...

(1223-1240)
131. Methodius II (1240)
- vacant (1240-1244)
132. Manuel II
Patriarch Manuel II of Constantinople
Manuel II was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1244 to 1255....

(1244-1255)
133. Arsenius Autoreianus (1255-1259)
134. Nicephorus II (1260-1261)
- Arsenius Autoreianus (1261-1267), restored
135. Germanus III (1267)
136. Joseph I Galesiotes (1267-1275)
137. John XI Bekkos
Patriarch John XI of Constantinople
John XI Bekkos was Patriarch of Constantinople from June 2, 1275 to December 26, 1282, and the chief Greek advocate, in Byzantine times, of the reunion of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches...

(1275-1282)
138. Gregory II Cyprius
Patriarch Gregory II of Constantinople
Gregory II of Cyprus was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1283-1289.His name was originally George. His parents were middle class but of noble origin. He moved to Nicosia as a teenager seeking further education...

(1283-1289)
139. Athanasius I
Patriarch Athanasius I of Constantinople
Athanasius I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1289 to 1293 and 1303 to 1309. He was born in Adrianople and died in Constantinople. Chosen by the emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus as patriarch, he opposed the reunion of the Greek and Roman Churches and introduced...

(1289-1293)
140. John XII
Patriarch John XII of Constantinople
John XII was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1294 to 1303. John XII was born in Sozopolis on the western Black Sea coast . Prior to becoming patriarch, he was known as Kosmas....

(1294-1303)
- Athanasius I (1303-1310), restored
141. Nephon I
Patriarch Nephon I of Constantinople
Nephon I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece, he was a lover of luxury and ill-suited for the position. During his time as patriarch the Arsenite schism was healed within the Byzantine Church. Nephon abdicated the throne after four years....

(1310-1314)
142. John XIII Glykys
Patriarch John XIII of Constantinople
John XIII was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1315 to 1320....

(1315-1320)
143. Gerasimos I
Patriarch Gerasimos I of Constantinople
Gerasimos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321.He was born in Philadelphia and became abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in Constantinople. He was elected as patriarchat an advanced age, and died on 19 April 1321....

(1320-1321)
144. Isaias (1323-1334)
145. John XIV Kalekas
Patriarch John XIV of Constantinople
John XIV, surnamed Kalekas was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1334 to 1347. He was an anti-hesychast and opponent of Gregory Palamas. He was an active participant in the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 as a member of the regency for John V Palaiologos, against John VI...

(1334-1347)
146. Isidore I
Patriarch Isidore I of Constantinople
Isodore I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1347 to 1350. Isidore Buchiras was a disciple of Gregory Palamas.-Early life:Little is known of his early life. Isidore was born in Thessaloniki during the latter part of the 1290s where he became a teacher and spiritual...

(1347-1350)
147. Callistus I
Patriarch Callistus I of Constantinople
Kallistos I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from June 1350 to 1353 and from 1354 to 1363. Kallistos I was an Athonite monk and supporter of Gregory Palamas. He died in Constantinople in 1363.-Life:...

(1350-1354)
148. Philotheus Kokkinos (1354-1355)
- Callistus I (1355-1363), restored
- Philotheus Kokkinos (1364-1376), restored
149. Macarius (1376-1379)
150. Nilus Kerameus
Patriarch Nilus of Constantinople
Nilus, surnamed Kerameus, was Patriarch of Constantinople between 1380 and 1388.He was an intellectual and struggled for the faithful maintenance of the ecclesiastical rules. He mediated between John V and his son Andronikos IV Palaiologos....

(1379-1388)
151. Antony IV
Patriarch Antony IV of Constantinople
Antony IV was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from January 1389 to July 1390, and again from early 1391 until his death.He was originally a hieromonk, possibly from the Dionysiou monastery in Mount Athos...

(1389-1390)
- Macarius (1390-1391), restored
- Antony IV (1391-1397), restored
152. Callistus II Xanthopoulos (1397)
153. Matthew I (1397-1410)
154. Euthymius II (1410-1416)
155. Joseph II
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople
Joseph II was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1416 to 1439.Born the son of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria in 1360, little is known of his early life before he became a monk on Mount Athos. He became Metropolitan of Ephesus in 1393, before being elected Patriarch of Constantinople on 21 May 1416...

(1416-1439)
156. Metrophanes II
Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople
Metrophanes II served as Bishop of Cyzicus in Asia Minor when he was called to join the delegation of bishops attending the Council of Florence. He was appointed by the Emperor John VIII in May 1440 as successor to Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople following the death of the latter in Florence...

(1440-1443)
157. Gregory III Mammas
Patriarch Gregory III of Constantinople
Patriarch Gregory III, surnamed Mammis or Μammas, was Ecumenical Patriarch during the period 1443-1450. Few things are known about his life and his patriarchate. Not even his surname is certain, with the names Mammis or Mammas being probably mocking appellations...

(1443-1450)
158. Athanasius II (1450-1453)

On May 29, 1453 occurred the Fall of Constantinople

Fall of Constantinople

The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI...

, thus marking the end of the Byzantine Empire

Decline of the Byzantine Empire

The decline of the Byzantine Empire was a process similar to the decline of the Western Roman Empire, in that it lasted many centuries. There is no clear consensus on when this process began; but many dates and time lines have been proposed by historians....

. The Ecumenical Patriarchate became subject to the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

1453-1466

159. Gennadius II Scholarios (1454-1456)
160. Isidore II Xanthopoulos
Patriarch Isidore II of Constantinople
-Life:Little is known about the life and the patriarchate of Isidore. His surname derives from the Xanthopoulon monastery in Istanbul which he entered, becoming a hieromonk and later rising to be its abbot. Isidore worked alongside Gennadius Scholarius during the Council of Florence and was one of...

(1456-1462)

There are different suggestions by scholars for the succession of the Patriarchs from 1462 to 1466. The main positions are the following:
According to Kiminas (2009):

161. Joasaph I
Patriarch Joasaph I of Constantinople
Antony Joasaph I Kokkas was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the 1460s. The exact dates of his reign are disputed by scholars at various times ranging from 1462 to 1465.-Life:Antony Kokkas was born probably to Western parents and he became a monk...

, Apr 1462 - Apr 1463
Gennadius II, Apr 1463 - June 1463
162. Sophronius I
Patriarch Sophronius I of Constantinople
Sophronius I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1463 to 1464. The dates of his reign are disputed by scholars in a range from 1462 to 1465.-Life:Almost nothing is known about the life and the patriarchate of Sophronius...

, Jun 1463 - Aug 1464
Gennadius II, Aug 1464 - aut. 1465
163. Mark II
Patriarch Mark II of Constantinople
Mark II Xylokaravis was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1465 to 1466. In 1467 he became Archbishop of Ohrid, a post he held until his death.-Life:...

, aut. 1465 - aut. 1466
164. Symeon I
Patriarch Symeon I of Constantinople
Symeon I of Trebizond was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: for a short time in 1466, from 1471 to 1475 and from 1482 to 1486. In 1484 he presided over the Synod of Constantinople of 1484 which repudiated the Union of Florence.-Life:...

, au. 1466 - end 1466

According to Laurent (1968):

Joasaph I, Apr 1462 - Apr 1463
Gennadius II, Apr 1463 - May 1463
Sophronius I, May 1463 - July 1464
Gennadius II, Aug 1464 - aut. 1465
Symeon I, autumn 1465
Mark II, beg. 1466 - aut. 1466

According to Gemanos of Sardeis (1933-38):

Gennadius II, sum. 1462 - sum. 1463
Sophronius I, Aug 1463 - Aug 1464
Gennadius II, Aug 1464 - aut. 1464
Joasaph I, beg. 1465 - beg. 1466
Mark II, beg. 1466 - mid 1466
Symeon I, mid 1466 - end 1466

1466-1833

165. Dionysius I
Patriarch Dionysius I of Constantinople
Dionysius I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople two times, from 1466 to 1471 and from 1488 to 1490. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and his feast day is November 23.-Life:Dionysius was born in Dimitsana, in the Peloponnese...

(end 1466-1471)
- Symeon I of Trebizond (1471-1475), restored 1st time
167. Raphael I
Patriarch Raphael I of Constantinople
Raphael I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1475 to 1476. He was a Serb and he is therefore sometimes considered an intruder.-Life:...

(1475-1476)
168. Maximus III
Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople
Maximus III , born Manuel Christonymos , was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1476 to his death in 1482, and a scholar. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and his feast day is November 17.-Life:...

(1476-1482)
- Symeon I of Trebizond (1482-1486), restored 2nd time
169. Nephon II
Patriarch Nephon II of Constantinople
Nephon II, , born Nicholas, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: from 1486 to 1488, from 1497 to 1498 and for a short time in 1502...

(1486-1488)
- Dionysius I (1488-1490)
170. Maximus IV
Patriarch Maximus IV of Constantinople
Maximus IV , previously known as Manasses , was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1491 to 1497.-Life:He was abbot of the Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos before being appointed by Patriarch Symeon I as Metropolitan of Serres, which he governed under the religious name of Manasses...

(1491-1497)
- Nephon II (1497-1498), restored 1st time
171. Joachim I
Patriarch Joachim I of Constantinople
Joachim I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1498 to 1502 and for a short time in 1504.-Life:Concerning the early life of Joachim before he became Patriarch of Constantinople, we know that he was Metropolitan of Drama and that he was young, not particularly learned but very able in...

(1498-1502)
- Nephon II (1502), restored 2nd time
173. Pachomius I
Patriarch Pachomius I of Constantinople
Pachomius I was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1503 to 1513, except for a short period in 1504.-Life:Before his election as Patriarch of Constantinople, Pachomius was Metropolitan of Zichna...

(1503-1504)
- Joachim I (1504), restored
- Pachomius I (1504-1513), restored
174. Theoleptus I
Patriarch Theoleptus I of Constantinople
-Life:Theoleptus was native of Crete or Epirus and lived as monk beside Pachomius I, who appointed him Metropolitan of Iannina. When Pachomius died poisoned, Theoleptus moved immediately to Adrianople where he found favour with Sultan Selim I. After the payment of the usual fee for any patriarchal...

(1513-1522)
175. Jeremias I
Patriarch Jeremias I of Constantinople
-Further reading:...

(1522-1524)
176. Joannicius I (1524-1525)
- Jeremias I (1525-1546), restored
177. Dionysius II (1546-1556)
178. Joasaph II
Patriarch Joasaph II of Constantinople
Joasaph II, known as "the Magnificent" , was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1556 to 1565.-Life:Joasaph was born in Thrace. He studied in Ioannina and then in Nafplio, learning Arabic, Persian and Turkish...

(1556-1565)
179. Metrophanes III (1565-1572)
180. Jeremias II Tranos
Patriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople
-External links:**...

(1572-1579)
- Metrophanes III (1579-1580), restored
- Jeremias II Tranos (1580-1584), restored 1st time
181. Pachomius II
Patriarch Pachomius II of Constantinople
Pachomius II Patestos was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1584 to 1585. He is sometimes considered an usurper.-Life:16th-century Greek sources show an extended bias against Pachomius: he is labeled as "dissolute" by Pseudo-Dorotheos and Leontios Eustrakios stated that he "inflicted...

(1584-1585)
182. Theoleptus II
Patriarch Theoleptus II of Constantinople
Theoleptus II was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1585 to 1586.-Life:Theoleptus was a nephew of Patriarch Metrophanes III. He became Metropolitan of Philippopolis and although he was been helped by Patriarch Jeremias II, he conspired against him, leaguing with Pachomius II...

(1585-1586)
- Jeremias II Tranos (1587-1595), restored 2nd time
183. Matthew II
Patriarch Matthew II of Constantinople
Matthew II was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times, shortly in 1596, from 1598 to 1602 and for a few days in 1603.-Life:Member of the Vlach community, Matthew was born in the village Kleinovo , and he became Metropolitan of Ioannina...

(1596)
184. Gabriel I (1596)
- Theophanes I Karykes (locum tenens, 1596)
- Meletius I Pegas (locum tenens, 1597)
185. Theophanes I Karykes (1597)
186. Meletius I Pegas (locum tenens, 1597-1598)
- Matthew II (1598-1602), restored 1st time
187. Neophytus II (1602-1603)
- Matthew II (1603), restored 2nd time
188. Raphael II
Patriarch Raphael II of Constantinople
-Life:Raphael was Bishop of Mithymna when, in March 1603, he was elected Ecumenical Patriarch. During his patriarchate, he addressed the regulation of many ecclesiastical matters and issued a number of standard provisions...

(1603-1607)
- Neophytus II (1607-1612), restored
189. Cyril I Lucaris (locum tenens, 1612)
190. Timothy II (1612-1620)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1620-1623), restored 1st time
191. Gregory IV (1623)
192. Anthimus II (1623)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1623-1633), restored 2nd time
193. Cyril II Kontares (1633)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1633-1634), restored 3rd time
194. Athanasius III Patelaros (1634)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1634-1635), restored 4th time
- Cyril II Kontares (1635-1636), restored 1st time
195. Neophytus III of Nicea (1636-1637)
- Cyril I Lucaris (1637-1638) restored 5th time
- Cyril II Kontares (1638-1639), restored 2nd time
196. Parthenius I (1639-1644)
197. Parthenius II (1644-1646)
198. Joannicius II (1646-1648)
- Parthenius II (1648-1651), restored
- Joannicius II (1651-1652), restored 1st time
199. Cyril III (1652-1652)
- Athanasius III (1652), restored
200. Paisius I (1652-1653）
- Joannicius II (1653-1654), restored 2nd time
- Cyril III (1654), restored
- Joannicius II (1655-1656), restored 3nd time
201. Parthenius III
Ecumenical Patriarch Parthenius III of Constantinople
Parthenius III was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1656–1657. In 1657 he was charged with treason by the Ottoman Sultan and hanged, after refusing to abjure his own Christian faith...

(1656-1657)
202. Gabriel II
Patriarch Gabriel II of Constantinople
Gabriel II was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for one week in 1657.In 1659 he was hanged by the Ottoman Sultan for having baptized a converted Muslim, and after refusing to abjure his own Christian faith...

(1657)
203. Parthenius IV (1657-1659)
204. Theophanes II (1659)
- vacant (1659-1662)
205. Dionysius III (1662-1665)
- Parthenius IV (1665-1667), restored 1st time
206. Clement
Ecumenical Patriarch Clement of Constantinople
Clement was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for 42 days in 1667.He was the metropolitan of Iconium when he was elected Patriarch on 9 September 1667. He was an uneducated and brusque person and his election was not recognised. The Holy Synod protested to Sultan Mehmet IV, who dismissed him...

(1667)
207. Methodius III
Ecumenical Patriarch Methodius III of Constantinople
Methodius III, called Moronis or Maronis , was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1668–1671.Descended from Crete, he served at the Church of the Theotokos of Chrysopigi in Galata...

(1668-1671)
- Parthenius IV (1671), restored 2nd time
208. Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim)
Ecumenical Patriarch Dionysius IV of Constantinople
Dionysius IV Mouselimes was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople five times, in 1671-1673, 1676-1679, 1682-1684, 1686-1687 and 1693-1694....

(1671-1673)
209. Gerasimus II (1673-1674)
- Parthenius IV (1675-1676) restored 3rd time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1676-1679), restored 1st time
210. Athanasius IV (1679)
211. James (1679-1682)
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1682-1684), restored 2nd time
- Parthenius IV (1684-1685) restored 4th time
- James (1685-1686), restored 1st time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1686-1687), restored 3rd time
- James (1687-1688), restored 2nd time
212. Callinicus II (1688)
213. Neophytus IV (1688)
- Callinicus II (1689-1693), restored 1st time
- Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (1693-1694), restored 4th time
- Callinicus II (1694-1702), restored 2nd time
214. Gabriel III
Patriarch Gabriel III of Constantinople
-Life:Gabriel was born in the town of Smyrna to parents coming from the island of Andros and in 1688 he became Metropolitan of Chalcedon. He was elected Patriarch of Constantinople on 29 August 1702 and reigned till his death...

(1702-1707)
215. Neophytus V
Patriarch Neophytus V of Constantinople
-Life:Neophytus was appointed Metropolitan of Heraclea on 15 May 1689. The bishops and the laity elected him as Patriarch of Constantinople on 20 October 1707. He was not confirmed however by the Ottoman Sultan, who reserved the right, as previously the Byzantine Emperor, to confirm the election...

(1707)
216. Cyprianus I (1707-1709)
217. Athanasius V (1709-1711)
218. Cyril IV (1711-1713)
- Cyprianus I (1713-1714), restored
219. Cosmas III (1714-1716)
220. Jeremias III (1716-1726)
- Callinicus III (1726)
221. Paisius II
Patriarch Paisius II of Constantinople
Paisius II Kioumourtzoglou was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for four times in the 18th century.-Life:Paisius was born in Caesarea and his family name was Kioumourtzoglou...

(1726-1732)
- Jeremias III (1732-1733), restored
222. Serapheim I (1733-1734)
223. Neophytus VI
Patriarch Neophytus VI of Constantinople
Neophytus VI was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1734 to 1740 and from 1743 to 1744.-Life:Neophytus was born in Patmos, and when the Metropolitan of Caesarea in Cappadocia was elected to the Patriarchate as Jeremias III, he was elected in his place as Metropolitan of...

(1734-1740)
- Paisius II (1740-1743), restored 1st time
- Neophytus VI (1743-1744), restored
- Paisius II (1744-1748), restored 2nd time
224. Cyril V
Patriarch Cyril V of Constantinople
Cyril V Karakallos was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from 1748 to 1751 and from 1752 to 1757.A controversial figure, often blamed for his ideas about the baptism, in 1755 he issued the Oros, a canonical document which, superseding the previous use of accepting Christian...

(1748-1751)
- Paisius II (1751-1752), restored 2nd time
- Cyril V (1752-1757), restored 1st time
225. Callinicus IV
Patriarch Callinicus IV of Constantinople
Callinicus IV , born Constantine Mavrikios , was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for a few months in 1757 and a writer and scholar....

(1757)
226. Serapheim II
Ecumenical Patriarch Serapheim II of Constantinople
-Life:Serapheim II was born in Delvinë, southern Albania to Albanian parents in the late 17th century. Before he was elected as Patriarch of Constantinople on 22 July 1757 he was Metropolitan of Philippoupolis....

(1757-1761)
227. Joannicius III (1761-1763)
228. Samuel I Chatzeres (1763-1768)
229. Meletius II (1769-1769)
230. Theodosius II (1769-1773)
- Samuel I Chatzeres (1773-1774), restored
231. Sophronius II (1774-1780)
232. Gabriel IV (1780-1785)
233. Procopius I (1785-1789)
234. Neophytus VII (1789-1794)
235. Gerasimus III (1794-1797)
236. Gregory V (1797-1798)
- Neophytus VII (1798-1801), restored
237. Callinicus V (1801-1806)
- Gregory V (1806-1808), restored 1st time
- Callinicus V (1808-1809), restored
238. Jeremias IV (1809-1813)
239. Cyril VI (1813-1818)
- Gregory V (1818-1821), restored 2nd time
240. Eugenius II (1821-1822)
241. Anthimus III (1822-1824)
242. Chrysanthus I (1824-1826)
243. Agathangelus I (1826-1830)
244. Constantius I (1830-1834)

On July 23, 1833 the Church of Greece

Church of Greece

The Church of Greece , part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity...

declared itself autocephalous. It was followed by the Romanian Orthodox Church

Romanian Orthodox Church

The Romanian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It is in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox churches, and is ranked seventh in order of precedence. The Primate of the church has the title of Patriarch...

in 1864, Bulgarian Exarchate

Bulgarian Exarchate

The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953....

in 1872, Serbian Church in 1879, thus reducing the extension of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

1833-1923

245. Constantius II (1834-1835)
246. Gregory VI (1835-1840)
247. Anthimus IV (1840-1841)
248. Anthimus V (1841-1842)
249. Germanus IV (1842-1845)
250. Meletius III (1845)
251. Anthimus VI (1845-1848)
- Anthimus IV (1848-1852), restored
- Germanus IV (1852-1853), restored
- Anthimus VI (1853-1855), restored 1st time
252. Cyril VII (1855-1860)
253. Joachim II (1860-1863)
254. Sophronius III
Patriarch Sophronius III of Constantinople
Sophronius III served as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1863 to 1866. He was elected Greek Patriarch of Alexandria on 30 May 1870. He served there as Sophronius IV until 1899. He established the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in 1888 in the city of Port Said...

(1863-1866)
- Gregory VI (1867-1871), restored
- Anthimus VI (1871-1873), restored 2nd time
- Joachim II (1873-1878), restored
255. Joachim III (1878-1884, 1901-1912)
256. Joachim IV (1884-1887)
257. Dionysius V (1887-1891)
258. Neophytus VIII (1891-1894)
259. Anthimus VII (1895-1896)
260. Constantine V (1897-1901)
- Joachim III (1901-1912), restored
261. Germanus V
Patriarch Germanus V of Constantinople
Germanus V was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 28 January 1913 till 1918. He was educated in Jerusalem and Athens before attending the Theological School of Halki....

(1913-1918)
- vacant (1918-1921)
262. Meletius IV Metaxakis
Patriarch Meletius IV of Constantinople
Meletius IV was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1921 to 1923. He also served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria under the episcopal name Meletius II from 1926 to 1935...

(1921-1923)

On July 24, 1923 the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

dissolved, replaced by the Republic of Turkey

1923-present

263. Gregory VII (1923-1924)
264. Constantine VI (1924-1925)
265. Basil III (1925-1929)
266. Photius II (1929-1935)
267. Benjamin I (1936-1946)
268. Maximus V
Patriarch Maximus V of Constantinople
Maximus V Vaportzis was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1946 till 1948.He was born in Sinop. He was first educated, under the Metropolitan of Amaseia Germanos Karavaggelis's protection, at the Theological School of Halki. In 1918 he was ordained a Deacon.With this appointment he also...

(1946-1948)
269. Athenagoras I
Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I , born Aristocles Spyrou was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.-Life:...

(1948-1972)
270. Demetrios I (1972-1991)
271. Bartholomew I (1991-Present)

External links

Patriarchate.org, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
EC-patr.org, List of Ecumenical Patriarchs from the official website of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
OrthodoxWiki
OrthodoxResearchInstitute.org
Hostkingdom.net, List of most patriarchates
Home.att.net, The Orthodox Tradition
SaintsConstantineandElena.org, Orthodox Tradition and the Liturgy
Religionfacts.com, Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Orthodoxlinks.info, Directory of Orthodox Internet Resources
LasVegasOrthodox.com, Orthodox Library: History, Doctrine, Practices, Saints
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Bishops of ByzantiumByzantiumByzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion... (until 330)