APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION OF THE GREAT CHURCH OF CHRIST
List of Ecumenical Patriarchs through history.
Patriarchs who are honored as Saints are indicated by a cross (†).
| Title | Date Served | Feast Day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch | 1991- | 11 June | |
| Dimitrios | 1972-1991 | ||
| Athenagoras | 1948-1972 | ||
| Maximos V | 1946-1948 | ||
| Benjamin | 1936-1946 | ||
| Photios II | 1929-1935 | ||
| Basil III | 1925-1929 | ||
| Constantine VI | 1924-1925 | ||
| Gregory VII | 1923-1924 | ||
| Meletios IV | 1921-1923 | ||
| Germanos V | 1913-1918 | ||
| Joachim III (2nd term) | 1901-1912 | ||
| Constantine V | 1897-1901 | ||
| Anthimos VII | 1895-1897 | ||
| Neophytos VIII | 1891-1894 | ||
| Dionysios V | 1887-1891 | ||
| Joachim IV | 1884-1886 | ||
| Joachim III (1st term) | 1878-1884 | ||
| Joachim II (2nd term) | 1873-1878 | ||
| Anthimos VI (3rd term) | 1871-1873 | ||
| Gregory VI (2nd term) | 1867-1871 | ||
| Sophronios III | 1863-1866 | ||
| Joachim II (1st term) | 1860-1863 | ||
| Cyril VII | 1855-1860 | ||
| Anthimos VI (2nd term) | 1853-1855 | ||
| Germanos IV (2nd term) | 1852-1853 | ||
| Anthimos IV (2nd term) | 1848-1852 | ||
| Anthimos VI (1st term) | 1845-1848 | ||
| Meletius III | 1845 | ||
| Anthimos V | 1841-1842 | ||
| Anthimos IV (1st term) | 1840-1841 | ||
| Gregory VI (1st term) | 1835-1840 | ||
| Constantios II | 1834-1835 | ||
| Constantios I | 1830-1834 | ||
| Chrysanthos | 1824-1826 | ||
| Anthimos III | 1822-1824 | ||
| Eugenius II | 1821-1822 | ||
| Gregory V (3rd term) | 1818-1821 | ||
| Cyril VI | 1813-1818 | ||
| Jeremias IV | 1809-1813 | ||
| Callinicus IV (2nd term) | 1808-1809 | ||
| Gregory V (2nd term) | 1806-1808 | ||
| Callinicus IV (1st term) | 1801-1806 | ||
| Neophytos VII (2nd term) | 1798-1801 | ||
| Gregory V (1st term) | 1797-1798 | ||
| Gerasimos III (1st term) | 1794-1797 | ||
| Neophytos VII (1st term) | 1789-1794 | ||
| Prokopios | 1785-1789 | ||
| Gabriel IV | 1780-1785 | ||
| Sophronios II | 1774-1780 | ||
| Samuel I (2nd term) | 1773-1774 | ||
| Theodosios II | 1769-1773 | ||
| Meletius II | 1768-1769 | ||
| Joannicios III | 1761-1763 | ||
| Seraphim II | 1757-1761 | ||
| Callinicus III | 1757 | ||
| Cyril V (2nd term) | 1752-1757 | ||
| Seraphim I | 1733-1734 | ||
| Jeremias III (1st term) | 1716-1726 | ||
| Kosmas III | 1714-1716 | ||
| Cyril IV | 1711-1713 | ||
| Athanasius V | 1709-1711 | ||
| Neophytos V | 1707 | ||
| Gabriel III | 1702-1707 | ||
| Neophytos IV | 1688-1689 | ||
| Dionysios IV (4th term) | 1686-1687 | ||
| Parthenius IV (5th term) | 1684-1685 | ||
| Athanasius IV | 1679 (12 ἡμέραι) | ||
| Gerasimos II | 1673-1674 | ||
| Dionysios IV (1st term) | 1671-1673 | ||
| Methodius III | 1668-1671 | ||
| Clement | 1667 | ||
| Parthenius IV (2nd term) | 1665-1667 | ||
| Gabriel II | 1657 (8 ἡμέραι) | ||
| Parthenius III | 1656-1657 | ||
| Joannicius II (3rd term) | 1653-1654 | ||
| Parthenius I | 1639-1644 | ||
| Neophytos III | 1636-1637 | ||
| Athanasius III (1st term) | 1634 | ||
| Anthimos II | 1623 | ||
| Gregorios IV | 1623 | ||
| Timothy II | 1613-1620 | ||
| Cyril I Lucaris (overseer) | 1612 | ||
| Neophytos II (2nd term) | 1607-1612 | ||
| Raphael II | 1603-1607 | ||
| Meletius I Pigas (overseer) | 1597-1598 | ||
| Theopanes I | 1597 | ||
| Gabriel I | 1596 | ||
| Theoliptos II | 1585-1586 | ||
| Pachomius II | 1584-1585 | ||
| Jeremias II (2nd term) | 1580-1584 | ||
| Metrophanes III (2nd term) | 1579-1580 | ||
| Jeremias II (1st term) | 1572-1579 | ||
| Metrophanes III (1st term) | 1565-1572 | ||
| Joasaph II | 1556-1565 | ||
| Dionysios II | 1546-1556 | ||
| Joannicios I | 1526 | ||
| Jeremias I | 1522-1545 | ||
| Theoliptos I | 1513-1522 | ||
| Nifon II (2nd term) | 1497-1498 | ||
| Maximos IV | 1491-1497 | ||
| Symeon I (3rd term) | 1482-1486 | ||
| Maximos III | 1476-1481 | November 17 | |
| Raphael I | 1475-1476 | ||
| Symeon I (2nd term) | 1471-1475 | ||
| Dionysios I | 1467-1471 | ||
| Symeon I (1st term) | 1466 | ||
| Mark II | 1466 | ||
| Joasaph I | 1465-1466 | ||
| Gennadios II (3rd term) | 1464 | ||
| Sophronios I | 1463-1464 | ||
| Gennadios II (2nd term) | 1462 | ||
| Isidore II | 1456-1462 | ||
| Gennadios II Scholarios (1st term) | ἔαρ 1454-1456 | ||
| Athanasius II | 1450-1453 | ||
| Gregory III Mammas | 1443-1450 | ||
| Metrophanes II | 1440-1443 | ||
| Joseph II | 1416-1439 | ||
| Euthymios II | 1410-1416 | ||
| Matthew I | 1397-1410 | ||
| Kallistos II Xanthopoulos | 1397 | November 22 | |
| Antonius I | 1389-1390, 1391-1397 | ||
| Alexios Stoudites | 1025-1043 | ||
| Akakios | 471-489 | ||
| Anastasios | 730-753 | ||
| † | Anatolios | 449-458 | July 3 |
| Timothy I | 511-518 | ||
| Dionysios IV (3rd term) | 1682-1684 | ||
| James (2nd term) | 1685-1686 | ||
| † | Kallistos I | 1350-1354, 1355-1363 | June 20 |
| † | Philotheos Kokkinos | 1354-1355, 1364-1376 | October 11 |
| Makarios | 1376-1379, 1390-1391 | ||
| Neilos | 1379-1388 | ||
| Dionysios IV (5th term) | 1693-1694 | ||
| Joachim I (1st term) | 1498-1502 | ||
| Cyprian I (1st term) | 1707-1709 | ||
| Cyril II (2nd term) | 1635-1636 | ||
| James (3rd term) | 1687-1688 | ||
| Parthenios IV (3rd term) | 1671-1673 | ||
| † | Nifon II (3rd term) | 1502 | August 11 |
| Paisios II (1st term) | 1726-1732 | ||
| Jeremias II (3rd term) | 1587-1595 | ||
| Matthew II (1st term) | 1596 | ||
| Cyril I (5th term) | 1634-1635 | ||
| Joannicius II (2nd term) | 1651-1652 | ||
| Pachomios I (2nd term) | 1504-1513 | ||
| Matthew II (2nd term) | 1598-1602 | ||
| Cyril I (2nd term) | 1620-1623 | ||
| Parthenius II (2nd term) | 1648-1651 | ||
| Joachim I (2nd term) | 1504 | ||
| Athanasius III (2nd term) | 1652 (15 ἡμέραι) | ||
| Nifon II (1st term) | 1486-1488 | ||
| Parthenius IV (4th term) | 1675-1676 | ||
| Cyril II (3rd term) | 1638-1639 | ||
| † | Dionysios I (2nd term) | 1488-1490 | November 23 |
| Neophytos II (1st term) | 1602-1603 | ||
| Matthew II (3rd term) | 1603 (ὀλίγαι ἡμέραι) | ||
| Cyril I (3rd term) | 1623-1633 | ||
| Cyril II (1st term) | 1633 | ||
| Cyril I (6th term) | 1637-1638 | ||
| Dionysios IV (2nd term) | 1676-1679 | ||
| Parthenius II (1st term) | 1644-1646 | ||
| Cyril III (2nd term) | 1654 (14 ἡμέραι) | ||
| Joannicius II (1st term) | 1646-1648 | ||
| Cyril I (4th term) | 1633-1634 | ||
| Paisios I (2nd term) | 1654-1655 | ||
| Joannicius II (4th term) | 1655-1656 | ||
| Paisios I (1st term) | 1652-1653 | ||
| Parthenius IV (1st term) | 1657-1662 | ||
| Cyril III (1st term) | 1652 | ||
| James (1st term) | 1679-1682 | ||
| Dionysios III (3rd term) | 1662-1665 | ||
| Samuel I (1st term) | 1763-1768 | ||
| Callinicus II (1st term) | 1688 | ||
| Callinicus II (2nd term) | 1689-1693 | ||
| Isidore I | 1347-1349 | ||
| John XIV Kaletas | 1334-1347 | ||
| Isaias | 1323-1334 | ||
| Gerasimos I | 1320-1321 | ||
| John XIII Sweet | 1316-1320 | ||
| Nifon I | 1311-1315 | ||
| John XII | 1294-1304 | ||
| † | Athanasius I | 1289-1293, 1304-1310 | October 28 |
| Gregory II | 1283-1289 | ||
| John XI Vekkos | 1275-1282 | ||
| † | Joseph I | 1267-1275, 1282-1283 | October 30 |
| Germanos III | 1267 | ||
| Nikiforos II | 1260-1261 | ||
| † | Arsenios Autoreianos | 1255-1260, 1261-1267 | October 28 |
| Manuel II | 1240-1255 | ||
| Methodius II | 1240 | ||
| Germanos II | 1222-1240 | ||
| Manuel I Charitopoulos | 1215-1222 | ||
| Maximos II | 1215 | ||
| Theodore II the Peaceful | 1213-1215 | ||
| Michael IV Autoreianos | 1207-1213 | ||
| John X Camateros | 1198-1206 | ||
| George II Xifilinos | 1191-1198 | ||
| Dositheos | 1190-1191 | ||
| Leontius Theotokitis | 1189-1190 | ||
| Nikitas II Mountanis | 1187-1189 | ||
| Basil II Camateros | 1183-1186 | ||
| Theodosius Vorradiotis | 1178-1183 | ||
| Chariton Eugeniotis | 1177-1178 | ||
| Michael III | 1170-1177 | ||
| Luke Chrysovergis | 1156-1169 | ||
| Constantine IV Chliarinos | 1154-1156 | ||
| Callinicus II (3rd term) | 1694-1702 | ||
| Neophytos I | 1153 | ||
| Cyprian I (2nd term) | 1713-1714 | ||
| Jeremias III (2nd term) | 1732-1733 | ||
| Theodotos II | 1151-1153 | ||
| Neophytos VI (1st term) | 1734-1740 | ||
| Paisios II (2nd term) | 1740-1743 | ||
| Neophytos VI (2nd term) | 1743-1744 | ||
| Paisios II (3rd term) | 1744-1748 | ||
| Nicholas IV Mouzalon | 1147-1151 | ||
| Cyril V (1st term) | 1748-1751 | ||
| Paisios II (4th term) | 1751-1752 | ||
| Kosmas II the Atticus | 1146-1147 | ||
| Michael II the Kourkouas | 1143-1146 | ||
| † | Leo Styppis | 1134-1143 | November 12 |
| John IX Ieromnemon | 1111-1134 | ||
| Nicholas III the Kyrdiniates | 1084-1111 | ||
| Efstratius Garidas | 1081-1084 | ||
| † | Kosmas I of Jerusalem | 1075-1081 | January 2 |
| † | John VIII Xifilinos | 1063-1075 | August 30 |
| † | Constantine III Leichoudis | 1059-1063 | July 29 |
| Michael I Kiroularios | 1043-1059 | ||
| † | Efstathius | 1020-1025 | May 31 |
| † | Sergius II | 999-1019 | April 12 |
| Sisinius II | 996-998 | ||
| † | Nicholas II Chrysovergis | 984-996 | December 16 |
| Antonios III the Studite | 974-980 | ||
| Basil I Skamandrinos | 970-974 | ||
| † | Polyeuktos | 956-970 | February 5 |
| Theophylaktos | 931-956 | ||
| † | Tryphon | 928-931 | April 19 |
| † | Stephanos II | 925-928 | July 18 |
| † | Euthymios | 907-912 | August 5 |
| † | Nicholas I Mysticos | 901-907, 912-925 | May 16 |
| † | Antonios II Kauleas | 893-901 | February 12 |
| † | Stephanos I | 886-893 | May 18 |
| † | Photios I | 858-867, 877-886 | February 6 |
| † | Ignatius I | 846-858, 867-877 | October 23 |
| † | Methodius I | 842-846 | June 14 |
| John VII Grammatikos | 836-842 | ||
| Antonius I Kassimatis | 821-836 | ||
| Theodotos I Kassiteras | 815-821 | ||
| † | Nikiforos I | 806-815 | June 2 |
| † | Tarasios | 784-806 | February 25 |
| Paul IV | 780-784 | ||
| Nikitas I | 766-780 | ||
| Constantine II | 754-766 | ||
| † | Germanos I | 715-730 | May 12 |
| John VI | 712-714 | ||
| † | Cyrus | 706-711 | January 8 |
| † | Callinicus I | 693-705 | August 23 |
| † | Paul III | 687-693 | September 2 |
| † | George I | 679-686 | August 18 |
| † | Theodore I | 677-679, 686-687 | December 27 |
| † | Constantine I | 675-677 | August 9 |
| † | John V | 669-675 | August 18 |
| † | Thomas II | 667-669 | November 15 |
| Peter | 654-666 | ||
| Paul II | 641-653 | ||
| Laurentios | 154-166 | ||
| Pyrrhos | 638-641, 654 | ||
| Sergius I | 610-638 | ||
| † | Thomas I | 607-610 | March 21 |
| † | Cyriacus (Cyril) | 595-606 | October 27 |
| † | John IV the Fasting | 585-595 | September 2 |
| † | John III Scholastikos | 565-577 | February 21 |
| † | Eutychius | 552-565, 577-582 | April 6 |
| † | Menas | 536-552 | August 25 |
| Anthimos I | 535-536 | ||
| † | Epiphanius | 520-535 | August 25 |
| † | John II | 518-520 | August 25 |
| † | Macedonius II | 495-511 | April 25 |
| Euphemius | 489-495 | ||
| Fravitas | 489 | ||
| † | Gennadios I | 458-471 | November 17 |
| † | Flavian | 446-449 | February 16 |
| † | Proclus | 434-446 | November 20 |
| † | Maximian | 431-434 | April 21 |
| Nestorius | 428-431 | ||
| † | Sisinius I | 426-427 | October 11 |
| † | Atticus | 406-425 | January 8 |
| † | Arsacius | 404-405 | October 11 |
| † | John I Chrysostom | 398-404 | November 13 |
| † | Nectarius | 381-397 | October 11 |
| Maximus the Cynic | 380 | ||
| † | Gregory the Theologian | 379-381 | January 25 |
| Demophilus | 370-380 | ||
| Evagrius | 370 | ||
| Eudoxius (of Antioch) | 360-370 | ||
| Macedonios I | 342-346, 351-360 | ||
| Eusebios of Nikomedeia | 339-342 | ||
| † | Paul I | 337-339, 341-342, 346-351 | November 6 |
| † | Alexandros | 314-337 | August 30 |
| † | Metrophanes I | 306-314 | June 4 |
| Probos | 303-315 | ||
| Ruphinos I | 284-293 | ||
| Dometios | -- | ||
| Titos | 242-272 | ||
| Eugenios I | 240-265 | ||
| † | Castinos | 230-237 | January 25 |
| Cyriacos I | 214-230 | ||
| Philadelphos | 211-217 | ||
| Mark | 198-211 | ||
| Olympianos | 187-198 | ||
| Pertinax | 169-187 | ||
| Alypios (Olympios) | 166-169 | ||
| Euzoios | 148-154 | ||
| Athenodoros (Athenogenes) | 144-148 | ||
| Polycarp II | 141-144 | ||
| Felix | 136-141 | ||
| Eleutherios | 129-136 | ||
| Diogenes | 114-129 | ||
| Sedekion | 105-114 | ||
| Plutarch | 89-105 | ||
| Polycarp I | 69-89 | ||
| † | Onesimos | 54-68 | February 15 |
| † | Stachys the Apostle | 38-54 | October 31 |
| † | Andrew the Apostle and Founder of the Church of Constantinople | Α´ αἰών | 30 November |
