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List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople

See talk page for different periodization of the bishopric, archbishopric and patriarchate.

Bishops of Byzantium (until 330)

1. St. Andrew the Apostle (founder)
2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38-54)
3. St. Onesimus (54-68)
4. Polycarpus I (69-89)
5. Plutarch (89-105)
6. Sedecion (105-114)
7. Diogenes (114-129)
8. Eleutherius (129-136)
9. Felix (136-141)
10. Polycarpus II (141-144)
11. Athenodorus (144-148)
12. Euzois (148-154)
13. Laurence (154-166)
14. Alypius (166-169)
15. Pertinax (169-187)
16. Olympianus (187-198)
17. Mark I or Marcus I (198-211)
18. Philadelphus (211-217)
19. Cyriacus I (217-230)
20. Castinus (230-237)
21. Eugenius I (237-242)
22. Titus (242-272)
23. Dometius (272-284)
24. Rufinus I (284-293)
25. Probus (293-306)
26. St. Metrophanes (306-314)
27. St. Alexander (314-337)

Archbishops of Constantinople (330-451 inclusive)

28. St. Paul I ("the Confessor") (337-339)
29. Eusebius of Nicomedia (339-341)

Paul I (341-342), restored 1st time

30. Macedonius I (342-346)

Paul I (346-350), restored 2nd time
Macedonius I (351-360), restored

31. Eudoxius of Antioch (360-370)
32. Demophilus (370-379)
33. Evagrius (370 or 379)
34. Maximus (380)
35. Gregory I Nazianzus the Theologian (379-381)
36. Nectarius (381-397)
37. St. John Chrysostom (398-404)
38. Arsacius of Tarsus (404-405)
39. Atticus (406-425)
40. Sisinnius I (426-427)
41. Nestorius (428-431)
42. Maximianus (431-434)
43. St. Proclus (434-446)
44. Flavian (446-449)
45. Anatolius (449-458) (Patriarch from 451)

Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451)

46. Gennadius I (458-471)
47. Acacius (471-488)
48. Fravitas (488-489)
49. Euphemius (489-495)
50. Macedonius II (495-511)
51. Timothy I (511-518)
52. John II the Cappadocian (518-520)
53. Epiphanius (520-535)
54. Anthimus I (535-536)
55. Menas (536-552)
56. Eutychius (552-565)
57. John III Scholasticus (565-577)

Eutychios (577-582), restored

58. John IV Nesteutes (582-595)
59. Cyriacus (596-606)
60. St. Thomas I (607-610)
61. Sergius I (610-638)
62. Pyrrhus I (638-641)
63. Paul II (641-653)
64. Peter (654-666)
65. Thomas II (667-669)
66. John V (669-675)
67. Constantine I (675-677)
68. Theodore I (677-679)
69. George I (679-686)
70. Paul III (687-693)
71. Callinicus I (693-705)
72. Cyrus (705-711)
73. John VI (712-715)
74. Germanus I (715-730)
75. Anastasius (730-754)
76. Constantine II (754-766)
77. Nicetas I (766-780)
78. Paul IV (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 (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 (886-893)
88. Antony II Kauleas (893-901)
89. Nicholas I Mystikos (901-907)
90. Euthymius I Synkellos (907-912)

Nicholas I Mystikos (912-925), restored

91. Stephen II of Amasea (925-928)
92. Tryphon (928-931)
93. Theophylactus (933-956)
94. Polyeuctus (956-970)
95. Basil I Scamandrenus (970-974)
96. Antony III the Studite (974-980)
97. Nicholas II Chrysoberges (984-996)
98. Sisinnius II (996-998)
99. Sergius II (999-1019)
100. Eustathius (1019-1025)
101. Alexius I the Studite (1025-1043)
102. Michael I Ceroularius (1043-1058)
103. Constantine III Lichoudas (1059-1063)
104. John VIII Xiphilinos (1064-1075)
105. Kosmas I (1075-1081)
106. Eustathius Garidas (1081-1084)
107. Nicholas III Grammaticus (1084-1111)
108. John IX Agapetus (1111-1134)
109. Leo Styppeiotes (1134-1143)
110. Michael II Kourkouas (1143-1146)
111. Cosmas II Atticus (1146-1147)
112. Nicholas IV Muzalon (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 (1179-1183)
120. Basil II Kamateros (1183-1186)
121. Niketas II Mountanes (1186-1189)
122. Leo Theotokites (1189-1190)
123. Dositheus (1190-1191)
124. George II Xiphilinos (1191-1198)
125. John X Kamateros (1198-1206)
126. Michael IV Autoreianos (1207-1213)
127. Theodore II Eirenikos (1213-1215)
128. Maximos II (1215)
129. Manuel I Charitopoulos (1216-1222)
130. Germanus II (1223-1240)
131. Methodius II (1240)

vacant (1240-1244)

132. Manuel II (1244-1255)
133. Arsenius Autoreianus (1255-1259)
134. Nikephorus II (1260-1261)

Arsenius Autoreianus (1261-1267), restored

135. Germanus III (1267)
136. Joseph I Galesiotes (1267-1275)
137. John XI Bekkos (1275-1282)
138. Gregory II Cyprius (1283-1289)
139. Athanasius I (1289-1293)
140. John XII (1294-1303)

Athanasius I (1303-1310), restored

141. Nephon I (1310-1314)
142. John XIII Glykys (1315-1320)
143. Gerasimos I (1320-1321)
144. Isaias I (1323-1334)
145. John XIV Kalekas (1334-1347)
146. Isidore I (1347-1350)
147. Callistus I (1350-1354)
148. Philotheus Kokkinos (1354-1355)

Callistus I (1355-1363), restored
Philotheus Kokkinos (1364-1376), restored

149. Macarius (1376-1379)
150. Nilus Kerameus (1379-1388)
151. Antony IV (1389-1390)

Macarius (1390-1391), restored
Antony IV (1391-1397), restored

152. Callistus II Xanothopoulos (1397)
153. Matthew I (1397-1410)
154. Euthymius II (1410-1416)
155. Joseph II (1416-1439)
156. Metrophanes II (1440-1443)
157. Gregory III Mammas (1443-1450)
158. Athanasius II (1450-1453)
159. Gennadius II Scholarios (1453-1456)
160. Isidore II Xanthopoulos (1456-1457)

Gennadiis II Scholarios (1458), restored 1st time
vacant (1458-1462)
Gennadius II Scholarios (1462-1463), restored 2nd time

161. Sophronius I Syropoulos (1463-1464)
162. Joasaph I (1464)

Gennadius II Scholarios (1464), restored 3rd time
Joasaph I (1464-1466), restored

163. Mark II Xylokaraves (1466)
164. Symeon I of Trebizond (1466)
165. Dionysius I (1466-1471)

Symeon I of Trebizond (1471-1474), restored 1st time

167. Raphael I (1475-1476)
168. Maximus III Manasses (1476-1481)

Symeon I of Trebizond (1481-1486), restored 2nd time

169. St. Nephon II (1486-1488)

Dionysius I (1489-1491)

170. Maximus IV (1491-1497)

Nephon II (1497-1498), restored 1st time

171. Joachim I (1498-1502)

Nephon II (1502), restored 2nd time

173. Pachomius I (1503-1504)

Joachim I (1504), restored
Pachomius I (1504-1513), restored

174. Theoleptus I (1513-1522)
175. Jeremias I (1522-1545)
176. Joannicus I (1546)
177. Dionysius II (1546-1555)
178. Joasaph II (1555-1565)
179. Metrophanes III (1565-1572)
180. Jeremias II Tranos (1572-1579)

Metrophanes III (1579-1580), restored
Jeremias II Tranos (1580-1584), restored 1st time

181. Pachomius II (1584-1585)
182. Theoleptus II (1585-1586)

Jeremias II Tranos (1587-1595), restored 2nd time

183. Matthew II (1596)
184. Gabriel I (1596)
185. Theophanes I Karykes (1597)
186. Meletius I Pegas (1597-1598)

Matthew II (1598-1602), restored 1st time

187. Neophytus II (1602-1603)

Matthew II (1603), restored 2nd time

188. Raphael II (1603-1607)

Neophytus II (1607-1612), restored

189. Cyril I Lucaris (1612)
190. Timothy or Timotheus (II) (1612-1620)

Cyril I Lucaris (1620-1623), restored 1st time

191. Gregory IV of Amasea (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. Joannicus II (1646-1648)

Parthenius II (1648-1651), restored
Joannicus II (1651-1652), restored 1st time

199. Cyril III (1652-1654)
200. Paisius I (1654-1655）

Joannicus II (1655-1656)), restored 2nd time

201. Parthenius III (1656-1657)
202. Gabriel II (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 (1667)
207. Methodius III (1668-1671)

Parthenius IV (1671), restored 2nd time

208. Dionysius IV Muselimes (the Muslim) (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 (1702-1707)
215. Neophytus V (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)
221. Paisius II (1726-1732)

Jeremias III (1732-1733), restored

222. Serapheim I (1733-1734)
223. Neophytus VI (1734-1740)

Paisius II (1740-1743), restored 1st time
Neophytus VI (1743-1744), restored
Paisius II (1744-1748), restored 2nd time

224. Cyril V (1748-1757)
225. Callinicus III (1757)
226. Serapheim II (1757-1761)
227. Joannicus 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 IV (1801-1806)

Gregory V (1806-1808), restored 1st time
Callinicus IV (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)
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 (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 (1913-1918)

vacant (1918-1921)

262. Meletius IV Metaxakis (1921-1923)
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 (1946-1948)
269. Athenagoras I (1948-1972)
270. Demetrius I (1972-1991)
271. Bartholomew I (1991-Present)

Notes

different spelling on same names:

left column: names as seen on www.patriarchate.org

Timotheus = Timothy
Germanus = Germanius
Stephanus = Stephen

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