Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch, to 1509

Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch
(to 1509)


PETER THE APOSTLE 37-67

EVODIUS 67-68

IGNATIOS I NURONO (the ILLUMINATOR) 68-107

HERON 107-127

KORNEILOS 127-154

HEROS 154-169

THEOPHILOS 169-182

MAXIMOS I 182-191

SERAPHION 191-211

ASCELPIADIS THE CONFESSOR 211-220

PHILITUS 220-231

ZBINA 231-237

BABULAS THE MARTYR 237-251

FABIUS 254-551

DEMETRIANOS 254-260

PAUL I OF SAMOSATE 260-268

DOMNUS I 268-273

TIMOS 273-282

CYRILLE I 283-303

TYRANNOS 304-314

VITALIS 314-320

PHILOGONE 320-323

PAULINOS OF TYRE 323-324

OSTATHEOUS 324-337


The Arians took control of the See of Antioch and appointed the following Patriarchs:

EULALIUS 331-333

EUPHORNIUS 333-334

PHILACLUS 334-342

STEPHANOS 342-344

LEONCE 344-357

EUDOXYOS 358-359

EUZOIOS 360


MALATIUS 360-381

FLAVIN I 381-404

PORPHYROS 404-412

ALEXANDER 412-417

THEODOTOS 417-428

JOHN I 428-442

DOMNUS II 442-499

MAXIMOS II 449-455


Maximos abdicated and the Chalcedonians seized control over the See of Antioch and appointed the following Patriarchs:

BASIL 456-458

AQAQ 458-459


MARTOROS 459-468

PETER II THE FULLER (QASSAR) 468-488

BLADIUS 488-498

FLAVIN II 498-512

SEVERIUS THE GREAT 512-538


The Chalcedonians took control of the See of Antioch in 518 and sent Mor Severius to exile and appointed the following Patriarchs whose line continues in the Byzantine (Rum/Antiochene Orthodox) Patriarchate:

PAUL THE JEW 518-521

EUPHROSIUS 521-528

EPHREM OF AMID 528-546

Six years after the death of Mor Severius, Sargius of Tella became the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch.


SARGIUS OF TELLA 544-546

During this turbulent time, the Holy See remained vacant for 4 years.

PAUL II THE BLACK OF ALEXANDRIA 550-575

He was deposed in 575 for joining the Chalcedonians. The Holy See remained vacant for the next few years.

PETER III OF RAQQA 581-591

JULIAN I 595-591

ATHANASIUS I GAMMOLO 595-631

JOHN II OF THE SEDRE 631-648

THEODORE 649-667

SEVERIUS II BAR MASQEH 667-681

ATHANASIUS II 683-686

JULIAN II 686-708

ELIAS I 709-723

ATHANASIUS III 724-740

IWANIS I 740-754


After the death of Iwanis, two Patriarchs were appointed at the behest of the Caliph:

EUWANIS I 754-?

ATHANASIUS AL-SANDALI ?-758

GEORGE I 758-790

JOSEPH 790-792

QURYAQOS OF TAKRIT 793-817

DIONYSIUS I OF TELLMAHREH 817-845

JOHN III 846-873

IGNATIUS II 878-883

THEODOSIUS ROMANOS OF TAKRIT 887-896

DIONYSIUS II 897-909

JOHN IV QURZAHLI 910-922

BASELIUS I 923-935

JOHN V 936-953

IWANIS II 954-957

DIONYSIUS III 958-961

ABRAHAM I 962-963

JOHN VI SARIGTA 965-985

ATHANASIUS IV OF SALAH 986-1002

JOHN VII BAR `ABDUN 1004-1033

DIONYSIUS IV YAHYA 1034-1044

Due to internal conflicts within the Church, the Holy See was vacant for the next few years.

JOHN VIII 1049-1057

ATHANASIUS V 1058 -1063

JOHN IX BAR SHUSHAN 1063-1073

BASELIUS II 1074-1075

After the death of Baselius, John Abdun got himself appointed Patriarch and caused trouble in the Church. He was deposed but continued causing trouble until 1091.

DIONYSIUS V LAZAROS 1077-1078

IWANIS III 1080-1082

DIONYSIUS VI 1088-11090

ATHANASIUS VI BAR KHAMORO 1091-1129

JOHN X BAR MAWDYONO 1129-1137

ATHANASIUS VII BAR QUTREH 1138-1166

MICHAEL I THE GREAT 1166-1199

ATHANASIUS VIII 1200-1207

JOHN XI 1208-1220

IGNATIUS III DAVID 1222-1252

JOHN XII BAR MA`DANI 1252-1263

IGNATIUS IV YESHU 1264-1282

PHILOXENOS I NEMRUD 1283-1292

MICHAEL II 1292-1312

MICHAEL III YESHU 1312-1349

BASELIUS III GABRIEL 1349-1387

PHILOXENOS II THE WRITER 1387-1421

BASELIUS IV SHEM`UN 1421-1444

IGNATIUS BEHNAM AL-HADLI 1445-1454

IGNATIUS KHALAF 1455-1483

IGNATIUS JOHN XIII 1483-1493

IGNATIUS NUH OF LEBANON 1493-1509