List of Patriarchs of the Assyrian Church of the East

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The following people were heads of the East Syrian "Church of the East" from its foundation to the present:

The heads of the "Church of the East" in Seleukia-Ctesiphon before the Council of Ephesus (431)

  • Mar Thoma (Apostle Thomas) approx. 35 - approx. 37
  • Mar Addai (Apostle Judas Thaddäus or Thaddäus von Edessa ) ca.37 - ca.65
  • Mar Agai approx. 66 - approx. 87
  • Mar Mari approx. 88 - approx. 120
  • Mar Abris approx. 121 - approx. 137
  • Vacancy approx. 137 - approx. 159
  • Mar Abraham (Oraham I of Kaschkar) approx. 159 - approx. 171
  • Mar Yacob I. ca.172 - ca.190
  • Mar Ahha (Achu d'Aboui) approx. 190 - approx. 220
  • Mar Schahioupa (Schachlupa of Kaschkar) approx. 220 - approx. 240
  • Vacancy approx. 240 - approx. 317
  • Mar Papa bar Gaggia ca.317 - ca.329
  • Mar Schimun Bar Sabba'ei approx. 329 - approx. 341
  • Mar Schalidoste (Shahdost) ca.341 - ca.345
  • Mar Bar Baschmin approx. 345 - approx. 350
  • Vacancy approx. 350 - approx. 363
  • Mar Toumarsa (Turmarsa) ca.363 - ca.371
  • Mar Qaiyuma about 372 - about 399
  • Mar Ischaq approx. 399-410
  • Mar Ahhaï 410-415
  • Mar Jab-Alaha (Joalaha I) 415-420
  • Maana 420
  • Mar Frabokht (Karabucht) 420 - 421
  • Mar Dadishu I. 421-431
Separation of the Nestorian "Church of the East" from the Church in the Imperium Romanum in the wake of the Council of Ephesus 431

The Katholikoi of the "Church of the East" in Seleukia-Ctesiphon (431–853)

  • Mar Dadishu I. 431-456
  • Mar Babwahi 457-484
  • Mar Aqaq-Acace 484-496
  • Mar Babai I. ca.497 - ca.503
  • Mar Schila / Scheela approx. 503 - approx. 523
  • Mar Narsai Elischa ca.524 - ca.539
  • Mar Polos I. ca.539 - ca.540
  • Mar Aba I the Great approx. 540 - 552
  • Mar Josip I 552-566
  • Mar Ezekiel I (Chazqijil) 566-581
  • Mar Ischo-Jab I. d'Arzunaja 582 - 595
  • Mar Sabrischo (Shorishu) I. Garmaqaj 596-604
  • Mar Greghor I. Partaja approx. 605 - approx. 609
  • Vacancy approx. 609 - approx. 628
  • Mar Ischo-Jab II. Approx. 628 - approx. 645
  • Mar Immeh approx. 645 - approx. 649
  • Mar Ischo-Jab III. Kdajawaja approx. 649-659
  • Mar Guiwarguis I. 661-680
  • Mar Jochanan I. Bar Marta 681-683
  • Vacancy 683 - 685
  • Mar Hanan-Ischo (Chnanischu) Ica 685-700
    • Mar Jochanan II. Garba 693 - 694 (opposing patriarch)
  • Vacancy 700 - 714
  • Mar Sliwa Zcha 714-728
  • Vacancy 728 - 731
  • Mar Pethion 731-740
  • Mar Aba II.741-751
  • Mar Sorine 752
  • Mar James II. 754-773
  • Mar Hanan-Ischo II.774-780
  • Mar Timothy I. 780 - 820/23
  • Mar Ischo bar Noun 820/3 - 825/28
  • Mar Guiwarguisis II. 828-830
  • Mar Sabrischo II.831-836
  • Mar Abraham II of Margaja 837-850
  • Vacancy 850 - 853
Relocation of the Catholicos residence to Baghdad

The Katholikoi of the "Church of the East" in Baghdad (853–1265)

  • Mar Teadasis (Theodosius) I of Athanasios 853 - 858
  • Vacancy 858 - 860
  • Mar Suwaja (Sergius) I. 860 - 872
  • Vacancy 872 - 877
  • Mar Israel by Kashkar 877
  • Mar Annusch (Annoschel) by Beth-Garmai 877-884
  • Mar Jochanan III. bar Narrai 884-892
  • Mar Jochanan IV. 893-899
  • Mar Jochanan V. bar Abgar 900 - 905
  • Mar Abraham III. Abraza 905-937
  • Mar Emmanuell I. 937-960
  • Mar Israel (Esrail) Karkhaja ​​961-962
  • Mar Abdischo I of Garmaqaja 963-986
  • Mar Bar-Tobia II. Mari Aturaja 987 - 1000
  • Jochanan VI. Joannis ibn Issa 1000-1011
  • Jochanan VII. Bar Nazuk 1012-1020
  • Ischo-Jab IV. Bar Ezekiel 1020-1025
  • Vacancy 1025-1028
  • Mar Elijja I of Tehran 1028-1049
  • Jochanan VIII Bar Targala 1049/50 - 1057
  • Sabrischo III. bar Zanbur 1057/63 - 1071/72
  • Abdischo II. Bar Ars Autraja 1072 - 1090/1
  • Makkicha I. bar Schlemon 1092 - 1108/10
  • Mar Elijja II. Bar Maqli 1110 - 1132
  • Sauma bar I. 1133/4 - 1136
  • Vacancy 1136 - 1139
  • Abdischo III. Bar Moqli 1139-1148
  • Ischo-Jab V- al-Baladi 1148-1176
  • Elijja III. Abu Khalim 1176--1190
  • Jab-Alaha II bar Qaijuma 1190-1222
  • Sabrischo IV. Bar Qaioma 1222-1226
  • Sabrischo V. Ibn-Almassihi 1226 - 1256
  • Makkicha II. 1257-1265
Relocation of the Catholicos residence to Tabriz

The Katholikoi of the "Church of the East" in Tabriz (1265-1368)

  • Dincha I. Epiphane Aribilaja 1265 - 1281/2
  • Jab-Alaha III. bar Turkaje 1283-1317
  • Timothy II. Arbilaja 1318 - 1328/32
  • Dincha II. Karemles 1329/32 - 1364
  • Dincha III. 1359-1368
Relocation of the Catholicos residence to Mosul

The Katholikoi of the "Church of the East" in Mosul (1368–1403)

  • Mar Schimun II. 1368-1392
  • Vacancy 1392-1403
Relocation of the Catholicos residence to Alqosh

The Katholikoi of the "Church of the East" in Alkosch ("Patriarchate of the Plains") (1403-1804)

  • Mar Schimun III. 1403-1407
  • Vacancy approx. 1407 - 1437
  • Mar Elijja IV circa 1437
The Alcosh dynasty (1437-1804) (hereditary patriarchy)
Mar Elias 1779
  • Mar Schimun IV Bassidika 1437-1497
  • Mar Schimun V. (Mar Jochanan) approx. 1497 - 1501
  • Mar Elijja V. ca.1502 - 1503
  • Mar Schimun VI. 1505-1538
  • Mar Eschujow Shimun VI./VII. circa 1538 - 1551
1551 split off from Sulaqa Mar Shimun's party ; Establishment of the "Patriarchate of the Mountains" (temporarily Catholic-Chaldean) .
  • Mar Dincha Schimun VII./VIII. bar Mama 1552 - 1558 (joint office)
  • Mar Schimun VIII./IX. 1552-1558
  • Mar Elijja VI. 1558-1576
  • Mar Elijja VII. 1576 - 1591
  • Mar Elijja VIII. 1591 - 1617 (united with the Catholic K.)
  • Mar Elijja IX. Schimun 1617 - 1660 (united with the Catholic K.)
  • Mar Elijja X. Johannan Marogin 1660 - 1700
  • Mar Elijja XI. Marogin 1700--1722
  • Mar Eljja XII Denha 1722-1778
  • Mar Elijja XIII. Ischo-Jab 1778-1804
Extinction of the Alcosh dynasty or connection to the Chaldean (Catholic) Church as the Patriarchate of Babylon .

For the list of Patriarchs of the Chaldean Catholic Church see: Patriarchs of the Chaldean Catholic Church

The Katholikoi of the Assyrian Church of the East ("Patriarchate of the Mountains") (since 1681)

The by Mar Shimun XXIII. (XXI.) More recent counting also contains two older Shimun (including the apostle Peter = Shimun), so that there is a difference of two counters.

Non-Catholic Catholikoi from the initially Catholic-Chaldean party of Sulaqa Mar Shimun :

Mar Gewargis III. Sliwa

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gabriel ibn Bochtischu