List of the Patriarchs of Constantinople
The following people were Bishops , Metropolitans and Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople (Istanbul):
Bishops of Byzantion (38–325)
As with the early bishops of Rome, it is controversial among historians to what extent this part of the list of bishops of Byzantion is historically fully documented or was later completed.
- Apostle Andreas (founder)
- Stachys the Apostle (38–54)
- Onesimus (54-68)
- Polycarp I (69-89)
- Plutarch (89-105)
- Sedekion (105-114)
- Diogenes (114-129)
- Eleutherius (129-136)
- Felix (136-141)
- Polycarp II (141-144)
- Athenodorus (144-148)
- Euzois (148-154)
- Laurentius (154-166)
- Alypius (166-169)
- Pertinax (169-187)
- Olympianus (187-198)
- Marcus I (198-211)
- Philadelphus (211-217)
- Cyriacus I (217-230)
- Castinus (230-237)
- Eugenius I (237-242)
- Titus (242-272)
- Dometius (272-284)
- Rufinus I (284-293)
- Probus (293-306)
- Metrophanes (306-325)
Archbishops of Constantinople (325–451)
- Metrophanes (325–326)
- Alexander (326-337)
- Paulus I (337-339)
- Eusebius of Nicomedia (338–341)
- Paulus I (341-342)
- Macedonius I (342-346)
- Paulus I (346-350)
- Macedonius I (351-360)
- Eudoxius of Antioch (360-370)
- Euagrios of Constantinople (370)
- Demophilus (370-379)
- Euagrius (379/380?)
- Maximus (380)
- Gregorius I of Nazianz (379–381)
- Nectarius (381-397)
- John I Chrysostom (398–404)
- Arsacius of Tarsus (404-405)
- Atticus (406-426)
- Sisinnius I (426-427)
- Nestorius (428-431)
- Maximianus (431-434)
- Proclus (434-446)
- Flavianus (446-449)
- Anatolios of Constantinople (449–451)
Patriarch of Constantinople (since 451)
451 to 1204
- Anatolios of Constantinople (451–458)
- Gennadios I (458-471)
- Akakios (471-489)
- Fravitas (489-489)
- Euphemios (490–495) † 515
- Macedonios II (495-511)
- Timothy I (511-517)
- John II Kappadokes (518-520)
- Epiphanios (520-535)
- Anthimos I (535-536)
- Menas (536-552)
- Eutychios of Constantinople (552-565)
- John III Scholasticos (565-577)
- Eutychios of Constantinople (577-582)
- John IV Nesteutes (582-595)
- Kyriakos (596-606)
- Thomas I. (607-610)
- Sergios I (610-638)
- Pyrrhus (638-641)
- Paul II (641-653)
- Petros (654-666)
- Thomas II (667-669)
- John V (669–675)
- Constantine I (675-677)
- Theodoros I (677-679)
- Georgios I (679-686)
- Paulus III. (687-693)
- Kallinikos I (693-705)
- Cyrus (705-711)
- John VI (712-715)
- Germanos I (715-730)
- Anastasius (730-754)
- Constantine II (754-766)
- Niketas (766-780)
- Paul IV (780-784)
- Tarasios (784-806)
- Nikephorus I (806-815)
- Theodotos Kassiteras (815-821)
- Antonio I (821-836)
- John VII Grammatikos (836-843)
- Methodios I. (843-847)
- Ignatios I (847-25 December 858)
- Photios I the Great (December 25, 858–867)
- Ignatios I (867-23 October 877)
- Photios I the Great (December 25, 877-886)
- Stephanos I (886-893)
- Antonios II. Kauleas (893-901)
- Nicholas I Mysticos (901–907)
- Euthymios I. Synkellos (907-912)
- Nicholas I Mysticos (912–925)
- Stephanos II of Amasea (925-928)
- Tryphon (928-931)
- Theophylactus (933-956)
- Polyeuktus (956-970)
- Basilius I Skamandrenos (970–974)
- Antonios III. Studites (974-980)
- Nicholas II Chrysoberges (984-994)
- Sisinnios II (996-998)
- Sergios II. (999 / 1001-1019)
- Eustathios I (1019-1025)
- Alexios I. Studites (1025-1043)
- Michael I. Kerularios (1043-1058)
- Constantine III Lichoudas (1059-1063)
- John VIII Xiphilinos (1064-1075)
- Cosmas I (1075-1081)
- Eustratios Garidas (1081-1084)
- Nicholas III Grammatikos (1084–1111)
- John IX Agapetus (1111–1134)
- Leon Styppes (1134–1143)
- Michael II. Kurkuas (1143–1146)
- Cosmas II Atticus (1146–1147)
- Nicholas IV. Muzalon (1147–1151)
- Theodotos II (1151-1153)
- Neophytos I (1153)
- Constantine IV Chliarenus (1154-1156)
- Lukas Chrysoberges (1156–1169)
- Michael III of Anchialos (1170–1177)
- Chariton Eugeneiotes (1177–1178)
- Theodosios I Borradiotes (1179–1183)
- Basil II Kamaterus (1183–1186)
- Nicetas II. Muntanes (1186–1189)
- Leon Theotokites (1189-1190)
- Dositheos (1190-1191)
- George II. Xiphilinos (1191–1198)
- John X. Kamateros (1198–1206)
1204 to 1261 (in exile)
- John X. Kamateros (1198–1206)
- Michael IV. Autoreianos (1207–1213)
- Theodor II. Eirenikos (1214-1216)
- Maximos II (1216)
- Manuel I. Charitopoulos (1217-1222)
- Germanos II. (1223-1240)
- Methodios II (1240)
- Vacancy 1240-1244
- Manuel II (1244-1254)
- Arsenios Autoreianos (1255-1260)
- Nikephorus II. (1260-1261)
1261 to 1453
- Arsenios Autoreianos (1261-1265)
- Germanos III. (1266)
- Joseph I. Galesiotes (1267-1275)
- John XI. (1275-1282)
- Gregory II of Cyprus (1283–1289)
- Athanasios I (1289-1293)
- John XII. (1294-1303)
- Athanasios I (1303-1309)
- Nephon I (1310-1314)
- John XIII Glykys (1315-1320)
- Gerasimos I (1320-1321)
- Isaiah (1323-1332)
- John XIV Kalekas (1334-1347)
- Isidore I (1347-1350)
- Callistus I (1350-1353)
- Philotheos Kokkinos (1353-1354)
- Callistus I (1354-1363)
- Philotheos Kokkinos (1364–1376)
- Makarios (1376-1379)
- Neilos Kerameos (1379-1388)
- Antonio IV (1389-1390)
- Makarios (1390-1391)
- Antonio IV (1391-1397)
- Callistus II Xanthopoulos (1397)
- Matthew I (1397-1410)
- Euthymios II (1410-1416)
- Joseph II (1416-1439)
- Metrophanes II. (1440-1443)
- Gregory III. Mammas (1443-1450)
- Athanasios II (1450-1453)
1453 until today
- Gennadios II Scholarios (1453-1456)
- Isidorus II. Xanthopoulos (1456-1457)
- Sophronios I Syropoulos (1463–1464)
- Joasaph I (1464, 1464-1466)
- Markos II (1466)
- Symeon I (1466, 1471-1474, 1481-1486)
- Dionysius I (1466–1471, 1489–1491)
- Raphael I (1475-1476)
- Maximus III (1476–1481)
- Nephon II (1486-1488, 1497-1498, 1502)
- Maximos IV (1491-1497)
- Joachim I. (1498–1502, 1504)
- Pachomios I (1503–1504, 1504–1513)
- Theoleptus I (1513-1522)
- Jeremias I (1522-1545)
- Joannikios I (1546)
- Dionysius II (1546–1555)
- Joasaph II (1555-1565)
- Metrophanes III. (1565–1572)
- Jeremias II Tranos (1572–1579)
- Metrophanes III. (1579–1580)
- Jeremias II Tranos (1580–1584)
- Pachomios II. (1584-1585)
- Theoleptus II (1585–1586)
- Jeremias II. Tranos (1587–1595)
- Matthew II (1596)
- Gabriel I (1596)
- Theophanes I. Karykes (1596)
- Meletios I Pegas (1596–1697) ( locum tenens )
- Theophanes I. Karykes (1597)
- Meletios I Pegas (1597–1598) ( locum tenens )
- Matthew II (1598-1602)
- Neophytos II. (1602-1603, 1607-1612)
- Matthew II (1603)
- Raphael II (1603-1607)
- Timothy II (1612-1620)
- Kyrillos I. Loukaris (1612, 1620–1623, 1623–1630, 1630–1633, 1633–1634, 1634–1635, 1637–1638)
- Gregory IV (1623)
- Anthimus II (1623)
- Cyril II (1633, 1635-1636, 1638-1639)
- Athanasios III. Patelaros (1634)
- Neophytos III. (1636–1637)
- Parthenios I (1639-1644)
- Parthenios II (1644-1646, 1648-1651)
- Joannikios II (1646–1648, 1651–1652, 1653–1654, 1655–1656)
- Cyril III (1652-1654)
- Parthenios III. (1656-1657)
- Gabriel II (1657)
- Parthenios IV. (1657–1662, 1665–1667, 1671, 1675–1676, 1684, 1685)
- Theophanes II (1659)
- Dionysius III. (1662-1665)
- Clement (1667)
- Methodios III. (1668–1671)
- Dionysius IV. Muselimes (1671–1673, 1676–1679, 1682–1684, 1686, 1687, 1693–1694)
- Gerasimos II (1673-1674)
- Athanasios IV (1679)
- Jakobos (1679–1682, 1685–1686, 1687–1688)
- Kallinikos II. (1688, 1689–1693, 1694–1702)
- Neophytos IV (1688)
- Gabriel III. (1702-1707)
- Neophytos V (1707)
- Kyprianos I (1707-1709, 1713-1714)
- Athanasios V (1709-1711)
- Cyril IV (1711-1713)
- Cosmas III. (1714-1716)
- Jeremiah III (1716-1726. 1732-1733)
- Paisios II (1726-1732, 1740-1743, 1744-1748)
- Serapheim I (1733-1734)
- Neophytos VI. (1734-1740, 1743-1744)
- Kyrillos V (1748–1751, 1752–1757)
- Kallinikos III. (1757)
- Seraphim II (1757-1761)
- Joannikios III. (1761–1763)
- Samuel I. Chatzeres (1763–1768, 1773–1774)
- Meletios II (1769–1769)
- Theodosios II (1769–1773)
- Sophronios II. (1774–1780), previously Patriarch Sophronios V of Jerusalem
- Gabriel IV (1780–1785)
- Prokopios I (1785–1789)
- Neophytos VII. (1789-1794, 1798-1801)
- Gerasimos III. (1794–1797)
- Gregory V (1797–1798, 1806–1808, 1818–1821)
- Kallinikos IV. (1801-1806. 1808-1809)
- Jeremias IV (1809-1813)
- Cyril VI (1813-1818)
- Eugenios II (1821-1822)
- Anthimos III. (1822-1824)
- Chrysanthos I (1824-1826)
- Agathangelus I (1826-1830)
- Constantius I (1830-1834)
- Constantius II (1834-1835)
- Gregory VI. (1835-1840, 1867-1871)
- Anthimos IV (1840–1841, 1848–1852)
- Anthimos V (1841–1842)
- Germanos IV. (1842-1845, 1852-1853)
- Meletios III. (1845)
- Anthimos VI. (1845–1848, 1853–1855, 1871–1873)
- Cyrilus VII (1855-1860)
- Joachim II (1860–1863, 1873–1878)
- Sophronios III. (1863–1866), later as Sophronios IV of Alexandria Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (1870–1899)
- Joachim III. (1878-1884, 1901-1912)
- Joachim IV. (1884-1887)
- Dionysios V (1887-1891)
- Neophytos VIII. (1891-1894)
- Anthimos VII (1895-1897)
- Constantine V (1897–1901)
- Germanos V (1913-1918)
- vacant 1918–1921
- Meletios IV. Metaxakis (1921-1923)
- Gregory VII (1923-1924)
- Constantine VI (1924-1925)
- Vasilios III. (1925–1929)
- Photios II. (1929-1935)
- Benjamin I. (1936-1946)
- Maximos V (1946-1948)
- Athinagoras (1948–1972)
- Demetrios I (1972–1991)
- Bartholomeos I (1991 – today)
See also
- List of Patriarchs of Constantinople of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople
- List of Popes
Web links
Commons : Patriarchs of Constantinople - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- List of bishops on the Ecumenical Patriarchate website