List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople

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Bishops of Byzantium (until 330)

1. St. Andrew the Apostle (founder)
2. Stachys the Apostle (38-54)
3. 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. Metrophanes (306-314)
27. Alexander (314-337)

Archbishops of Constantinople (330-451 inclusive)

28. Paul I (337-339)
29.Eusebius of Nicomedia (339-341)
- Paul I (341-342), restored 1st time
30. Macedonius I (342-346)
- Paul I (346-351), 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. 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. Proclus (434-446)
44. Flavian (446-449)
45. Anatolius (449-458) (Patriarch since 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. 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 (1215-1222)
130. Germanus II (1222-1240)
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. Gerasimus I (1320-1321)
144. Jesaias (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. Anthony 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. 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 (