Bishops and Patriarchs of Constantinople

The year is when the person became bishop of Constantinople, later called patriarch. Andrew is traditionally claimed to have ordained the first bishop of Byzantium, later called Constantinople.

Bishops of Byzantium

Stachys the Apostle 38
Onesimus 54
Polycarpus I 69
Plutarch 89
Sedecion 105
Diogenes 114
Eleutherius 129
Felix 136
Polycarpus II 141
Athendodorus 144
Euzois 148
Laurence 154
Alypius 166
Pertinax 169
Olympians 187
Mark I 198
Philadelphus 211
Ciriacus I 217
Castinus 230
Eugenius I 237
Titus 242
Dometius 272
Rufinus I 284
Probus 293
Metrophanes 306
Alexander 314


Bishops of Constantinople

Paul I (1st time) 337
Eusebius of Nicomedia 339
Paul I (2nd time) 341
Macedonius I (1st time) 342
Paul I (3rd time)346
Macedonius I (2nd time) 351
Eudoxius of Antioch 360
Demophilus 370
Euagrius 379
Gregory I the Theologian 379
Maximus 380
Nectarius 381
John I Chrysostom 398
Arsacius of Tarsus 404
Atticus 406
Sisinius I 426
Nestorius 428
Maximianus 431
Proclus 434
Phlabianus 446
Anatolius 449
Gennadius I 458
Acacius 471
Phrabitas 488
Euphemius 489
Macedonus II 495
Timotheus I 511
John II of Cappadocia 518
Epiphanius 520
Anthimus I 535
Menas 536
Eutychius (1st time) 552
John III Scholasticus 565
Eutychius (2nd time) 577
John IV Nesteutes 582
Cyriacus 596
Thomas I 607
Sergius I 610
Pyrrhus I (1st time) 638
Paul II 641
Pyrrhus I (2nd time) 654
Peter 654
Thomas II 667
John V 669
Constantine I 675
Theodore I 677
George I 679
Paul III 687
Callinicus I 693
Cyrus 705
John VI 712
Germanus I 715
Anastasius 730
Constantine II 754
Nicetas 766
Paul IV 780
Tarasius 784
Nicephorus I 806
Theodotus I Cassiteras 815
Antony I 821
John VII Grammaticus 836
Methodius I 843
Ignatius I (1st time) 847
Photius I the Great (1st time) 858
Ignatius I (2nd time) 867
Photius I the Great (2nd time) 877
Stephanus I 886
Antony II Kauleas 893
Nicholas I Mysticus (1st time) 901
Euthymius I 907
Nicholas I Mysticus (2nd time) 912
Stephanus II 925
Tryphon 928
Theophylactus 933
Polyeuctus 956
Basil I Skamandrenus 970
Antony III Studites 974
Nicholas II Chrysoberges 984
Sisinius II 996
Sergius II 999
Eustathius 1019
Alexius I Studites 1025
Michael I Cerularius 1043
Constantine III Lichoudes 1059
John VIII Xiphilinus 1064
Cosmas I 1075
Eustathius Garidas 1081
Nicholas III Grammaticus 1084
John IX Agapetus 1111
Leon Styppes 1134
Michael II Kurkuas 1143
Cosmas II Atticus 1146
Nicholas IV Muzalon 1147
Theodotus II 1151
Neophytus I 1153
Constantine IV Chliarenus 1154
Luke Chrysoberges 1156
Michael III of Anchialus 1170
Chariton 1177
Theodosius I Borradiotes 1179
Basil II Camaterus 1183
Nicetas II Muntanes 1186
Leontius Theotokites 1189
Dositheus 1190
George II Xiphilinus 1191
John X Camaterus 1198
Michael IV Autoreianus 1207
Theodore II Eirenicus 1213
Maximus II 1215
Manuel I Charitopoulos 1215
Germanus II 1222
Methodius II 1240
Manuel II 1244
Arsenius Autoreianus (1st time) 1255
Nicephorus II 1260
Arsenius Autoreianus (2nd time) 1261
Germanus III 1267
Joseph I Galesiotes 1267
John XI Bekkos 1275
Gregory II Cyprius 1283
Athanasius I (1st time) 1289
John XII 1294
Athanasius I (2nd time) 1303
Nephon I 1310
John XIII Glykys 1315
Gerasimus I 1320
Jesaias 1323
John XIV Kalekas 1334
Isidore 1347
Callistus I (1st time) 1350
Philotheus Kokkinos (1st time) 1354
Callistus I (2nd time) 1355
Philotheus Kokkinos (2nd time) 1364
Macarius (1st time) 1376
Neilus Kerameus 1379
Antony IV (1st time) 1389
Macarius (2nd time) 1390
Antony IV (1st time) 1391
Callistus II Xanthopoulos 1397
Matthew I 1397
Euthymius II 1410
Joseph II 1416
Metrophanes II 1440
Gregory III Mammas 1443
Athanasius II 1450
Gennadius II Scholarius (1st time) 1453
Isidore II Xanthopoulos 1456
Gennadius II Scholarius (2nd time) 1458
Gennadius II Scholarius (3rd time) 1462
Sophronius I Syropoulos 1463
Ioasaph (1st time) 1464
Gennadius (III) 1463
Ioasaph (2nd time) 1464
Marcus II 1466
Symeon I (1st time) 1466
Dionysius I (1st time) 1466
Symeon I (2nd time) 1471
Raphael I 1475
Maximus III 1476
Symeon I (2nd time) 1481
Nephon II (1st time) 1486
Dionysius I (2nd time) 1489
Maximus IV 1491
Nephon II (2nd time) 1497
Joachim I (1st time) 1498
Nephon II (3rd time) 1502
Pachomius I (1st time) 1503
Joachim I (2nd time) 1504
Pachomius I (2nd time) 1504
Theoleptus I 1513
Jeremias I 1522
Joannicus I 1546
Dionysius II 1546
Joasaph II 1555
Metrophanes III (1st time) 1565
Jeremias II Tranos (1st time) 1572
Metrophanes III (2nd time) 1579
Jeremias II Tranos (2nd time) 1580
Pachomius II 1584
Theoleptus II 1585
Jeremias II Tranos (3rd time) 1587
Matthew II (1st time) 1596
Gabriel I 1596
Theophanes I Karykes 1597
Matthew II (2nd time) 1598
Neophytus II (1st time) 1602
Matthew II (3rd time) 1603
Raphael II 1603
Neophytus II (2nd time) 1607
Cyril I Lucaris (1st time) 1612
Timotheus II 1612
Cyril I Lucaris (2nd time) 1620
Greg IV 1623
Anthimus 1623
Cyril I Lucaris (3rd time) 1623
Cyril I Lucaris (4th time) 1630
Cyril II Kontares (1st time) 1633
Cyril I Lucaris (5th time) 1633
Athanasius III Patelaros 1634
Cyril I Lucaris (6th time) 1634
Cyril II Kontares (2nd time) 1635
Neophytus III 1636
Cyril I Lucaris (7th time) 1637
Cyril II Kontares (3rd time) 1638
Parthenius I 1639
Parthenius II (1st time) 1644
Joannicius II (1st time) 1646
Parthenius II (2nd time) 1648
Joannicius II (2nd time) 1651
Cyril III (1st time) 1652
Paisius I (1st time) 1652
Joannicius II (3rd time) 1651
Cyril III (2nd time) 1654
Paisius I (2nd time) 1654
Joannicius II (4th time) 1655
Parthenius III 1656
Gabriel II 1657
Parthenius IV (1st time) 1657
Dionysius III 1662
Parthenius IV (2nd time) 1665
Clement 1667
Methodius III 1668
Parthenius IV (3rd time) 1671
Dionysus IV Muselimes (1st time) 1671
Gerasimus II 1673
Parthenius IV (4th time) 1675
Dionysus IV Muselimes (2nd time) 1676
Athanasius IV 1679
James (1st time) 1679
Dionysus IV Muselimes (3rd time) 1682
Parthenius IV (5th time) 1684
James (2nd time) 1685
Dionysus IV Muselimes (4th time) 1686
James (3rd time) 1687
Callinicus II (1st time)1688
Neophytus IV 1688
Callinicus II (2nd time)1689
Dionysus IV Muselimes (5th time) 1693
Callinicus II (3rd time)1694
Gabriel III 1702
Neophytus V 1707
Cyprianus I (1st time) 1707
Athanasius V 1709
Cyril IV 1711
Cyprianus I (2nd time) 1713
Cosmas III 1714
Jeremias III (1st time) 1716
Paisius II (1st time) 1726
Jeremias III (2nd time) 1732
Serapheim I 1733
Neophytus VI (1st time) 1734
Paisius II (2nd time) 1740
Neophytus VI (2nd time) 1743
Paisius II (3rd time) 1744
Cyril V (1st time) 1748
Cyril V (2nd time) 1752
Callinicus III 1757
Serapheim II 1757
Joannicius III 1761
Samuel I Chatzeres (1st time) 1763
Meletius II 1768
Theodosius II 1769
Samuel I Chatzeres (2nd time) 1773
Sophoronius II 1774
Gabriel IV 1780
Procopius I 1785
Neophytus VII (1st time) 1789
Gerasimus III 1794
Gregory V (1st time) 1797
Neophytus VII (2nd time) 1798
Callinicus IV (1st time) 1801
Gregory V (2nd time) 1806
Callinicus IV (2nd time) 1808
Jeremias IV 1809
Cyril VI 1813
Gregory V (3rd time) 1818
Eugenius II 1821
Anthimos III 1822
Chrysanthos I 1824
Agathangelos I 1826
Constantios I 1830
Constantios II 1834
Gregory VI (1st time) 1835
Anthimos IV (1st time) 1840
Anthimos V 1841
Germanos IV (1st time) 1842
Meletios III1845
Anthimos VI (1st time) 1845
Anthimos IV (2nd time) 1848
Germanos IV (2nd time) 1852
Anthimos VI (2nd time) 1853
Cyril VII 1855
Joachim II (1st time) 1860
Sophronios III 1863
Gregory VI (2nd time) 1867
Anthimos VI (3rd time) 1871
Joachim II (2nd time) 1873
Joachim III (1st time) 1878
Joachim IV 1884
Dionysios V 1887
Neophytos VIII 1891
Anthimos VII 1895
Constantine V 1897
Joachim III (2nd time) 1901
Germanos V 1913
Meletios IV Metaxakis 1921
Gregory VII 1923
Constantine VI 1924
Basil III 1925
Photios II 1929
Benjamin I 1936
Maximos V 1946
Athenagoras 1948
Demetrios I 1972
Bartholomew I 1991

Go back