The Armenian Patriarch,
or Catholicos
St. Thaddeus
the Apostle		 43-66
St. Bartholomew
the Apostle		 .60-68
St. Zacharias 68-72
St. Zementus 72-76
St. Atrnerseh 77-92
St. Mushe 93-123
St. Shahen 124-150
St. Shavarsh 151-171
St. Leontius 172-190
unknown
St. Merozanes 240-270
unknown
Etchmiadzin,
301-452
St. Gregory I
the Enlightener		 301-325
St. Aristaces I 325-333
St. Vrtanes 333-341
St. Husik 341-347
Pharen I 348-352
Nerses I 353-373
Shahak I 373-377
Zaven 377-381
Aspuraces I 381-386
St. Sahak I 387-436
St. Hovsep I 437-452
Dvin, 452-992
Melitus 452-456
Moses I 456-461
St. Kyud 461-478
St. John I 478-490
Papken I 490-516
Samuel I 516-526
Mushe I 526-534
Sahak II 534-539
Christopher I 539-545
Ghevond 545-458
Nerses II 548-557
John II 557-574
Moses II 574-604
Abraham I 607-615
Gomidas 615-628
Christopher II 628-630
d.630+
Ezra 630-641
Nerses III
the Builder		 641-661
Anastasius 661-667
Israel 667-677
Sahak III 677-703
Elias 703-717
St. John III
the Philosopher		 717-728
David I 728-741
Dertad I 741-764
Dertad II 764-767
Sion 767-775
Isaiah 775-788
Stephen I 788-790
Joab 790-791
Solomon 791-792
George I 792-795
Joseph I 795-806
David II 806-833
John IV 833-855
Zacharias I 855-876
George II 877-897
St. Mashdotz 897-898
John V
the Historian		 898-929
Stephen II 929-930
Theodore I 930-941
Yeghishe 941-946
Ananias 949-968
Vahan 968-969
Stephen III 969-972
Khachig I 973-992
Ani, 992-1058
Sarkis I 992-1019,
d.1019+
Peter 1019-1058
Sivas, 1058-1062, moves to
Tavbloor in Cilicia, 1062-1066
Khachig II 1058-1065
Zamidia, 1066-1116
Gregory II
the Martyrophile		 1066-1105
Basil 1105-1113
Dzovk, 1116-1149,
Hromgla, 1149-1293
Gregory III 1113-1166
St. Nerses IV
the Graceful		 1166-1173
Gregory IV
the Young		 1173-1193
Gregory V 1193-1194
Gregory VI 1194-1203
John VI
the Affluent		 1203-1221
Constantine I 1221-1267
Jacob I
the Learned		 1268-1286
Constantine II
the Woolmaker		 1286-1289
Stephen IV 1290-1293
Sis, 1293-1441
Gregory VII 1293-1307
Constantine III 1307-1322
Constantine IV 1323-1326
Jacob II 1327-1341,
1355-1359
Mekhitar 1341-1355
Mesrob 1359-1372
Constantine V 1372-1374
Paul I 1374-1382
Theodore II 1382-1392
Garabed 1393-1404
Jacob III 1404-1411
Gregory VIII 1411-1418
Paul II 1418-1430
Constantine VI 1430-1439
Gregory IX 1439-1446
continues in Cilicia;
Patriarchate reëstablished
in Armenia, at Etchmiadzin,
1441-Present
Giragos 1441-1443
Gregory X 1443-1465
Aristaces II Coadjutor,
1465-1469
Sarkis II
the Relic-Carrier		 1469-1474
John VII
the Relic-Bearer		 1474-1484,
d.1506
Sarkis III
the Other		 1484-1515
Zacharias II 1515-1520
Sarkis IV 1520-1536
Gregory XI 1536-1545
Stephen V 1545-1567
Michael 1567-1576
Gregory XII 1576-1590
David IV 1590-1629,
d.1633
Moses III 1629-1632
Philip 1633-1655
Jacob IV 1655-1680
Eliazar 1681-1691
Nahabed 1691-1705
Alexander I 1706-1714
Asdvadzadur 1715-1725
Garabed II 1725-1729
Abraham II 1730-1734
Abraham III 1734-1737
Lazar 1737-1751
Minas 1751-1753
Alexander II 1753-1755
Sahak V
(never
consecrated)		 1755
Vacant 1755-1759
Jacob V 1759-1763
Simeon 1763-1780
Luke 1780-1799
Joseph (II)
(never
consecrated)		 1800,
d.1801
David V 1801-1807
Daniel rival,
1802-1808
Yeprem 1809-1830
d.1835
John VIII 1831-1842
Nerses V 1843-1857
Matthew I 1858-1865
George IV 1866-1882
Vacant 1882-1885
Magar 1885-1891
Mgrdich 1892-1907
Matthew II 1908-1910
George V 1911-1930
Vacant 1930-1932
Khoren 1932-1938
Vacant 1938-1945
George VI 1945-1954
Vasken 1955-1994
Karekin I,
II of Cilicia		 Cilicia,
1977-1995
1995-1999
Karekin II 1999-present
Bishops of Byzantium
St. Andrew the Apostle
Stachys
the Apostle		 38-54
Onesimus 54-68
Polycarpus I 69-89
Plutarch 89-105
Sedecion 105-114
Diogenes 114-129
Eleutherius 129-136
Felix 136-141
Polycarpus II 141-144
Athendodorus 144-148
Euzois 148-154
Laurence 154-166
Alypius 166-169
Pertinax 169-187
Olympians 187-198
Mark I 198-211
Philadelphus 211-217
Ciriacus I 217-230
Castinus 230-237
Eugenius I 237-242
Titus 242-272
Dometius 272-284
Rufinus I 284-293
Probus 293-306
Metrophanes 306-314
Archbishops of
Constantinople, 324
Alexander 314-337
Paul I 337-339,
341-342
Eusebius
of Nicomedia		 339-341
Macedonius I 342-346,
351-360
Paul I 346-351
Eudoxius
of Antioch		 360-370
Demophilus 370-379
[Evagrius] 379
[Maximus] 380
Gregory I
of Nazianzus,
the Theologian		 379-381
Patriarchs of Constantinople
Nectarius 381-397
John I
Chrysostom		 398-404
Arsacius
of Tarsus		 404-405
Atticus 406-425
Sisinius I 426-427
Nestorius 428-431
Maximianus 431-434
Proclus 434-446
Flavian,
Phlabianus		 446-449
Anatolius 449-458
Gennadius I 458-471
Acacius 471-488/9
Fravitas,
Phrabitas		 488/9-
489/90
Euphemius 489/90-495/6
Macedonus II 495/6-511
Timothy,
Timotheus I		 511-518
John II
of Cappadocia		 518-520
Epiphanius 520-535
Anthimus I 535-536
Menas 536-552
Eutychius 552-565,
577-582
John III
Scholasticus		 565-577
John IV
Nesteutes,
the Faster		 582-595
Cyriacus 596-606
Thomas I 607-610
Sergius I 610-638
Pyrrhus 638-641,
654
Paul II 641-653
Peter 654-666
Thomas II 667-669
John V 669-675
Constantine I 675-677
Theodore I 677-679,
686-687
George I 679-686
Paul III 687/8-693/4
Callinicus I 693/4-705/6
Cyrus 705/6-711/2
John VI 712-715
Germanus I 715-730
Anastasius 730-754
Constantine II 754-766
Nicetas I 766-780
Paul IV,
of Cyprus		 780-784
Tarasius 784-806
Nicephorus I 806-815
Theodotus I,
Cassiteras,
Melissenus		 815-821
Anthony I 821-836
John VII
Grammaticus		 836-843
Methodius I 843-847
Ignatius 847-858,
867-877
Photius
the Great		 858-867,
877-886
Stephanus I 886-893
Anthony II
Cauleas		 893-901
Nicholas I
Mysticus		 901-907,
912-925
Euthymius I 907-912
Stephanus II 925-927/8
Tryphon 927/8-931
Theophylactus 933-956
Polyeuctus 956-970
Basil I
Scamandrenus		 970-973/4
Anthony III
Studites		 973/4-978/80
Nicholas II
Chrysoberges		 980-992/6
Sisinius II 996-998
Sergius II 999/1101-1019
Eustathius 1019-1025
Alexius I
Studites		 1025-1043
Michael I
Cerularius		 1043-1058
Schism with
Latin Church, 1054
Constantine III
Lichudes		 1059-1063
John VIII
Xiphilinus		 1064-1075
Cosmas I
of Jerusalem		 1075-1081
Eustathius
Garidas		 1081-1084
Nicholas III
Grammaticus		 1084-1111
John IX
Agapetus		 1111-1134
Leo Styppes,
Stypiotes		 1134-1143
Michael II
Curcuas		 1143-1146
Cosmas II
Atticus		 1146-1147
Nicholas IV
Muzalon		 1147-1151
Theodotus II 1151/2-1153/4
[Neophytus I] 1153/4
Constantine IV
Chiliarenus		 1154-1156/7
Lucas
Chrysoberges		 1156/7-1169/70
Michael III
of Anchialus		 1170-1177/8
Chariton
Eugeniotes		 1177/8-1178/9
Theodosius I
Boradiotes		 1179-1183
Basil II
Camaterus		 1183-1186
Nicetas II
Muntanes		 1186-1189
Dositheus of
Jerusalem		 1189,
1189/90-1191
Leontius
Theotocites		 1189/90
George II
Xiphilinus		 1191-1198
John X
Camaterus		 1198-1206
Nicaea, 1208-1261
Michael IV
Autorianus		 1207/8-1213/4
Theodore II
Irenicus		 1213/4-1215/6
Maximus II 1215/6
Manuel I
Sarantenus,
Charitopulus		 1215/7-1222
Germanus II 1222-1240
Methodius II 1240
Manuel II 1244-1254/5
Arsenius
Autorianus		 1254/5-1259,
1261-1267
Nicephorus II 1259/60-1260/1
Constantinople, 1261
Germanus III 1265-1266/7
Joseph I
Galesiotes		 1266/7-1275,
1282-1283
John XI Beccus 1275-1282
Gregory II
Cyprius		 1283-1289
Athanasius I 1289-1293,
1303-1309
John XII
Cosmas		 1294-1303
Nephon I 1310-1314
John XIII
Glycys		 1315-1319/20
Gerasimus I 1320-1321
Isaiah,
Jesaias		 1323-1332/4
John XIV
Calecas		 1334-1347
Isidore I
Bucharis		 1347-1350
Callistus I 1350-1353/4,
1355-1363
Philotheus
Coccinus		 1353/4-1354/5,
1364-1376
Macarius 1376-1379,
1390-1391
Nilus Cerameus 1379/80-1388
Anthony IV 1389-1390,
1391-1397
Callistus II
Xanthopulus		 1397
Matthew I 1397-1410
Euthymius II 1410-1416
Joseph II 1416-1439
Metrophanes II 1440-1443
Gregory III
Mammas		 1443-1450/1
Athanasius II 1450/1-1453
Ottoman Conquest, 1453;
Church of the Holy
Apostles, 1453-1455;
Convent of St. Mary
Pammakaristos, 1455-1587
Gennadius II
Scholarius		 1453/4-1456,
1458?,
1462-1463,
1464
Isidore II
Xanthopulus		 1456-1457/62
Sophronius I
Syropulus		 1463-1464
Joseph,
Ioasaph		 1464-1466
Marcus II
Xylokaraves		 1466/7
Symeon I 1466/7
Dionysius I 1466-1471,
1489-1491
Symeon I of
Trebizond		 1471-1474,
1481-1486,
1482-1486
Raphael I 1475-1476
Maximus III 1476-1481
Nephon II 1486-1488,
1497-1498,
1502
Maximus IV 1491-1497
Joachim I 1498-1502,
1504
Pachomius I 1503-1504,
1504-1513
Theoleptus I 1513-1522
Jeremias I 1522-1545
Joannicus I 1546
Dionysius II 1546-1555
Joseph,
Joasaph II		 1555-1565
Metrophanes III 1565-1572
Jeremias II
Tranos		 1572-1579,
1580-1584,
1587-1595
Metrophanes III 1579-1580
Pachomius II 1584-1585
Theoleptus II 1585-1586
Palace of the Wallachians,
Vlach Saray, 1587-1597
Matthew II 1596, 1603
St. Demetrius Monastery
at Xyloporta, 1597-1599;
Church of St. George,
Phanar Quarter, 1600
Gabriel I 1596
Theophanes I
Karykes		 1597
Matthew II 1598-1602
Neophytus II 1602-1603,
1607-1612
Matthew II 1603
Raphael II 1603-1607
Cyril I Lucaris 1612,
1620-1623,
1623-1633,
1633-1634,
1634-1635,
1637-1638
Timotheus 1612-1620
Greg IV 1623
Anthimus 1623
Cyril II Kontares 1633,
1635-1636,
1638-1639
Athanasius III
Patelaros		 1634
Neophytus III 1636-1637
Parthenius I 1639-1644
Parthenius II 1644-1646,
1648-1651
Joannicius II 1646-1648,
1651-1652,
1653-1654,
1655-1656
Cyril III 1652,
1654
Paisius I 1652-1653,
1654-1655
Parthenius III 1656-1657
Gabriel II 1657
Parthenius IV 1657-1662,
1665-1667,
1671,
1675-1676,
1684-1685
Dionysius III 1662-1665
Clement 1667
Methodius III 1668-1671
Dionysus IV
Muselimes		 1671-1673,
1676-1679,
1682-1684,
1686-1687,
1693-1694
Gerasimus II 1673-1674
Athanasius IV 1679
James 1679-1682,
1685-1686,
1687-1688
Callinicus II 1688
Neophytus IV 1688
Callinicus II 1689-1693,
1694-1702
Gabriel III 1702-1707
Neophytus V 1707
Cyprianus I 1707-1709,
1713-1714
Athanasius V 1709-1711
Cyril IV 1711-1713
Cosmas III 1714-1716
Jeremias III 1716-1726,
1732-1733
Paisius II 1726-1732,
1740-1743,
1744-1748
Serapheim I 1733-1734
Neophytus VI 1734-1740,
1743-1744
Cyril V 1748-1751,
1752-1757
Callinicus III 1757
Serapheim II 1757-1761
Joannicius III 1761-1763
Samuel I
Chatzeres		 1763-1768,
1773-1774
Meletius II 1768-1769
Theodosius II 1769-1773
Sophoronius II 1774-1780
Gabriel IV 1780-1785
Procopius I 1785-1789
Neophytus VII 1789-1794,
1798-1801
Gerasimus III 1794-1797
Gregory V 1797-1798,
1806-1808,
1818-1821
Callinicus IV 1801-1806,
1808-1809
Jeremias IV 1809-1813
Cyril VI 1813-1818
Eugenius II 1821-1822
Anthimus III 1822-1824
Chrysanthos I 1824-1826
Agathangelos I 1826-1830
Constantios I 1830-1834
Constantios II 1834-1835
Gregory VI 1835-1840,
1867-1871
Anthimus IV 1840-1841,
1848-1852
Anthimus V 1841-1842
Germanus IV 1842-1845,
1852-1853
Meletius III 1845
Anthimus VI 1845-1848,
1853-1855,
1871-1873
Cyril VII 1855-1860
Joachim II 1860-1863,
1873-1878
Sophronios III 1863-1866
Joachim III 1878-1884,
1901-1912
Joachim IV 1884-1887
Dionysios V 1887-1891
Neophytos VIII 1891-1894
Anthimus VII 1895-1897