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Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria has the title Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa. The term "Greek" is a religious identifier and not an ethnic one; while many of these patriarchs were ethnic Greeks, some were Hellenized Egyptians, and others were Melkite
Arabs.
List of Patriarchs
Following the
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria (part of the wider Eastern Orthodox Church
).
For the list of patriarchs until 536 see List of patriarchs of Alexandria.
Chalcedonian Patriarchs of Alexandria After 536
- Gainas(536), Chalcedonian.
- Paul of Tabennesis (537-540), Chalcedonian.
- Zoilus (540–551), Chalcedonian.
- Apollinarius (551–569), Chalcedonian.
- John IV (569–580), Chalcedonian.
- Eulogius I(581–608), Chalcedonian.
- Theodore I (608–610), Chalcedonian.
- John V Eleemon (610–621), Chalcedonian.
- George I (621–630), Chalcedonian.
- Cyrus (631–641), Chalcedonian.
- Peter IV (642–651), Chalcedonian.
The Muslim invasion caused the see of Alexandria to become vacant.
Chalcedonian Patriarchs of Alexandria after the Islamic conquest
After 727, the Byzantine emperor Leo III once more attempted to install a Melkite patriarch in Alexandria. With the consent of the Muslim authorities the bishopric was, from that moment onwards, again headed by a patriarch.
- Theodore II
- Peter V
- Peter VI
- Cosmas I(727–768)
- Politianus (768–813)
- Eustatius (813–817)
- Christopher I (817–841)
- Sophronius I (841–860)
- Michael I (860–870)
- Michael II (870–903)
- vacant (903–907)
- Christodoulos(907–932)
- Eutychius(932–940)
- Sophronius II (941)
- Isaac (941–954)
- Job (954–960)
- vacant (960–963)
- Elias I (963–1000)
- Arsenius (1000–1010)
- Theophilus (1010–1020)
- George II (1021–1051)
- Leontius (1052–1059)
- Alexander II (1059–1062)
- John VI Kodonatos (1062–1100)
- Eulogius II (1100–1117) Coadjutor?
- Cyril II (1100– )
- Sabbas (1117– )
- Theodosius II ( –1137) Coadjutor?
- Sophronius III (1137–1171)
- Elias II (1171–1175)
- Eleutherius (1175–1180)
- Mark III (1180–1209)
- Nicholas I (1210–1243)
- Gregory I (1243–1263)
- Nicholas II (1263–1276)
- Athanasius III (1276–1316)
- Gregory II (1316–1354)
- Gregory III (1354–1366)
- Niphon (1366–1385)
- Mark IV (1385–1389)
- Nicholas III (1389–1398)
- Gregory IV (1398–1412)
- Nicholas IV (1412–1417)
- Athanasius IV (1417–1425)
- Mark V (1425–1435)
- Philotheus (1435–1459)
- Mark VI (1459–1484)
- Gregory V (1484–1486)
- Joachim Pany(1486–1567)
- vacant (1567–1569)
- Silvester (1569–1590)
- Meletius I(1590–1601)
- Cyril III Loucaris (1601–1620)
- Gerasimus I Spartaliotes (1620–1636)
- Metrophanes Kritikopoulos (1636–1639)
- Nicephorus (1639–1645)
- Joannicius (1645–1657)
- Paisius (1657–1678)
- Parthenius I(1678–1688)
- Gerasimus II Paladas(1688–1710)
- Samuel Kapasoulis(1710–1712)
- Cosmas II(1712–1714)
- Samuel(restored) (1714–1723)
- Cosmas II(restored) (1723–1736)
- Cosmas III(1737–1746)
- Matthew Psaltis (1746–1766)
- Cyprian(1766–1783)
- Gerasimus III Gimaris(1783–1788)
- Parthenius II Pankostas(1788–1805)
- Theophilus III Pankostas(1805–1825)
- Hierotheus I(1825–1845)
- Artemius(1845–1847)
- Hierotheus II(1847–1858)
- Callinicus(1858–1861)
- Jacob (1861–1865)
- Nicanor (1866–1869)
- Nilus (1869–1870)
- Sophronius IV(1870–1899)
- Photius (1900–1925)
- Meletius II Metaxakis(1926–1935)
- Nicholas V (1936–1939)
- Christopher II (1939–1966)
- vacant (1966–1968)
- Nicholas VI (1968–1986)
- Parthenius III (1986–1996)
- Peter VII (1997–2004)
- Theodore II (2004–present)
See also
- Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- List of Patriarchs of Alexandria, for the earlier Patriarchs of Alexandriaprior to the schism.
- Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
References
- "Chronological List of Patriarches of Alexandria". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Retrieved 2011-02-06.