List of Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch from 512 to 1783

The Syriac Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Church now constituted by both the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Syriac Catholic Church. The following is a list of primates who have held that office from 512 to the split of 1783.

Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch before 512

Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch from 512 to 1783

• Severus (512–538)

(Severus was deposed in 518 and exiled to Egypt, but was recognized as the lawful Patriarch by many Syriac Christians until his death in 538)

• Sergius of Tella (544–546), consecrated by Jacob Baradaeus^[1]
  • vacant (546–550)
• Paul II (550–575), deposed in 575 for joining the Chalcedonians
  • vacant (575–581; although the Coptic Synaxarium mentions someone named Theophanius being named Patriarch during this gap)^[2]
• Peter III (581–591)
• Julian I (591–595)
• Athanasius I Gammolo (595–631)
• John II (631–648)
• Theodore (649–667)
• Severus II bar Masqeh (667–681)
• Athanasius II (683–686)
• Julian II (686–708)
• Elias I (709–723)
• Athanasius III (724–740)
• Iwannis I (740–754)
  • After the death of Iwannis, two Patriarchs were appointed at the behest of the Caliph:
• Euwanis I (754–?)
• Athanasius Sandalaya (756–758)
• George I (758–790)
• Joseph (790–792)
• Quriaqos of Tagrit (793–817)
• Dionysius I of Tel Mahre (817–845)
• John III (846–873)
• Ignatius II (878–883)
• Theodosius Romanus (887–896)
• Dionysius II (897–909)
• John IV Qurzahli (910–922)
• Baselius I (923–935)
• John V (936–953)
• Iwanis II (954–957)
• Dionysius III (958–961)
• Abraham I (962–963)
• John VI Sarigta (965–985)
• Athanasius IV of Salh (986–1002)
• John VII bar Abdun (1004–1033)
• Dionysius IV Yahya (1034–1044)
  • vacant (1044–1049)
• John VIII (1049–1057)
• Athanasius V (1058–1063)
• John IX bar Shushan (1063–1073)
• Baselius II (1074–1075)
• John Abdun (1075–1077)

John was deposed but claimed the Patriarchate until 1091.

• Dionysius V Lazaros (1077–1078)
• Iwanis III (1080–1082)
• vacant (1082–1088)
• Dionysius VI (1088–1090)
• Athanasius VI bar Khamoro (1091–1129)
• John X bar Mawdyono (1129–1137)
• Athanasius VII bar Qutreh (1138–1166)
• Michael the Great (1166–1199)
• Athanasius VIII (1200–1207)
• John XI Yeshu (1208–1220)
  • vacant (1220–1222)
• Ignatius III David (1222–1252)
• John XII bar Maʿdani (1252–1263)
• Ignatius IV Yeshu (1264–1282)
• Philoxenos I Nemrud (1283–1292)
• Michael II (1292–1312)
• Michael III Yeshu (1312–1349)
• Baselius III Gabriel (1349–1387)
• Philoxenos II (1387–1421)
• Baselius IV Shemun (1421–1444)
• Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo (1445–1454)
• Ignatius Khalaf (1455–1483)
• Ignatius John XIII (1483–1493)
• Ignatius Noah of Lebanon (1493–1509)
• Ignatius Yeshu I (1509–1512)
• Ignatius Jacob I (1512–1517)
• Ignatius David I (1517–1520)
• Ignatius AbdAllah I (1520–1557)
• Ignatius Nemet Aloho (1557–1576)
• Ignatius David II Shah (1576–1591)
• Ignatius Pilate I (1591–1597)
• Ignatius Hidayat Aloho (1597–1639)
• Ignatius Simon I (1640–1659)
• Ignatius Yeshu II Qamsheh (1659–1662)
• Ignatius Abdul Masih I (1662–1686)
• Ignatius George II (1687–1708)
• Ignatius Isaac Azar (1709–1722)
• Ignatius Shukr Allah II (1722–1745)
• Ignatius George III (1745–1768)
• Ignatius George IV (1768–1781)

Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch after 1783

With the enthronement on 22 January 1783 of Ignatius Michael III Jarweh the Syriac Church split in the Orthodox and the Catholic part:

Patriarchs of Tur Abdin (1364–1816)

From 1364 to 1816 the region of Tur Abdin constituted a separate Patriarchate, with the following patriarchs:^[3]

• Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389)
• Ignatius Isho' of Midhyat (1389–1418), died 1421
• Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1418–1420)
• Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1444)
• Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1444–1454)
• Ignatius Isho' of Salah (1455–1460)
• Ignatius 'Aziz (Philoxene) of Basila (1460–1482)
• Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488)
• Ignatius John Qofer of 'Ayn Ward (1489–1492)
• Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512)
• Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524)
• Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551)
• Ignatius Jacob of Hisn (1551–1571)
• Ignatius Sahdo of Midhyat (1584–1621)
• Ignatius 'Abd Allah of Midhyat (1628–?)
• Ignatius Habib of Midhyat (1674–1707)
• Ignatius Denha of 'Arnas (1707–1725)
• Ignatius Barsum of Midhyat (1740–1791)
• Ignatius Aho of Arbo (1791–?)
• Ignatius Isaiah of Arbo (?–1816)

See also

• Catholicos of the East
• List of Catholicos of the East
• List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch

Notes

1. La Civita, Michael J.L. "Profiles of the Eastern churches: The Syriac Orthodox Church". www.cnewa.org. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
2. Lectionary readings for 25 June 2010 (scroll down to Synaxarium reading "Departure of Pope Damian 1") and Lectionary readings for 2 July 2010 (scroll down to Synaxarium reading "Departure of Pope Peter IV". Accessed 20 July 2010.
3. Fiey, J. (1993). Pour Un Oriens Christianus Novus: Repertoire Des Dioceses Syriaques Orientaux Et Occidentaux. Beirut: Steiner. pp. 275–277. ISBN 3-515-05718-8.

External links

• Patriarches monophysites d'Antioche depuis 468 - sur wikisyr.com
• Patriarches syriens orthodoxes depuis 1622 - sur wikisyr.com
• Chronological List of the Patriarchs of Antioch
• Complete List of Patriarchs of Antioch (German)