Syrian Orthodox Patriarch - Definition and Overview

The Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syrian Orthodox Church.

For Patriarchs prior to AD 518, see List of Patriarchs of Antioch.

• Severus of Antioch 512 - 538
  

(Severus was deposed by the Greek Orthodox Church in 518; while in exile in Egypt, he was recognized by many Syriac Christians as the lawful Patriarch until his death in 538)

• vacant 538 - 544
• Sergius of Tella 544 - 546 consecrated by Jacob Baradaeus
• vacant 546 - 550
• Paul II the Black of Alexandria 550 - 575
• vacant 575 - 581
• Peter III of Raqqa 581 - 591
• Julian I 591 - 595
• Athanasius I Gammolo 595 - 631
• John II of the Sedre 631 - 648
• Theodore 649 - 667
• Severius II bar Masqeh 667 - 681
• Athanasius II 683 - 686
• Julian II 686 - 708
• Elias I 709 - 723
• Athanasius III 724 - 740
• Iwanis I 740 - 754
• Euwanis I 754 - ?
• Athanasius al-Sandali ? - 758
• George I 758 - 790
• Joseph 790 - 792
• Quryaqos of Takrit 793 - 817
• Dionysius I of Tellmahreh 817 - 845
• John III 846 - 873
• Ignatius II 878 - 883
• Theodosius Romanos of Takrit 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 Salah 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
• Dionysius V Lazaros 1077 - 1078
• Iwanis III 1080 - 1082
• Dionysius VI 1088 - 1090
• Athanasius VI bar Khamoro 1091 - 1129
• John X bar Mawdyono 1129 - 1137
• Athanasius VII bar Qutreh 1138 - 1166
• Michael I the Great 1166 - 1199
• Athanasius VIII 1200 - 1207
• John XI 1208 - 1220
• Ignatius III David 1222 - 1252
• John XII bar Madani 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 the Writer 1387 - 1421
• Baselius IV Shemun 1421 - 1444
• Ignatius Behnam al-Hadli 1445 - 1454
• Ignatius Khalaf 1455 - 1483
• Ignatius John XIII 1483 - 1493
• Ignatius Nuh of Lebanon 1493 - 1509
• Ignatius Yeshu I 1509 - 1512
• Ignatius Jacob I 1512 - 1517
• Ignatius David I 1517 - 1520
• Ignatius Abd-Allah I 1520 - 1557
• Ignatius Nemet Allah I 1557 - 1576
• Ignatius David II Shah 1576 - 1591
• Ignatius Pilate I 1591 - 1597
• Ignatius Hadayat Allah 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
• Ignatius Matthew 1782 - 1817
• Ignatius Yunan 1817 - 1818
• Ignatius George V 1819 - 1837
• Ignatius Elias II 1838 - 1847
• Ignatius Jacob II 1847 - 1871
• Ignatius Peter IV 1872 - 1894
• Ignatius Abdul Masih II 1895 - 1905
• Ignatius Abd Allah II 1906 - 1915
• Ignatius Elias III 1917 - 1932
• Ignatius Afram I Barsoum 1933 - 1957
• Ignatius Jacob III 1957 - 1980
• Ignatius Zakka I Iwas 1980 -

See also

• Greek Patriarch of Antioch

External link

• http://sor.cua.edu/Patriarchate/PatriarchsChronList.html
• Complete List of Patriarchs of Antioch (german) (http://www.yauno.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=237)