Demetrius of Antioch

Demetrius of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
Church	Church of Antioch
Installed	c. 253–256 or c. 260–261
Predecessor	Fabius of Antioch
Successor	Paul of Samosata

Demetrius of Antioch was patriarch of Antioch in the 3rd century AD. In 253 he was taken to Persia as a captive by Shapur I, where he became the first bishop of Gundeshapur. ^[1] Despite being far from his original see, Demetrius was not replaced as patriarch of Antioch until Paul of Samosata became Patriarch in 260. ^[2]

Notes and references

1. Wilhelm, Baum; Winkler, Dietmar W. (2003). The Church of the East - a concise history. Routledge. ISBN   9781134430185.
2. Gillman, Ian and Hans-Joachim Klimkeit; Christians in Asia before 1500, (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1999), p. 30

Bibliography

• Baum, Wilhelm; Winkler, Dietmar W. (2003). The Church of the East - A Concise History. London-New York: Routledge-Curzon. ISBN   978-1-134-43019-2.

Titles of the Great Christian Church
Preceded by Fabius	Patriarch of Antioch c. 253–256 or c. 260–261	Succeeded by Paul