List of Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch

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The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks, but rather Hellenized Arabs, Arameans, Assyrians, and other Levantines who spoke Greek and adopted a Hellenic identity. It refers to the fact that this church follows the Chalcedonian Orthodoxy associated with the (Greek-speaking) Byzantine Empire. Since 518, there have been two patriarchs of Antioch who call themselves Orthodox: the Chalcedonian ones listed here, and the non-Chalcedonian Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch.

Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch from 518 to 1724

Vacant 30 years [1]

After 1098, the patriarchate was in exile, at first at Constantinople, having been replaced by a Latin patriarch.

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch split into two factions in 1724 as the Melkite Greek Catholic Church broke communion with the Orthodox Church and established communion with the Catholic Church. Both groups recognize the same list of patriarchs for the period before 1724, but have had different patriarchs since.

Greek Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch after 1724

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Venance Grumel, Traité d'études byzantines, Vol. I: La Chronologie (Presses universitaires de France, 1958), pp. 447–448.
  2. ↑ Not found in all lists. See John Mason Neale, A History of the Holy Eastern Church: The Patriarchate of Antioch (Rivingtons, 1873), p. 195. According to Bernard Hamilton, "Aimery of Limoges and the Unity of the Churches" (1999), the emperor recognized the Latin patriarch Aimery of Limoges in 1180.
  3. ↑ Nilus (fl. January 1388)—known from a Greek source—and Nikon (d. 11 January 1395)—known from an Arabic source—are possibly distinct patriarchs. Grumel, p. 448.
  4. ↑ Masters, B. (2004). Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World: The Roots of Sectarianism. Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN   978-0-521-00582-1 . Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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