List of archbishops of Cyprus

Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus
Archbishopric
Eastern Orthodox
Incumbent: George III since 24 December 2022
Location
Country	Cyprus
Information
Established	1st century (ancient) 1571 (modern)
Website
churchofcyprus.org.cy

St. Barnabas

The Archbishop of Cyprus (officially the Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus ) is the head of the Church of Cyprus. The incumbent Archbishop is George of Cyprus since 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Further information: Church of Cyprus

According to tradition, the Church of Cyprus was founded by St. Barnabas in 45 AD. The island of Cyprus was under the jurisdiction of the Church of Jerusalem until 325. The Church of Cyprus later became an Autocephalous Church since 30 July 431 when it was declared by the Council of Ephesus. ^[3] Its autocephaly was abolished in 1260 but restored in 1571.

Archbishops of Cyprus

St. Epiphanios I

First Autocephalous Period (325 (431) –1260)

• Gelasios I (325)
• St. Epiphanios I (368)
• Stavrinos I (403)
• Troilos (431)
• Reginos (431)
• Olympios I (449)
• Stavrinos II (457)
• Anthemios (470)
• Olympios II (During the reign of Justinian)
• Philoxenos (During the reign of Justinian)
• Damianos (During the reign of Justinian)
• Sophronios I (During the reign of Justinian)
• Gregorios (During the reign of Justinian)
• Arkadios (During the reign of Justinian) ^[4]
• Theophanes I
• Plutarch (620)
• Arkadios II (630)
• Serghios (643)
• Epiphanios II (681)
• John I (691)
• Georgios I (750)
• Constantine (783)
• Akakios (after 787)
• Gelasios II (after 787 and likely successor of Akakios)
• Theophanes II (early 9th century and likely successor of Gelasios Ii)
• John II (early 9th century and likely successor of Theophanes II and predecessor either of Barnabas or Epiphanios III)
• Epiphanios III (890)
• Vasilios
• Nikolaos, later Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
• John III (1151)
• Barnabas II (1175)
• Sophronios II (1191)
• Isaias (1209)
• Neophytos I (1222) ^[5]
• Georgios II (1254)
• Germanos I (1260)

Non-Autocephalous Period (1260–1571)

During the Lusignan and later Venetian rule from 1260–1571, the Church of Cyprus ceased to be autocephalous and came under the direct rule of the Papacy; its fourteen dioceses were reduced to four until after the Ottoman conquest in 1571, when the Ottomans, for expedient administrative reasons, restored to the Orthodox Church of Cyprus all its previous privileges and rights.

Second Autocephalous Period (1571–present)

Image	Name	Term began	Term ended
	Timotheos	1572	1580
	Lavrentios	1580	1592
	Neophytos II	1592	1592
	Athanasios I	1592	1600
	Veniamin	1600	1606
	Christodoulos I	1606	1641
	Nikephorus	1641	1674
	Ilarion Kigalas	1674	1682
	Christodoulos II	1682	1691
	Iacovos I	1691	1695
	Germanos II	1695	1705
	Athanasios II, later Patriarch of Antioch	1705	1709
	Iacovos II	1709	1718
	Silvestros	1718	1734
	Philotheos	1734	1759
	Paissios	1759	1767
	Chrysanthos	1767	1810
	Kyprianos	1810	1821
	Ioakim	1821	1824
	Damaskinos	1824	1827
	Panaretos	1827	1840
	Ioannikos	1840	1849
	Kyrillos I	1849	1854
	Makarios I	1854	1865
	Sophronios III	1865	1909
	Kyrillos II	1909	1916
	Kyrillos III	1916	1933
	Leontios	1947	1947
	Makarios II	1947	1950
	Makarios III, first President of the Republic of Cyprus	1950	1977
	Chrysostomos I	1977	2006
	Chrysostomos II	2006	2022
	George III	2022	incumbent

See also

• Cyprus portal
• Christianity portal

• Church of Cyprus
• St. Barnabas
• Council of Ephesus
• Catholic Church in Cyprus

References

1. Solutions, BDigital Web. "Cyprus' new pro-west archbishop enthroned". knews.com.cy. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
2. "Archbishop George of Cyprus Speaks Exclusively to "The National Herald" on the Dethroned Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos – Orthodox Christian Laity". ocl.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
3. "The History of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus". www.atlantaserbs.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
4. "List of Archbishops of Cyprus - OrthodoxWiki". orthodoxwiki.org. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
5. "List of Archbishops of Cyprus - Phantis". wiki.phantis.com. Retrieved 2025-07-06.