List of Archbishops of Athens
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Period
| List of Roman period Archbishops of Athens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until |
| 1 | Hierotheus Hierotheos the Thesmothete Hierotheos the Thesmothete is the reputed first head and bishop of the Christian Athenians. The title thesmothete means ruler, or junior archon, of Athens .- Biography :... |
? | 52 |
| 2 | Dionysius I Dionysius the Areopagite Dionysius the Areopagite was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, , was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the Areopagus sermon... |
52 | 96 |
| Vacant | 96 | 117 | |
| 3 | Narcissus | 117 | c. 120 |
| 4 | Publius Saint Publius Saint Publius is the first maltese Saint. He is venerated as the first Bishop of Malta. Publius' conversion led to Malta being the first Christian nation in the West, and one of the first in the world.... |
c. 120 | 125 |
| 5 | Quadratus Quadratus of Athens Saint Quadratus of Athens is said to have been the first of the Christian apologists. He is said by Eusebius of Caesarea to have been a disciple of the Apostles... |
125 | 129 |
| Vacant | 129 | ? | |
| 6 | Leonidas | ? | 250 |
| 7 | Olympius | ? | ? |
| 8 | Pistus | ? | c. 325 |
| 9 | Clematius | c. 325 | ? |
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(395-1204)
| List of Byzantine era Archbishops of Athens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until |
| 1 | Modestus | c. 431 | c. 451 |
| 2 | Athanasius I | c.451 | c. 458 |
| 3 | Anatolius | c. 458 | c. 459 |
| 4 | John I | c. 459 | c. late 5th century |
| Vacant | 6th century | c. 680 | |
| 5 | John II | c. 680 | c. 694 |
| 6 | Contias | c. 694 | c. 702 |
| 7 | Theocharistus | c. 702 | c. 704 |
| 8 | Marinus | c. 704 | c. 714 |
| 9 | John III | c. 714 | ? |
Byzantine Era (395-1204) continued
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Gregory I | abt 780 |
| Adamantius | abt 810 |
| John IV | abt 819 |
| Theodosius | 9th century |
| Hypatius | 9th century |
| Demetrius I | 9th century |
| Germanus I (Archbishop Archbishop An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop... ) |
?-841 |
| Demetrius II | ?-846/857 |
| Gabriel I | ?-858/860 |
| Gregory II | ? |
| Cosmas | ? |
| Nicetas I | 869/870-881? |
| Sabbas I | abt 881 |
| Anastasius | ?-889 |
| Sabbas II | ?-914 |
| George I | ?-922 |
| Nicetas II | ?-927 |
| Constantine | ?-965? |
| Philip | ?-981 |
| Theodegius | abt 1007 |
| Michael I | abt 1030 |
| Leo I | ?-1061 |
| Leo II | ?-1069 |
| John V | abt 1087 |
| Nicetas III | ?-1103 |
| Nicephorus | abt 1112 |
| Gerasimus? | ? |
| George II | abt 1156/7 |
| Nicholas I | 1166-1172? |
| Michael II | 12th century |
| Theophylactus | 12th century |
| George III | abt 1172 |
| George IV | ?-1180 |
Era of Latin Occupation (1204-1456)
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Michael III Michael Choniates Michael Choniates , Byzantine writer and ecclesiastic, was born at Chonae . At an early age he studied at Constantinople and was the pupil of Eustathius of Thessalonica. Around 1175 he was appointed archbishop of Athens... |
1182-1222? |
| Meletius I | between 1275-1289 |
| Elias | abt 1300 |
| Neophytus I | abt 1336 |
| Anthimus I | ?-1366 |
| Nicodemus | 1371-? |
| Dorotheus I | abt 1387 |
| Makarius I | abt 1394/5 |
| Gerbasius | abt 1432 |
| Phantinus | 1440-1443? |
| Theodore | abt 1453 |
Era of Ottoman Occupation (1456-1822)
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Isidore | abt 1456 |
| Dorotheus II | abt 1472 |
| Anthimus II | abt 1489 |
| Neophytus II | abt 1492 |
| Lavrentius | 1528-1546 |
| Callistus | 1550-1564 |
| Sophronius I | 1565-1570? |
| Nicanor Nicanor - Ancient history :* Nicanor , 4th century BCE; an officer of Cassandrus* Nicanor , 4th century BCE; Macedonian officer, governor of Media under Antigonus... |
1574-1592 |
| Theophanes I | 1592-1597 |
| Neophytus III | 1597-1602 |
| Samuel | 1602 |
| Nathaniel | 1602-1606 |
| Anthimus III | 1606-1611? |
| Cyril I | 1611-1619? |
| Metrophanes | 1619-1620? |
| Theophanes II | 1620?-1633 |
| Sophronius II | 1633-1636 |
| Daniel | 1636-1665 |
| Anthimus IV | 1665-1676 |
| Iakovos I | 1676-1686 |
| Athanasius II | 1686-1689 |
| Makarius II | 1689-1693 |
| Anthimus V | 1693-1699 |
| Cyril II | 1699-1703 |
| Meletius II | 1703-1713 |
| Iakovos II | 1713-1734 |
| Zachary | 1734-1740 |
| Anthimus VI | 1741-1756 (1st) |
| Anthimus VI | 1760-1764 (2nd) |
| Bartholomew | 1764-1771?(1st) |
| Neophytus IV | 1771?-1775 |
| Bartholomew | 1775-1780 (2nd) |
| Gabriel II | 1781? |
| Benedict | 1781-1785 (1st) |
| Athanasius III | 1785-1787 (1st) |
| Benedict | 1787-1797?(2nd) |
| Athanasius III | 1797?-1799 (2nd) |
| Gregory III | 1799-1820 |
| Dionysius II | 1820-1823 |
Modern Era (1827-Present): Archbishops of Athens
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Gregory IV Gregory IV of Athens Gregory IV, known as Grigor Gjirokastriti was an Albanian scholar and cleric who became Archbishop of Athens in 1827–1829.Gregory was born in Gjirokastër in the mid to late-18th century. In ca. 1744 he was a teacher in the New Academy, a famous educational institution in Moscopole, a leading... |
1827-1828 |
| Anthimus VII | 1828-1833 |
| Unilateral Declaration of Autocephaly Autocephaly Autocephaly , in hierarchical Christian churches and especially Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, is the status of a hierarchical church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop... (23 July 1833) Autocephaly Officially Granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:... (29 June 1850) |
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| Neophytus V | 1833-1861 |
| Michael IV | 1861-1862 |
| Theophilus | 1862-1873 |
| Procopius I | 1874-1889 |
| Germanus II | 1889-1896 |
| Procopius II | 1896-1901 |
| Theocletus I | 1902-1917 (1st) |
| Meletius III | 1918-1920 |
| Theocletus I | 1920-1922 (2nd) |
| elevated to Archbishopric (31 December 1923) | |
| Chrysostomos I | 1923-1938 |
| Chrysanthus Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens , born Charilaos Filippidis , was the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece between 1938 and 1941He was born in 1881 in Gratini, Thrace, then part of the Ottoman Empire... |
1938-1941 |
| Damaskinos | 1941-1949 |
| Spyridon | 1949-1956 |
| Dorotheus | 1956-1957 |
| Theocletus II | 1957-1962 |
| Iakovos III | 1962 |
| Chrysostomos II Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Athens Chrysostomos II was Archbishop of Athens and All Greece from 14 February 1962 to 11 May 1967.He was born in Aydin in the Ottoman Empire in 1880.... |
1962-1967 |
| Ieronymos I Archbishop Ieronymos I of Athens Ieronymos I was a Greek monk and theologian, who served as the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as such the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece in 1967–1973, during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.- Life :... |
1967-1973 |
| Seraphim Archbishop Seraphim of Athens Seraphim - born Vissarion Tikas was Archbishop of Athens and All Greece from 1974 to 1998.... |
1973-1998 |
| Christodoulos | 1998-2008 |
| Ieronymos II Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens Ieronymos II is the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and as such the primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece. He was elected on 7 February 2008.-Early life and career:... |
2008-Present |
External links
- Archdiocese of Athens Official website