List of bishops of Edessa
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Unless otherwise stated, the following list is based on the records of the Chronicle of Edessa (to c.540) and the Chronicle of Zuqnin. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia
, the bishopric of Edessa
continued into the eleventh century.
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, the bishopric of Edessa
Edessa, Mesopotamia
Edessa is the Greek name of an Aramaic town in northern Mesopotamia, as refounded by Seleucus I Nicator. For the modern history of the city, see Şanlıurfa.-Names:...
continued into the eleventh century.
| Date became bishop (if known) | Date of death (or floruit) | Name of bishop | Comments |
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| flourished c. 100 | Thaddeus | According to Eusebius Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist. He became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine about the year 314. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon... |
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| flourished c. 190 | Mar Aggai Mar Aggai Aggai was a legendary 1st-century primate of the Church of the East, reputedly the disciple of Mar Addai, who is conventionally believed to have sat from 66 to 87. His existence is disputed, and considered as one of several fictitious early church leaders whose lives were concocted in the 6th... |
According to Eusebius | |
| flourished c. 200 | Palut | According to Eusebius; contemporary of Serapion of Antioch Serapion of Antioch Serapion was Patriarch of Antioch . He is known primarily through his theological writings. Eusebius refers to three works of Serapion in his history, but admits that others probably existed: first is a private letter addressed to Caricus and Pontius against Montanism, from which Eusebius quotes an... |
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| flourished 304 | Conon of Edessa | ||
| Sha'ad of Edessa | The Chronicle of Edessa places him between Conon and Ethalaha | ||
| 324 | 346? | Ethalaha of Edessa | The Chronicle of Edessa omits his date of death; Abraham is said to have become bishop in 346 |
| 346 | 361 | Abraham of Edessa | |
| 361 | March, 378 | Barses of Edessa | Translated by imperial order from Haran Haran Haran or Aran is a figure in Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. Haran was born in Ur Kaśdim , the son of Terah and thus a descendant of Shem. Haran's brothers were Abram/Abraham and Nahor... to Edessa. |
| 379 | Good Friday, 387 | Eulogius of Edessa | Said to have been ordained the same year Theodosius Theodosius I Theodosius I , also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western halves of the Roman Empire. During his reign, the Goths secured control of Illyricum after the Gothic War, establishing their homeland... became Emperor |
| 22 July 398 | Cyrus I of Edessa | ||
| 397 | 17 October 398 | Silvanus of Edessa | |
| 23 November 398 | the "neomenia of the month of Ab", 409 | Pakida of Edessa | |
| 409 | 411 | Diogenes of Edessa | |
| 411 | 8 August 435 | Rabbula Rabbula Rabbula was a bishop of Edessa from 411 to August 435, noteworthy for his opposition to the views of Theodore of Mopsuestia, as well as those of Nestorius... |
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| 435 | 28 October 457 | Ibas Ibas (Assyrian bishop) Ibas was bishop of Edessa and was born in Syria. His name in Syriac is Ihiba or Hiba, the quivalent of Donatus... |
The Chronicle of Edessa states he was deposed 1 January 448, and restored 2 years later. |
| 21 July 448 | 471 | Nonnus Saint Nonnus According to Christian tradition, Saint Nonnus was the bishop of Edessa, Mesopotamia who converted Saint Pelagia, a former courtesan, through his preaching and prayer... |
The Chronicle of Edessa states he left the see of Edessa in 450, but was restored to Edessa after Ibas' death in 457. |
| 471 | 6 June 498 | Cyrus II of Edessa Cyrus II of Edessa Cyrus II of Edessa was the successor of the Saint Nonnus. As well as he was an anti-nestorian. He was closely related to the Patriarch of Antioch. He was the ambassador of the Church of Antioch... |
Cyrus convinced Emperor Zeno Zeno (emperor) Zeno , originally named Tarasis, was Byzantine Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. Domestic revolts and religious dissension plagued his reign, which nevertheless succeeded to some extent in foreign issues... to close the School of the Persians in Edessa. |
| 498 | 10 April 510 | Peter of Edessa | Entered Edessa 12 September |
| 510 | 27 July 522 | Paul Paul of Edessa Paul of Edessa was the Monophysite bishop of Edessa. He was consecrated 510, succeeding Peter. In the first year of his episcopate Paul joined with Gamalinus, bishop of Perrha, against certain sectarians who refused the use of bread, water, and wine, except in celebrating the Eucharist... |
Deposed by Patricius for his Monophysitism Monophysitism Monophysitism , or Monophysiticism, is the Christological position that Jesus Christ has only one nature, his humanity being absorbed by his Deity... |
| 23 October 522 | 27 June 526 | Asclepius of Edessa | Died in Antioch Antioch Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the... Paul had appointed him Bishop of Haran. |
| 8 March 526 | 30 October 526 | Paul, restored | Accepted the Council of Chalcedon; was restored after Asclepius' death. |
| 7 February 527 | December 532 | Andreas of Edessa | |
| 28 August 533 | unknown | Addi of Edessa | Date of death fell after completion of the Chronicle of Edessa; it is possible one bishop may have served between Addi and Jacob Bardaeus |
| 541 | 30 July 578 | Jacob Baradaeus Jacob Baradaeus Jacob Baradaeus was Bishop of Edessa from 543 until his death. One of the most important figures in the history of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox churches generally, he was a defender of the Monophysite movement in a time when its strength was declining... |
Also abbot of Pesitta. Dates taken from his Wikipedia article. |
| 578 | 602/603 | Severus of Edessa | Stoned to death by Narses Narses (general under Maurice) Narses was a Byzantine general of Armenian ancestry active during the reigns of the emperors Maurice and Phocas in the late sixth and early seventh centuries. He commanded the army in Mesopotamia under Maurice; when Phocas overthrew Maurice and seized the throne, Narses refused to recognize the... |
| The episcopal structure appears to have been disrupted due to war: 602/603 -- Edessa captured by the Persians; recovered by the Romans 604/605 May 611 -- Edessa recaptured by the Persians 627 -- Persians evacuate Edessa as part of treaty 638 -- Edessa surrenders to the Muslim Muslim A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable... general Yazid Yazid -Given name:* Yazid I , second Umayyad Caliph upon succeeding his father Muawiyah* Yazid II, Umayyad caliph* Yazid III, Umayyad caliph* Yazid Kaïssi, French-born Moroccan footballer* Yazid Mansouri, French-born Algerian footballer... |
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| before 644 | 649/650 | Simon of Edessa | Died in Amida Amida (Roman city) Amida was an ancient city located where modern Diyarbakır, Turkey. The Roman writers Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius consider it a city of Mesopotamia, but it may be more properly viewed as belonging to Armenia Major.... |
| 650/651 | 664/665 | Cyriacus of Edessa | |
| 664/665 | 709/710 | James II | |
| 709/710 | 728/729 | Habib of Edessa | |
| 728/729 | after 745 | Constantine of Edessa | Date of death missing from Chronicle of Zuqnin |
| before 755 | 754/755 | Timothy of Edessa | |
| 754/755 | 760/761 | Zacharias the Stylite | |
| 760/761 | after 775 | Elijah of Qartnim | The Chronicle of Zuqnin states he was not ordained. Although the Chronicle of Zuqnin continues to 775, no further episcopal details are provided. |