Syrian Patriarch of Antioch

	Syrian Patriarch of Antioch The Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syrian Orthodox Church. For Patriarchs prior to AD 518, see List of Patriarchs of Antioch. Severus of Antioch 512 - 538 (Severus was deposed by the Greek Orthodox Church in 518; while in exile in Egypt, he was recognized by many Syriac Christians as the lawful Patriarch until his death in 538) vacant 538 - 544 Sergius of Tella 544 - 546 consecrated by Jacob Baradaeus vacant 546 - 550 Paul II the Black of Alexandria 550 - 575 vacant 575 - 581 Peter III of Raqqa 581 - 591 Julian I 591 - 595 Athanasius I Gammolo 595 - 631 John II of the Sedre 631 - 648 Theodore 649 - 667 Severius II bar Masqeh 667 - 681 Athanasius II 683 - 686 Julian II 686 - 708 Elias I 709 - 723 Athanasius III 724 - 740 Iwanis I 740 - 754 Euwanis I 754 - ? Athanasius al-Sandali ? - 758 George I 758 - 790 Joseph 790 - 792 Quryaqos of Takrit 793 - 817 Dionysius I of Tellmahreh 817 - 845 John III 846 - 873 Ignatius II 878 - 883 Theodosius Romanos of Takrit 887 - 896 Dionysius II 897 - 909 John IV Qurzahli 910 - 922 Baselius I 923 - 935 John V 936 - 953 Iwanis II 954 - 957 Dionysius III 958 - 961 Abraham I 962 - 963 John VI Sarigta 965 - 985 Athanasius IV of Salah 986 - 1002 John VII bar Abdun 1004 - 1033 Dionysius IV Yahya 1034 - 1044 vacant 1044-1049 John VIII 1049 - 1057 Athanasius V 1058 - 1063 John IX bar Shushan 1063 - 1073 Baselius II 1074 - 1075 John Abdun 1075 - 1077 Dionysius V Lazaros 1077 - 1078 Iwanis III 1080 - 1082 Dionysius VI 1088 - 11090 Athanasius VI bar Khamoro 1091 - 1129 John X bar Mawdyono 1129 - 1137 Athanasius VII bar Qutreh 1138 - 1166 Michael I the Great 1166 - 1199 Athanasius VIII 1200 - 1207 John XI 1208 - 1220 Ignatius III David 1222 - 1252 John XII bar Madani 1252 - 1263 Ignatius IV Yeshu 1264 - 1282 Philoxenos I Nemrud 1283 - 1292 Michael II 1292 - 1312 Michael III Yeshu 1312 - 1349 Baselius III Gabriel 1349 - 1387 Philoxenos II the Writer 1387 - 1421 Baselius IV Shemun 1421 - 1444 Ignatius Behnam al-Hadli 1445 - 1454 Ignatius Khalaf 1455 - 1483 Ignatius John XIII 1483 - 1493 Ignatius Nuh of Lebanon 1493 - 1509 Ignatius Yeshu I 1509 - 1512 Ignatius Jacob I 1512 - 1517 Ignatius David I 1517 - 1520 Ignatius Abd-Allah I 1520 - 1557 Ignatius Nemet Allah I 1557 - 1576 Ignatius David II Shah 1576 - 1591 Ignatius Pilate I 1591 - 1597 Ignatius Hadayat Allah 1597 - 1639 Ignatius Simon I 1640 - 1659 Ignatius Yeshu II Qamsheh 1659 - 1662 Ignatius Abdul Masih I 1662 - 1686 Ignatius George II 1687 - 1708 Ignatius Isaac Azar 1709 - 1722 Ignatius Shukr Allah II 1722 - 1745 Ignatius George III 1745 - 1768 Ignatius George IV 1768 - 1781 Ignatius Matthew 1782 - 1817 Ignatius Yunan 1817 - 1818 Ignatius George V 1819 - 1837 Ignatius Elias II 1838 - 1847 Ignatius Jacob II 1847 - 1871 Ignatius Peter IV 1872 - 1894 Ignatius Abdul Masih II 1895 - 1905 Ignatius Abd Allah II 1906 - 1915 Ignatius Elias III 1917 - 1932 Ignatius Afram I Barsoum 1933 - 1957 Ignatius Jacob III 1957 - 1980 Ignatius Zakka I Iwas 1980 - See also Greek Patriarch of Antioch External link http://sor.cua.edu/Patriarchate/PatriarchsChronList.html
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