St. Andrew the Apostle (38 AD), founder
2. St. Stachys the Apostle (38–54 AD)
3. St. Onesimus (54–68 AD)
4. Polycarpus I (69–89 AD)
5. Plutarch (89–105 AD)
6. Sedecion (105–114 AD)
7. Diogenes (114–129 AD)
8. Eleutherius (129–136 AD)
9. Felix (136–141 AD)
10. Polycarpus II (141–144 AD)
11. Athenodorus (144–148 AD)
12. Euzois (148–154 AD)
13. Laurence (154–166 AD)
14. Alypius (166–169 AD)
15. Pertinax (169–187 AD)
16. Olympianus (187–198 AD)
17. Mark I or Marcus I (198–211 AD)
18. Philadelphus (211–217 AD)
19. Cyriacus I (217–230 AD)
20. St. Castinus (230–237 AD)
21. Eugenius I (237–242 AD)
22. Titus (242–272 AD)
23. Dometius (272–284 AD)
24. Rufinus I (284–293 AD)
25. Probus (293–306 AD)
26. St. Metrophanes (306–314 AD)
27. St. Alexander (314–337 AD)
Archbishops of Constantinople (330–451 AD)
28. St. Paul I (“the Confessor”) (337–339 AD)
29. Eusebius of Nicomedia (339–341 AD)
Paul I (341–342 AD), restored 1st time
30. Macedonius I (342–346 AD)
Paul I (346–350 AD), restored 2nd time
Macedonius I (351–360 AD), restored
31. Eudoxius of Antioch (360–370 AD)
Florentius (c. 363 AD)
32. Demophilus (370–380 AD)
33. Evagrius (370 or 379 AD)
34. Maximus I (380 AD)
35. St. Gregory I of Nazianzus the Theologian (380–381 AD)
36. St. Nectarius (381–397 AD)
37. St. John Chrysostom (398–404 AD)
38. St. Arsacius (404–405 AD)
39. St. Atticus (406–425 AD)
40. St. Sisinnius I (426–427 AD)
41. Nestorius (428–431 AD)
42. St. Maximianus (431–434 AD)
43. St. Proclus (434–446 AD)
44. St. Flavian or Flavianus (446–449 AD), also Flavian I
45. St. Anatolius (449–458 AD) (Patriarch from 451 AD)
Patriarchs of Constantinople (since 451 AD)
451–998 AD
46. St. Gennadius I (458–471 AD)
47. Acacius (471–488 AD)
48. Fravitta (488–489 AD), also Flavian II
49. Euphemius (489–495 AD)
50. St. Macedonius II (495–511 AD)
51. Timothy I (511–518 AD)
52. St. John II the Cappadocian (518–520 AD)
53. St. Epiphanius (520–535 AD)
54. Anthimus I (535–536 AD)
55. St. Menas (536–552 AD)
56. St. Eutychius (552–565 AD)
57. St. John III Scholasticus (565–577 AD)
Eutychius (577–582 AD), restored
58. St. John IV Nesteutes (582–595 AD)
59. St. Cyriacus II (596–606 AD)
60. St. Thomas I (607–610 AD)
61. Sergius I (610–638 AD)
62. Pyrrhus I (638–641 AD)
63. Paul II (641–653 AD)
Pyrrhus I (653–654 AD), restored
64. Peter (654–666 AD)
65. St. Thomas II (667–669 AD)
66. St. John V (669–675 AD)
67. St. Constantine I (675–677 AD)
68. St. Theodore I (677–679 AD)
69. St. George I (679–686 AD)
70. St. Paul III (687–693 AD)
71. St. Callinicus I (693–705 AD)
72. St. Cyrus (705–711 AD)
73. John VI (712–715 AD)
74. St. Germanus I (715–730 AD)
75. Anastasius (730–754 AD)
76. Constantine II (754–766 AD)
77. Nicetas I (766–780 AD)
78. St. Paul IV (780–784 AD)
79. St. Tarasius (784–806 AD)
80. St. Nicephorus I (806–815 AD)
81. Theodotus I Kassiteras (815–821 AD)
82. Antony I (821–836 AD)
This page of the iconodule Chludov Psalter illustrates the line “They gave me gall to eat; and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink” with a picture of a soldier offering Christ vinegar on a sponge attached to a pole. John VII Grammaticus is depicted rubbing out a painting of Christ with a similar sponge attached to a pole. John is caricatured, here as on other pages, with untidy straight hair sticking out in all directions, which was considered ridiculous by the Byzantines.
83. John VII Grammaticus (836–843 AD)
84. St. Methodius I (843–847 AD)
85. St. Ignatius I (847–858 AD)
86. St. Photios I the Great (858–867 AD)
St. Ignatius I (867–877 AD), restored
St. Photios I the Great (877–886 AD), restored
87. St. Stephen I (886–893 AD)
88. St. Antony II Kauleas (893–901 AD)
89. St. Nicholas I Mystikos (901–907 AD)
90. St. Euthymius I Synkellos (907–912 AD)
St. Nicholas I Mystikos (912–925 AD), restored
91. St. Stephen II of Amasea (925–928 AD)
92. St. Tryphon, also Tryphonius (928–931 AD)
93. Theophylactus (933–956 AD)
94. St. Polyeuctus (956–970 AD)
95. Basil I Scamandrenus (970–974 AD)
96. Antony III the Studite (974–980 AD)
97. St. Nicholas II Chrysoberges (984–991 AD)
Constantinople Appoints Micheal
“Michael I and Leontius”, 988(?)–1004(?)
Theophylact, 988–1018
John, 1008(?)–1017(?)
Teopempt 1037(?)–1043(?)
“Cyril” (information about him appeared only no earlier than the 16th century)
Hilarion 1051–(?)
Ephraim, 1055(?)–(?)
George, 1072(?)–(?)
John II Prodrom, 1077(?)–1089
John III, 1090–1091
Nicholas, 1097–1101(?)
Nikephoros, 1104–1121
Nikita, 1122–1126
Michael, 1130(?)–1145(?)
Clement, 1147–1159
Constantine, 1156–1159
Theodore, 1161–1163
John IV, 1164–1166
Costantine II, 1167–1177(?)
Michael II,
“John V (?)–(?)”
Nikephoros II, 1182(?)–1197(?)
Matthew, 1210(?)–1220
Cyril, 1224–1233
Joseph I, 1237–(?)
Metropolitans of Moscow (1240-1589)
St. Cyril II (III), locum tenens (1240-1246)
St. Cyril II (III) (1246-1281)
vacant (1281-1283)
St. Maximus (1283-1305)
St. Peter (1308-1326)
vacant (1326-1328)
St. Theognostus (1328-1353)
St. Alexius (1354-1378)
Mikhail (Mityay), locum tenens (1378-1379)
vacant (1379-1381)
St. Cyprian (1381-1382)
Pimen (1382-1384)
St. Dionysius I (1384-1385)
vacant (1385-1390)
St. Cyprian (1390-1406), restored
vacant (1406-1408)
St. Photius (1408-1431)
vacant (1431-1433)
Gerasim (1433-1435)
vacant (1435-1436)
Isidore of Kiev (1436-1441)
vacant (1441-1448)
St. Jonah (1448-1461)
Theodosius (1461-1464)
Philip I (1464-1473)
Gerontius (1473-1489)
Zosimus (1490-1494)
Simon (1495-1511)
Varlaam (1511-1521)
Daniel (1522-1539)
Joasaphus (1539-1542)
St. Macarius (1542-1563)
Athanasius (1564-1566)
St. Herman (1566)
St. Philip II (1566-1568)
Cyril III (IV) (1568-1572)
Anthony (1572-1581)
Dionysius II (1581-1587)
St. Job (1587-1589), the last metropolitan and the first patriarch of Russia.
Patriarchs of Moscow and all Russia (1589-1721)
Patriarch St. Job (1589-1605)
Patriarch Ignatius (1605-1606) Not counted as legitimate by the Russian Orthodox Church
Patriarch St. Hermogenus (1606-1612)
vacant (1612-1619)
Patriarch Philaret (1619-1633)
Patriarch Joasaphus I (1634-1642)
Patriarch Joseph (1642-1652)
Patriarch Nikon (1652-1658)
Pitirim of Krutitsy, locum tenens (1658-1667)
Patriarch Joasaphus II (1667-1672)
Patriarch Pitirim (of Krutitsy) (1672-1673)
Patriarch Joachim (1674-1690)
Patriarch Adrian (1690-1700)
Stefan of Ryazan, locum tenens (1700-1721)
Metropolitans and archbishops of Moscow (1721-1917)
Filaret, Metropolitan of Moscow
Metropolitan Filaret, pictured in his cell, 1850.
Stefan of Ryazan (1721-1722)
Joseph (1742-1745)
Plato I (1745-1754)
Hilarion of Krutitsy, Coadjutor (1754-1757)
Timothy (1757-1767)
Ambrosius (1768-1771)
Samouel of Krutitsy, Coadjutor (1771-1775)
Plato II (1775-1812)
Avgustin (1812-1819)
Seraphim (1819-1821)
St. Filaret (1821-1867)
St. Innocent (1868-1879)
Macarius I (1879-1882)
Joannicius (1882-1891)
Leontius (1891-1893)
Sergius I (1893-1898)
St. Vladimir (1898-1912)
St. Macarius II (1912-1917)
Patriarchs of Moscow and all Russia (restored, 1917-Present)
Tikhon of Moscow
St. Tikhon of Moscow.
Patriarch St. Tikhon (1917-1925)
vacant (1925-1943)
Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy, locum tenens (1925-1936), de facto only until 1926
Metropolitan Sergius of Nizhny Novgorod, Acting locum tenens (1926-1936)
Metropolitan Sergius of Moscow and Kolomna (previously of Nizhny Novgorod), locum tenens (1936-1943)
Patriarch Sergius I (previously Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna) (1943-1944)
Alexius Archbishop of Novgorod and Metropolitan of Leningrad, locum tenens (1944-1945)
Patriarch Alexius I (1945-1970)
Metropolitan Pimen of Krutitsy and Kolomna, locum tenens (1970-1971)
Patriarch Pimen I (1971-1990)
Metropolitan Filaret of Kiev and All Ukraine, locum tenens (1990)
Patriarch Alexius II (1990-2008)
Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, locum tenens (2008-2009)
Patriarch Kirill I (2009-Present)