List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria


The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria has the title Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa.
The following list contains all the incumbents of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria.

Patriarchs of Alexandria before the Council of Chalcedon

  1. Mark the Evangelist
  2. Anianus
  3. Avilius
  4. Kedronus
  5. Primus
  6. Justus
  7. Eumenes
  8. Markianos
  9. Celadion
  10. Agrippinus
  11. Julian
  12. Demetrius I
  13. Heraclas
  14. Dionysius
  15. Maximus
  16. Theonas
  17. Peter I
  18. Achillas
  19. Alexander I First ecumenical Council occurred
  20. :vacant
  21. Athanasius I Served as a Deacon for the First Council; became Pope of Alexandria
  22. :Gregory of Cappadocia, Arian Patriarch; not accepted by the adherents of the Nicene creed.
  23. ::Athanasius I
  24. Peter II
  25. :Lucius of Alexandria, an Arian installed by the Emperor and not recognized by the adherents of the Nicene Creed
  26. Timothy I Second Ecumenical Council occurred
  27. Theophilus I
  28. Cyril I Third Ecumenical Council occurred
  29. Dioscorus I ''Fourth Ecumenical Council occurred - Schism between Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy - Dioscorus was deposed by the Council of Chalcedon

    Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Alexandria after Chalcedon

  31. Proterius
  32. :vacant
  33. Timothy III Salophakiolos
  34. :vacant
  35. ::Timothy III Salophakiolos
  36. John I Talaias
  37. :vacant
  38. Gainas
  39. Paul
  40. Zoilus
  41. Apollinarius
  42. John IV
  43. :vacant
  44. Eulogius I
  45. Theodore I
  46. John V the Merciful
  47. George I
  48. Cyrus Islam entered Egypt
  49. :vacant
  50. Peter IV
  51. :Theodore II
  52. Peter V
  53. Peter VI
  54. :Theophylactus
  55. ::Onopsus
  56. Cosmas I
  57. Politianus
  58. Eustatius
  59. Christopher I
  60. Sophronius I
  61. Michael I
  62. Michael II
  63. :vacant
  64. Christodoulos
  65. Eutychius
  66. Sophronius II
  67. Isaac
  68. Job
  69. :vacant
  70. Elias I
  71. Arsenius
  72. Theophilus
  73. George II
  74. Leontius
  75. Alexander II
  76. John VI Kodonatos
  77. :Eulogius II Coadjutor?
  78. Cyril II
  79. Sabbas
  80. :Theodosius II Coadjutor?
  81. Sophronius III
  82. Elias II
  83. Eleutherius
  84. Mark III
  85. Nicholas I
  86. Gregory I
  87. Nicholas II
  88. Athanasius III
  89. Gregory II
  90. Gregory III
  91. Niphon
  92. Mark IV
  93. Nicholas III
  94. Gregory IV
  95. Nicholas IV
  96. Athanasius IV
  97. Mark V
  98. Philotheus
  99. Mark VI
  100. Gregory V
  101. Joachim Pany
  102. :vacant
  103. Silvester
  104. Meletius I
  105. Cyril III Loucaris
  106. Gerasimus I Spartaliotes
  107. Metrophanes Kritikopoulos
  108. Nicephorus
  109. Joannicius
  110. Paisius
  111. Parthenius I
  112. Gerasimus II Paladas
  113. Samuel Kapasoulis
  114. Cosmas II
  115. :Samuel
  116. :Cosmas II
  117. Cosmas III
  118. Matthew Psaltis
  119. Cyprian
  120. Gerasimus III Gimaris
  121. Parthenius II Pankostas
  122. Theophilus III Pankostas
  123. Hierotheus I
  124. Artemius
  125. Hierotheus II
  126. Callinicus
  127. Jacob
  128. Nicanor
  129. Sophronius IV
  130. Photius
  131. Meletius II Metaxakis
  132. Nicholas V
  133. Christopher II
  134. :vacant
  135. Nicholas VI
  136. Parthenius III
  137. Peter VII
  138. Theodore II