Saint John the Baptist Antiochian Orthodox Church
Western Rite parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
201 Main Street, Myersville, MD 21773
Apostolic Succession

List of Primates (bishops and patriarchs) of Antioch

  1. St. Peter the Apostle (c.45-c.53)
  2. St. Euodios (c.53-c.68)
  3. St. Ignatius I (c.68-100)
  4. Heros I (100-c.127)
  5. Cornelius (c.127-c.151)
  6. Heros II (c.151-c.169)
  7. Theophilus (c.169-182)
  8. Maximianus I (182-191)
  9. Serapion (191-212)
  10. Aslipiades (212-218)
  11. Philetos (218-231)
  12. Zebinnus Ozniophios (232-240)
  13. St. Babylas (240-253)
  14. Fabius (253-256)
  15. Demetrianos (256-263)
  16. Amphilokhos (263-267)
  17. Paul of Samosata (267-270)
  18. Domnus I (270-273)
  19. Timaeos (273-277)
  20. Cyril (277-299)
  21. Tyrannos (299-308)
  22. Vitalius I (308-314)
  23. St. Philogonius (314-324)
  24. Paulinus of Tyre (324-325)
  25. St. Eustathius (325-332)
  26. Paulinus of Tyre (332)
  27. Eulalios (332)
  28. Euphronios (333-334)
  29. Philaclus (334-341)
  30. Stephen I (341-345)
  31. Leontius (345-350)
  32. Eudoxius (350-354)
  33. Meletius (354), who later attended the First Council of Constantinople
  34. Eudoxius (354-357)
  35. Annias or Ammianus (357-360)
  36. Eudozius (360-370)
  37. Dorotheus (370-371)
  38. Paulinus (371-376)
  39. Vitalius (376-384)
  40. St. Flavian I (384–404)
  41. Porphyrus (404–408)
  42. Alexander (408–418)
  43. Theodotus (418-427)
  44. John I (427-443)
  45. Domnus II (443-450)
  46. Maximus II (450-455)
    The episcopacy of Antioch was raised to the rank of a Patriarchate by the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
  47. Basil (455-459)
  48. Acacius (459-461)
  49. Martyrius (461-465)
  50. Peter the Fuller (465-466)
  51. Julian (466-474)
  52. Peter the Fuller (474-475)
  53. John II (475-490)
  54. Stephen II (490-493)
  55. Stephen III (493-495)
  56. Callandion (495)
  57. John III (Codonatus) (495-497)
  58. Palladius (497-505)
  59. Flavian II (505-513)
  60. Severus (513-518)
    In 518, Severus, a non-Chalcedonian, was deposed by the Church of Antioch. While in exile in Egypt, he was recognized by some Syriac Christians as the lawful Patriarch until his death in 538. In 544, Jacob Baradeus, another non-Chalcedonian, consecrated Sergius of Tella as Patriarch of what became called the Syriac Orthodox Church. Thus, until the year 518, both those who became the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Church of Antioch recognized the same bishops as legitimate patriarchs, while afterwards, they trace different lineages.
  61. Paul II (518-521)
  62. Euphrasius (521-526)
  63. St. Ephraim (526-546)
  64. Domnus III (546-561)
  65. St. Anastasius the Sinaite (561-571)
  66. Gregory (571-594)
  67. St. Anastasius the Sinaite (594-599)
  68. St. Anastasius II (599-610)
  69. Gregory II (610-620)
  70. Anastasius III (620-628)
  71. Macedonius (628-640)
  72. George I (640-656)
  73. Macarius (656-681)
  74. Theophanes (681-687)
  75. Sebastian (687-690)
  76. George II (690-695)
  77. Alexander II (695-702)
    Vacancy due to the Muslim conquests: 702-742
  78. Stephen IV (742-748)
  79. Theophylact (748-767)
  80. Theodore I (767-797)
  81. John IV (797-810)
  82. Job I (810-826)
  83. Nicholas (826-834)
  84. Simeon (834-840)
  85. Elias (840-852)
  86. Theodosius I (852-860)
  87. Nicholas II (860-879)
  88. Michael (879-890)
  89. Zacharias (890-902)
  90. George III (902-917)
  91. Job II (917-939)
  92. Eustratius (939-960)
  93. Christopher (960-966)
  94. Theodorus II (966-977)
  95. Agapius (977-995)
  96. John IV (995-1000)
  97. Nicholas III (1000-1003)
  98. Elias II (1003-1010)
  99. George Lascaris (1010-1015)
  100. Macarius the Virtuous (1015-1023)
  101. Eleutherius (1023-1028)
  102. Peter III (1028-1051)
  103. John VI, also known as Dionysus (1051-1062)
  104. Aemilian (1062-1075)
  105. Theodosius II (1075-1084)
  106. Nicephorus (1084-1090)
  107. John VII the Oxite (1090-1155)
  108. John IX (1155-1159)
  109. Euthymius (1159-1164)
  110. Macarius II (1164-1166)
  111. Athanasius I (1166-1180)
  112. Theodosius III (1180-1182)
  113. Elias III (1182-1184)
  114. Christopher II (1184-1185)
    In 1185, due to the Crusades, the Patriarchate moved into exile at Constantinople.
  115. Theodore IV (Balsamon) (1185-1199)
  116. Joachim (1199-1219)
  117. Dorotheus (1219-1245)
  118. Simeon II (1245-1268)
  119. Euthymius II (1268-1269)
    In 1269, the Patriarchate returned to Antioch.
  120. Theodosius IV (1269-1276)
  121. Theodosius V (1276-1285)
  122. Arsenius (1285-1293)
  123. Dionysius (1293-1308)
  124. Mark (1308-1342)
    In 1342, with the city of Antioch in ruins due to numerous battles, the Patriarchate permanently moved to Damascus.
  125. Ignatius II (1342-1386)
  126. Pachomius (1386-1393)
  127. Nilus (1393-1401)
  128. Michael III (1401-1410)
  129. Pachomius II (1410-1411)
  130. Joachim II (1411-1426)
  131. Mark III (1426-1436)
  132. Dorotheus II (1436-1454)
  133. Michael IV (1454-1476)
  134. Mark IV (1476)
  135. Joachim III (1476-1483)
  136. Gregory III (1483-1497)
  137. Dorotheus III (1497-1523)
  138. Michael V (1523-1541)
  139. Dorotheus IV (1541-1543)
  140. Joachim IV (Ibn Juma) (1543-1576)
  141. Michael VI (Sabbagh) (1577-1581)
  142. Joachim V (1581-1592)
  143. Joachim VI (1593-1604)
  144. Dorotheus V (1604-1611)
  145. Athanasius II (Dabbas) (1611-1619)
  146. Ignatius III (Attiyah) (1619-1634)
  147. Euthymius III (1634-1635)
  148. Euthymius IV (1635-1648)
  149. Macarius III (Zaim) (1648-1672)
  150. Neophytos (1673-1684)
  151. Athanasius III (Dabbas) (1685-1694)
  152. Cyril III (Zaim) (1694-1720)
  153. Athanasius III (Dabbas) (1720-1724)
  154. Sylvester (1724-1766)
  155. Philemon (1766-1767)
  156. Daniel (1767-1791)
  157. Euthymius V (1792-1813)
  158. Seraphim (1813-1823)
  159. Methodius (1823-1850)
  160. Hierotheos (1850-1885)
  161. Gerasimus (1885-1891)
  162. Spyridon (1892-1898)
  163. Meletius II (Doumani) (1899-1906)
  164. Gregory IV (Haddad) (1906-1928)
  165. Alexander III (Tahan) (1928-1958)
  166. Theodosius VI (Abourjaily) (1958-1970)
  167. Elias IV (Muawad) (1970-1979)
  168. Ignatius IV (Hazim) (1979-2012)
  169. John X (Yazigi) (2012-present)

 
 
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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We have moved into our new church home located at 201 Main Street, Myersville, MD  21773.  So, effective Sunday, February 1, 2026, all services will be held at our new location.

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