List of archbishops of Crete


This is a list of archbishops of Crete. The Church of Crete was created by St Titus in 64 AD. Being made Bishop of Crete by St Paul himself, Titus later chose other bishops to rule the Church outside Gortyn, dividing the island into dioceses and thus becoming Archbishop of Crete. Later, the See was transferred to Heraklion, where it stands today.

First Roman period

Arab period

Second Roman (Byzantine) period

  • Stephen II
  • Niketas I, successor of prec.
  • Niketas II, successor of prec.
  • Basil, successor of prec.
  • Niketas III, successor of prec.
  • John III, successor of prec.
  • Leo, successor of prec.
  • Michael, successor of prec.
  • Constantine I, successor of prec.
  • Elias III, successor of prec.
  • Basil IV, successor of prec.
  • Constantine II, successor of prec.
  • Nicholas, successor of prec.
  • John, successor of prec.
  • Manuel Limas, successor of prec.
  • Manuel, successor of prec.
  • Nicholas I

Venetian period

Ottoman period

Greek period