List of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople
The following is a chronological list of bishops and ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople. The historical data on the first 25 bishops is limited with modern scholars debating their authenticity. The Foundation of the See by Andrew the Apostle is met with similar amounts of skepticism with scholars believing it to be a later tradition. The list is mostly based on the compilation made by Demetrius Kiminas, but there is no single "official" numbering of bishops. The official website of the patriarchate has a list of holders but gives them no numeral.
Bishops of [Byzantium] (until 330 AD)
- St. Andrew the Apostle, founder
- St. Stachys
- St. Onesimus
- [Polycarpus Patriarch Callinicus I of Constantinople|I of Byzantium|Polycarpus I]
- Plutarch
- Sedecion
- Diogenes
- Eleutherius
- Felix
- [Polycarpus Patriarch Neophytus II of Constantinople|II of Byzantium|Polycarpus II]
- Athenodorus
- Euzois
- Laurence
- Alypius
- Pertinax
- Olympianus
- Marcus I
- Philadelphus
- Cyriacus I
- St. Castinus
- Eugenius I
- Titus
- Dometius
- Rufinus
- Probus
- St. Metrophanes, first bishop mentioned by contemporaneous sources
- St. Alexander, first bishop of Constantinople
Archbishops/Patriarchs of Constantinople
The official title of the bishop became "archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and ecumenical patriarch" in the 6th century, but scholars often use the terms "archbishop" and "patriarch" for earlier bishops. The First Council of Constantinople concluded that "the bishop of Constantinople, however, shall have the prerogative of honor after the bishop of Rome", while the Council of Chalcedon concluded that "the bishop of New Rome shall enjoy the same privileges as the bishop of Old Rome". Modern scholars use the term "patriarch" after either 381 or 451. The chronology mostly follows Demetrius Kiminas, who mostly uses the dates established by Venance Grumel. See also the lists in the Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium and the Encyclopedia of the Byzantine Empire.450–800
During the 16th session of the Council of Chalcedon, also known as the Fourth Ecumenical Council, a resolution was passed elevating the See of Constantinople to a status equal to Rome in ecclesiastical matters, granting it second place after Rome. The resolution was formally rejected by the Pope Leo I and the Western church; however, it was largely accepted in the East, becoming known as Canon 28. This canon would later become the foundation of the Pentarchy of patriarchates.| # | Name | Tenure | Notes |
| 45 | St. Anatolius | November 449 – 3 July 458 | |
| 46 | St. Gennadius | August 458 – 20 November 471 | |
| 47 | Acacius | February 472 – 26 November 489 | |
| 48 | Fravitta | December 488 – March 489 | |
| 49 | Euphemius | April 490 – June 496 | Deposed and exiled; died 515 |
| 50 | St. Macedonius II | July 496 – 11 August 511 | Deposed and exiled; died 516 |
| 51 | Timothy I | October 511 – 5 April 518 | |
| 52 | St. [John of Cappadocia|Patriarch John (disambiguation)|John of Cappadocia] | 17 April 518 – February 520 | |
| 53 | Epiphanius | 25 February 520 – 5 June 535 | |
| 54 | [Anthimus I of Constantinople|Patriarch Anthimus (disambiguation)|Anthimus I] | June 535 – March 536 | Deposed, died in 548 |
| 55 | St. Menas | 13 March 536 – 25 August 552 | |
| 56 | St. Eutychius | August 552 – 22/31 January 565 | Deposed |
| 57 | St. John Scholasticus | 31 January 565 – 31 August 577 | |
| Eutychius | 3 October 577 – 5 April 582 | Restored | |
| 58 | St. [John Patriarch Constantine IV of Constantinople|IV of Constantinople|John IV Nesteutes] | 12 April 582 – 2 September 595 | First to use the title "Ecumenical" |
| 59 | St. Cyriacus II | February 596 – 29 October 606 | |
| 60 | St. Thomas I | 23 January 607 – 21 March 610 | |
| 61 | Sergius I | 18 April 610 – 9 December 638 | |
| 62 | Pyrrhus | 20 December 638 – 29 September 641 | Monothelite; deposed |
| 63 | Paul II | 1 October 641 – 27 December 653 | |
| Pyrrhus | 9 January – 1 June 654 | Second term | |
| 64 | Peter | 9 June 654 – 12 October 666 | |
| 65 | St. Thomas II | 17 April 667 – 15 November 669 | |
| 66 | St. [John Patriarch Dionysius V of Constantinople|V of Constantinople|John V] | November 669 – August 675 | |
| 67 | St. Constantine I | 2 September 675 – 9 August 677 | |
| 68 | St. Theodore I | August 677 – November 679 | Deposed; died in 687 |
| 69 | St. George I | November 679 – January 686 | Perhaps deposed |
| Theodore I | January 686 – 28 December 687 | ||
| 70 | St. [Paul Patriarch Constantine III of Constantinople|III of Constantinople|Paul III] | January 688 – 20 August 693 | |
| 71 | St. [Callinicus I of Constantinople|Patriarch Callinicus (disambiguation)|Callinicus I] | August 693 – August 705 | Exiled to Rome; died in November 711 |
| 72 | St. Kyros | September 705 – December 711 | Deposed |
| 73 | [John Cyril VI of Constantinople|VI of Constantinople|John VI] | December 712 – July 715 | Monothelite |
| 74 | St. [Germanus I of Constantinople|Patriarch Germanus (disambiguation)|Germanus I] | 11 August 715 – 17 January 730 | Resigned; died in 742 |
| 75 | Anastasius | 22 January 730 – January 754 | Iconoclast |
| 76 | Constantine II | 8 August 754 – 30 August 766 | Iconoclast; deposed, died on 7 October 767 |
| 77 | Nicetas I | 16 November 766 – 6 February 780 | Iconoclast |
| 78 | St. Paul IV the New | 20 February 780 – 31 August 784 | |
| 79 | St. Tarasios | 25 December 784 – 18 February 806 |
800–1060
In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church cut ties to the Roman Catholic Church as a result of the Great East–West Schism.1208–1261 (in Nicaea)
On 12 April 1204, the Fourth Crusade sacked and conquered Constantinople. The Crusaders established their own line of Catholic patriarchs in the city, while the former Orthodox patriarch John X fled in exile to Thrace. John X died in Thrace in the spring of 1206.After 1204, various Byzantine warlords struggled to establish their legitimacy and sought to reconquer Constantinople. One of the major contenders, Theodore I Laskaris of Nicaea, sought legitimacy through religion. He invited John X to Nicaea, though the deposed patriarch refused the invitation up until his death. After John's death, Laskaris sent letters to Pope Innocent III in hopes of authorizing Orthodox clerics to elect a new Orthodox patriarch and seeking recognition of himself as the supreme head of the Orthodox community, though both requests were ignored by the pope. In 1208, Laskaris nevertheless appointed his own new patriarch, Michael IV of Constantinople, who in turn formally crowned Laskaris as emperor. The status of the "Patriarchs of Constantinople" based in Nicaea remained disputed outside of the Empire of Nicaea until the reconquest of Constantinople in 1261.
| # | Name | Tenure | Notes |
| 126 | Michael IV Autoreianos | 20 April 1208 – 26 August 1212 | |
| 127 | Theodore II Kopas or Koupas | 28 September 1213 – 31 January 1216 | |
| 128 | Maximus II | 3 June – December 1216 | |
| 129 | Manuel I Sarantenos or Karantenos Charitopoulos | May 1217 – May/June 1222 | |
| 130 | Germanus II Nauplius | 4 January 1223 – June 1240 | |
| 131 | Methodius II | mid/late 1240 | |
| 132 | Manuel II | September 1243 – 3 November 1254 | |
| 133 | St. Arsenius Autoreianos | November 1254 – February/March 1260 | Relative of Patriarch Michael IV; deposed |
| 134 | Nicephorus II | March 1260 – February 1261 | |
| St. Arsenius | March/June – 15 August 1261 |
Constantinople was captured by the Empire of Nicaea on 25 July 1261. The Emperor and his court arrived to Constantinople the next month. The Latin (Catholic) Patriarchate of Constantinople continued in exile until 1964.
1261–1453
On 29 May 1453 Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, thus marking the end of the Byzantine Empire. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople became subject to the Ottoman Empire.1453–1466
There are different suggestions by scholars for the succession of the Patriarchs from 1462 to 1466, all of whom resigned. The main positions are the following:According to Kiminas :
- 161. Joasaph I, 1 April 1462 – 10 April 1463
- * Gennadius II, April 1463 – June 1463
- 162. Sophronius I, June 1463 – August 1464
- * Gennadius II, August 1464 – autumn 1465
- 163. Mark II, autumn 1465 – autumn 1466
- 164. Symeon I, autumn 1466 – late 1466
- 161. Joasaph I, April 1462 – April 1463
- * Gennadius II, April 1463 – May 1463
- 162. Sophronius I, May 1463 – July 1464
- * Gennadius II, August 1464 – autumn 1465
- 163. Symeon I, autumn 1465
- 164. Mark II, early 1466 – autumn 1466
- * Gennadius II, summer 1462 – summer 1463
- 161. Sophronius I, August 1463 – August 1464
- * Gennadius II, August 1464 – autumn 1464
- 162. Joasaph I, early 1465 – early 1466
- 163. Mark II, early 1466 – mid-1466
- 164. Symeon I, mid-1466 – late 1466
1466–1822
The chronology up to the year 1595 is somewhat disputed by authors.| # | Name | Tenure | Notes |
| 165 | St. [Dionysius I of Constantinople|Patriarch Dionysius (disambiguation)|Dionysius I] | late 1466 – late 1471 | Resigned; died 1492 |
| Symeon I | late 1471 – early 1475 | Restored; resigned | |
| 166 | Raphael I | early 1475 – early 1476 | Deposed and imprisoned |
| 167 | St. Maximus III | 1476 – 3 April 1482 | |
| Symeon I | April 1482 – autumn 1486 | ||
| 168 | St. Nephon II | late 1486 – early 1488 | Deposed |
| Dionysius I | July 1488 – late 1490 | Restored; resigned | |
| 169 | Maximus IV | 1491–1497 | |
| Nephon II | 1497–1498 | Resigned | |
| 170 | Joachim I | 1498–1502 | Deposed |
| Nephon II | 1502 | Deposed; died 11 August 1508 | |
| 171 | Pachomius I | 1503–1504 | Deposed |
| Joachim I | 1504 | ||
| Pachomius I | 1504–1513 | ||
| 172 | Theoleptus I | Mid-1513 – December 1522 | |
| 173 | St. Jeremias I | 31 Dec 1522 – April/May 1524 | Deposed |
| 174 | Joannicius I | April/May 1524 – 24 September 1525 | Deposed |
| Jeremias I | 24 September 1525 – 13 January 1546 | ||
| 175 | Dionysius II | 17 April 1546 – July 1556 | |
| 176 | Joasaph II | July/August 1556 – 15 January 1565 | Deposed |
| 177 | [Metrophanes III of Constantinople|Metrophanes of Byzantium|Metrophanes III] | January/February 1565 – 4 May 1572 | Resigned |
| 178 | Jeremias II | 5 May 1572 – 23 November 1579 | Resigned |
| Metrophanes III | 25 November 1579 – 9 August 1580 | ||
| Jeremias II | August 1580 – 22 February 1584 | Deposed and exiled | |
| 179 | Pachomius II | 22 February 1584 – February 1585 | Deposed |
| 180 | Theoleptus II | 16 February 1585 – May 1586 | Deposed |
| Jeremias II | April 1587 – September 1595 | Deposed | |
| 181 | [Matthew II of Constantinople|Matthew II of Constantinople|Matthew II] | February 1596 | Deposed |
| 182 | Gabriel I | March – August 1596 | |
| 183 | Theophanes I | August 1596 – 26 March 1597 | |
| 184 | Meletius I | 30 March 1597 – March 1598 | Greek Patriarch of Alexandria; resigned; died on 12 September 1601 |
| Matthew II | April 1598 – January 1602 | Restored and resigned | |
| 185 | [Neophytus II of Constantinople|Patriarch Neophytus (disambiguation)|Neophytus II] | February 1602 – January 1603 | Deposed and exiled |
| Matthew II | January – early February 1603 | Died after 17 days | |
| 186 | Raphael II | February 1603 – October 1607 | Resigned; died a few months later |
| Neophytus II | 15 October 1607 – October 1612 | Deposed and exiled | |
| 187 | [Cyril Lucaris|Patriarch Cyril (disambiguation)|Cyril I] | October 1612 | Greek Patriarch of Alexandria; resigned |
| 188 | Timothy II | November 1612 – 3 September 1620 | |
| Cyril I | 4 November 1620 – 12 April 1623 | Deposed | |
| 189 | [Gregory IV of Constantinople|Patriarch Gregory (disambiguation)|Gregory IV] | 12 April – 18 June 1623 | Deposed and exiled |
| 190 | Anthimus II | 18 June – 22 September 1623 | Resigned |
| Cyril I | 22 September 1623 – 4 October 1633 | Deposed | |
| 191 | Cyril II Kontares | 4 – 11 October 1633 | Deposed and exiled after a week; 3rd shortest patriarchate |
| Cyril I | 11 October 1633 – 25 February 1634 | Deposed | |
| 192 | [Athanasius III of Constantinople|Patriarch Athanasius (disambiguation)|Athanasius III Patelaros] | 25 February – early April 1634 | Deposed |
| Cyril I | April 1634 – March 1635 | Deposed | |
| Cyril II | March 1635 – June 1636 | Deposed and exiled | |
| 193 | Neophytus III | June 1636 – March 1637 | Resigned |
| Cyril I | March 1637 – 20 June 1638 | Deposed and killed by the Janissaries on 27 June 1638 | |
| Cyril II | 20 June 1638 – late June 1639 | Deposed and exiled; arrested on 24 June 1640 | |
| 194 | Parthenius I | 1 July 1639 – 8 September 1644 | Deposed and exiled |
| 195 | Parthenius II | 8 September 1644 – 16 November 1646 | Deposed and exiled |
| 196 | Joannicius II | 16 November 1646 – 28 October 1648 | Deposed |
| Parthenius II | 29 October 1648 – 16 May 1651 | Killed by the Janissaries | |
| Joannicius II | June 1651 – June 1652 | Deposed | |
| 197 | Cyril III | June 1652 | Deposed and exiled; 4th shortest patriarchate |
| Athanasius III | June 1652 | Resigned; died on 5 April 1654; 6th shortest patriarchate | |
| 198 | Paisius I | July 1652 – April 1653 | Resigned |
| Joannicius II | April 1653 – March 1654 | Deposed | |
| Cyril III | March 1654 | Deposed and exiled again | |
| Paisus I | March 1654 – March 1655 | Deposed | |
| Joannicius II | March 1655 – July 1656 | Deposed; died in 1660 | |
| 199 | St. Parthenius III | 26 July 1656 – 24 March 1657 | Executed |
| 200 | Gabriel II | 23 – 30 April 1657 | Deposed; killed on 3 December 1659; 3rd shortest patriarchate |
| 201 | Parthenius IV | 1 May 1657 – June 1662 | Resigned |
| 202 | Dionysius III | 29 June 1662 – 21 October 1665 | Deposed, died on 28 August 1696 |
| Parthenius IV | 21 October 1665 – 9 September 1667 | Deposed and exiled | |
| 203 | Clement | 9 September 1667 – 5 January 1668 | Bought the position of patriarch; deposed and exiled |
| 204 | Methodius III | 5 January 1668 – March 1671 | Resigned |
| Parthenius IV | March – 7 September 1671 | Deposed and exiled | |
| 205 | Dionysius IV | 8 November 1671 – 25 July 1673 | Deposed |
| 206 | Gerasimus II | 25 July 1673 – December 1674 | Deposed; died 6 February 1689 |
| Parthenius IV | 1 January 1675 – 29 July 1676 | Deposed | |
| Dionysius IV | 29 July 1676 – 30 July 1679 | Deposed | |
| 207 | Athanasius IV | 30 July – 10 August 1679 | Deposed and exiled |
| 208 | James | 10 August 1679 – 30 July 1682 | Resigned |
| Dionysius IV | 10 July 1682 – 30 March 1684 | Resigned | |
| Parthenius IV | 10 March 1684 – 20 March 1685 | Resigned | |
| James | 20 March 1685 – March 1686 | Deposed | |
| Dionysius IV | March 1686 – 17 October 1687 | Deposed | |
| James | 12 October 1687 – 3 March 1688 | Resigned; died March 1690 | |
| 209 | Callinicus II | 3 March – 27 November 1688 | Deposed |
| 210 | Neophytus IV | 27 November 1688 – 7 March 1689 | Deposed |
| Callinicus II | 7 March 1689 – July 1693 | Deposed | |
| Dionysius IV | August 1693 – April 1694 | Deposed; died 23 September 1696 | |
| Callinicus II | April 1694 – 8 August 1702 | ||
| 211 | Gabriel III | 29 August 1702 – 25 October 1707 | |
| 212 | Neophytus V | 20 – 25 October 1707 | 2nd shortest patriarchate; not recognized by the Sultan |
| 213 | Cyprianus | 25 October 1707 – May 1709 | Deposed and exiled |
| 214 | Athanasius V | May 1709 – 4 December 1711 | Resigned |
| 215 | Cyril IV | December 1711 – November 1713 | Resigned; died 1728 |
| Cyprianus | November 1713 – 28 February 1714 | Resigned | |
| 216 | Cosmas III | 28 February 1714 – 23 March 1716 | Resigned; died 28 Nov 1736 |
| 217 | Jeremias III | 23 March 1716 – 19 November 1726 | Deposed and exiled |
| 218 | Callinicus III | 19 – 20 November 1726 | Shortest patriarchate; died the day after his election. Sometimes not counted. |
| 219 | Paisius II | 20 November 1726 – September 1732 | Deposed and exiled |
| Jeremias III | 15 September 1732 – March 1733 | Deposed and exiled; died October 1735 | |
| 220 | Seraphim I | March 1733 – September 1734 | Deposed and exiled |
| 221 | Neophytus VI | 27 September 1734 – August 1740 | Deposed |
| Paisius II | August 1740 – May 1743 | Deposed | |
| Neophytus VI | May 1743 – March 1744 | Deposed and exiled; died February/March 1747 | |
| Paisius II | March 1744 – 28 September 1748 | Resigned | |
| 222 | Cyril V | 28 September 1748 – May 1751 | Deposed |
| Paisius II | May 1751 – September 1752 | Deposed; died October/December 1756 | |
| Cyril V | 7 September 1752 – 16 January 1757 | Deposed and exiled; died 27 July 1775 | |
| 223 | Callinicus IV | 16 January – 22 July 1757 | Deposed and exiled; died in 1791 |
| 224 | Seraphim II | 22 July 1757 – 26 March 1761 | Deposed and exiled; died on 7 December 1779 |
| 225 | Joannicius III | 26 March 1761 – 21 May 1763 | Deposed and exiled |
| 226 | Samuel | 24 May 1763 – 5 November 1768 | Deposed and exiled |
| 227 | Meletius II | 5 November 1768 – 11 April 1769 | Imprisoned, then deposed and exiled |
| 228 | Theodosius II | 11 April 1769 – 16 November 1773 | Deposed |
| Samuel | 17 November 1773 – 24 December 1774 | Deposed; died 10 May 1775 | |
| 229 | Sophronius II | 24 December 1774 – 8 October 1780 | Former Patriarch of Jerusalem |
| 230 | Gabriel IV | 8 October 1780 – 29 June 1785 | |
| 231 | Procopius | 29 June 1785 – 30 April 1789 | Deposed and exiled; died 13 March 1812 |
| 232 | [Neophytus Patriarch Cyril VII of Constantinople|VII of Constantinople|Neophytus VII] | 1 May 1789 – 1 March 1794 | Deposed and exiled |
| 233 | Gerasimus III | 3 March 1794 – 19 April 1797 | Resigned |
| 234 | St. Gregory V | 19 April 1797 – 18 December 1798 | Deposed and exiled |
| Neophytus VII | 19 December 1798 – 17 June 1801 | Deposed and exiled | |
| 235 | Callinicus V | 17 June 1801 – 22 September 1806 | Resigned |
| Gregory V | 23 September 1806 – 10 September 1808 | Resigned | |
| Callinicus V | 10 September 1808 – 23 April 1809 | Deposed | |
| 236 | Jeremias IV | 23 April 1809 – 4 March 1813 | Resigned; died 5 March 1824 |
| 237 | Cyril VI | 4 March 1813 – 13 December 1818 | Executed on 18 April 1821, aged 46 |
| Gregory V | 14 December 1818 – 10 April 1821 | Deposed and executed; killed at the age of 75 | |
| 238 | Eugenius II | 10 April 1821 – 27 July 1822 |
1822–1923
Greece, which was recognized as an independent country in 1830, adopted the modern Gregorian calendar in 1923, followed by Turkey in 1926. The difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars is of 12 days, meaning that some sources may give a different date depending on the calendar used. The list follows the Julian dates used at the time in Greece and the Ottoman Empire.| # | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Notes | Lifespan |
| 239 | Anthimus III Άνθιμος Γ΄ | 28 July 1822 – 9 July 1824 | Deposed and exiled | † 13 August 1842 | |
| 240 | Chrysanthus Χρύσανθος | 9 July 1824 – 26 September 1826 | Deposed and exiled | 1768 – 10 September 1834 | |
| 241 | Agathangelus Αγαθάγγελος | 26 September 1826 – 5 July 1830 | Deposed and exiled | † 30 November 1831 | |
| 242 | Constantius I Κωνστάντιος Α΄ | 6 July 1830 – 18 August 1834 | Resigned | 1770 – 5 January 1859 |
On 23 July 1833, the Church of Greece declared itself autocephalous. It was followed by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1864, the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1872, and the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1879, thus reducing the territorial extent of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's jurisdiction.
| # | Portrait | Name | Tenure | Notes | Lifespan |
| 243 | – | Constantius II Κωνστάντιος Β΄ | 18 August 1834 – 26 September 1835 | Deposed | 1780 – 17 June 1859 |
| 244 | Gregory VI Fourtouniadis Γρηγόριος ΣΤ΄ | 27 September 1835 – 20 February 1840 | Deposed | 1798 – 8 June 1881 | |
| 245 | Anthimus IV Vamvakis Άνθιμος Δ΄ | 20 February 1840 – 6 May 1841 | Deposed | 1788 – 1878 | |
| 246 | – | Anthimus V Chrysafidis Άνθιμος Ε΄ | 6 May 1841 – 12 June 1842 | – | † 12 June 1842 |
| 247 | Germanus IV Γερμανός Δ΄ | 14 June 1842 – 18 April 1845 | Deposed | 1788 – 16 September 1853 | |
| 248 | – | Meletius III Pangalos Μελέτιος Γ΄ | 18 April – 28 November 1845 | – | 1772 – 28 November 1845 |
| 249 | Anthimus VI Ioannides Άνθιμος ΣΤ΄ | 4 December 1845 – 18 October 1848 | Deposed | 1782 – 1878 | |
| Anthimus IV | 18 October 1848 – 30 October 1852 | Deposed | 1788 – 1878 | ||
| Germanus IV | 1 November 1852 – 16 September 1853 | – | 1788 – 16 September 1853 | ||
| Anthimus VI | 24 September 1853 – 21 September 1855 | Deposed | 1782 – 1878 | ||
| 250 | Cyril VII Κύριλλος Ζ΄ | 21 September 1855 – 1 July 1860 | Deposed | 1800 – 13 March 1872 | |
| 251 | Joachim II Kokkodis Ιωακείμ Β΄ | 4 October 1860 – 9 July 1863 | Deposed | 1802 – 4 August 1878 | |
| 252 | Sophronius III Meidantzoglous Σωφρόνιος Γ΄ | 20 September 1863 – 4 December 1866 | Resigned | 1802 – 22 August 1899 | |
| Gregory VI | 10 February 1867 – 10 June 1871 | Resigned | 1798 – 8 June 1881 | ||
| Anthimus VI | 5 September 1871 – 30 September 1873 | Resigned | 1782 – 18 October 1878 | ||
| Joachim II | 23 November 1873 – 4 August 1878 | 1802 – 4 August 1878 | |||
| 253 | Joachim III Devetzis Ιωακείμ Γ΄ | 4 October 1878 – 30 March 1884 | Resigned | 30 January 1834 – 13 November 1912 | |
| 254 | Joachim IV Krousouloudis Ιωακείμ Δ΄ | 1 October 1884 – 14 November 1886 | Resigned | 5 July 1837 – 15 February 1887 | |
| 255 | Dionysius V Charitonidis Διονύσιος Ε΄ | 4 February 1887 – 25 August 1891 | 22 March 1820 – 25 August 1891 | ||
| 256 | Neophytus VIII Papakonstantinou Νεόφυτος Η΄ | 8 November 1891 – 6 November 1894 | Resigned | 1832 – 18 July 1909 | |
| 257 | Anthimus VII Tsatsos Άνθιμος Ζ΄ | 1 February 1895 – 29 January 1897 | Resigned | 1827 – 5 December 1913 | |
| 258 | Constantine V Valiadis Κωνσταντίνος Ε΄ | 14 April 1897 – 9 April 1901 | Deposed | 11 January 1833 – 27 February 1914 | |
| Joachim III | 25 May 1901 – 13 November 1912 | 30 January 1834 – 30 November 1912 | |||
| 259 | Germanus V Kavvakopoulos Γερμανός Ε΄ | 10 February 1913 – 25 October 1918 | Resigned | 6 December 1835 – 28 July 1920 | |
| 260 | Meletius IV Metaxakis Μελέτιος Δ΄ | 8 December 1918 – 20 September 1923 | Resigned, also Archbishop of Athens and Greek Patriarch of Alexandria | 21 September 1871 – 28 July 1935 |
On 24 July 1923, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and replaced by the Republic of Turkey.
Lengths of tenure
Longest-reigning patriarchs- Bartholomew : 34 years+
- Sergius I : 28 years, 7 months and 21 days.
- Nicholas III Grammaticus : 26 years and 8 months
- Athenagoras : 23 years, 8 months and 6 days
- Joseph II : 23 years, 1 month and 20 days
- Theophylact Lekapenos : 23 years and 25 days
- John IX Agapetus : 22 years and 11 months
- Tarasios : 21 years, 2 months and 24 days
- Saint Jeremias I : 20 years, 3 months and 20 days
- Demetrius : 19 years, 2 months and 16 days
- Callinicus III : 1 day
- Neophytus V : 5 days
- Cyril II of Constantinople and Gabriel II : 7 days
- Cyril III of Constantinople : 8 days
- Dositheus of Constantinople : 9 days
- Athanasius III Patelarios : 15 days
- Matthew II : 17 days
- Matthew II : 20 days
- Cyril Lucaris : 21 days
- Athanasius III : 1 month and a few days
Patriarchal names
The most frequently used patriarchal name is John, with 14 ecumenical patriarchs taking this name. There have also been 74 patriarchal names that have only been used once. The number of all patriarchs to the present is 269.| Rank | Name | Ecumenical Patriarch | |
| 1 | John | 14 | IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIIIXIV |
| 2 | Neophytus | 8 | IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII |
| 3 | Anthimus | 7 | IIIIIIIVVVIVII |
| 3 | Cyril | 7 | IIIIIIIVVVIVII |
| 3 | Gregory | 7 | IIIIIIIVVVIVII |
| 6 | Constantine | 6 | IIIIIIIVVVI |
| 7 | Athanasius | 5 | IIIIIIIVV |
| 7 | Callinicus | 5 | IIIIIIIVV |
| 7 | Dionysius | 5 | IIIIIIIVV |
| 7 | Germanus | 5 | IIIIIIIVV |
| 7 | Maximus | 5 | IIIIIIIVV |
| 12 | Antony | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Gabriel | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Jeremias | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Joachim | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Meletius | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Michael | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Nicholas | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Parthenius | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 12 | Paul | 4 | IIIIIIIV |
| 21 | Basil | 3 | IIIIII |
| 21 | Cosmas | 3 | IIIIII |
| 21 | Gerasimus | 3 | IIIIII |
| 21 | Joannicius | 3 | IIIIII |
| 21 | Methodius | 3 | IIIIII |
| 21 | Metrophanes | 3 | IIIIII |
| 21 | Sophronius | 3 | IIIIII |
| 28 | Callistus | 2 | III |
| 28 | Constantius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Cyriacus | 2 | III |
| 28 | Eugenius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Euthymius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Gennadius | 2 | III |
| 28 | George | 2 | III |
| 28 | Isidore | 2 | III |
| 28 | Joasaph | 2 | III |
| 28 | Joseph | 2 | III |
| 28 | Macedonius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Manuel | 2 | III |
| 28 | Mark | 2 | III |
| 28 | Matthew | 2 | III |
| 28 | Nephon | 2 | III |
| 28 | Nicephorus | 2 | III |
| 28 | Nicetas | 2 | III |
| 28 | Pachomius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Paisius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Photius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Polycarpus | 2 | III |
| 28 | Raphael | 2 | III |
| 28 | Seraphim | 2 | III |
| 28 | Sergius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Sisinnius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Stephen | 2 | III |
| 28 | Theodore | 2 | III |
| 28 | Theodosius | 2 | III |
| 28 | Theodotus | 2 | III |
| 28 | Theoleptus | 2 | III |
| 28 | Thomas | 2 | III |
| 28 | Timothy | 2 | III |
| 60 | Acacius | 1 | |
| 60 | Agathangelus | 1 | |
| 60 | Alexander | 1 | |
| 60 | Alexius | 1 | |
| 60 | Alypius | 1 | |
| 60 | Anastasius | 1 | |
| 60 | Anatolius | 1 | |
| 60 | Andrew | 1 | |
| 60 | Arsacius | 1 | |
| 60 | Arsenius | 1 | |
| 60 | Athenagoras | 1 | |
| 60 | Athenodorus | 1 | |
| 60 | Atticus | 1 | |
| 60 | Bartholomew | 1 | |
| 60 | Benjamin | 1 | |
| 60 | Castinus | 1 | |
| 60 | Chariton | 1 | |
| 60 | Chrysanthus | 1 | |
| 60 | Clement | 1 | |
| 60 | Cyprianus | 1 | |
| 60 | Demetrios | 1 | |
| 60 | Demophilus | 1 | |
| 60 | Diogenes | 1 | |
| 60 | Dometius | 1 | |
| 60 | Dositheus | 1 | |
| 60 | Eleutherius | 1 | |
| 60 | Epiphanius | 1 | |
| 60 | Eudoxius | 1 | |
| 60 | Euphemius | 1 | |
| 60 | Eusebius | 1 | |
| 60 | Eustathius | 1 | |
| 60 | Eustratius | 1 | |
| 60 | Eutychius | 1 | |
| 60 | Euzois | 1 | |
| 60 | Evagrius | 1 | |
| 60 | Felix | 1 | |
| 60 | Flavian | 1 | |
| 60 | Fravitta | 1 | |
| 60 | Ignatius | 1 | |
| 60 | Isaias | 1 | |
| 60 | James | 1 | |
| 60 | Kyros | 1 | |
| 60 | Laurence | 1 | |
| 60 | Leo | 1 | |
| 60 | Leontius | 1 | |
| 60 | Luke | 1 | |
| 60 | Macarius | 1 | |
| 60 | Maximianus | 1 | |
| 60 | Menas | 1 | |
| 60 | Nectarius | 1 | |
| 60 | Nestorius | 1 | |
| 60 | Nilus | 1 | |
| 60 | Olympianus | 1 | |
| 60 | Onesimus | 1 | |
| 60 | Pertinax | 1 | |
| 60 | Peter | 1 | |
| 60 | Philadelphus | 1 | |
| 60 | Philotheus | 1 | |
| 60 | Plutarch | 1 | |
| 60 | Polyeuctus | 1 | |
| 60 | Probus | 1 | |
| 60 | Proclus | 1 | |
| 60 | Procopius | 1 | |
| 60 | Pyrrhus | 1 | |
| 60 | Rufinus | 1 | |
| 60 | Samuel | 1 | |
| 60 | Sedecion | 1 | |
| 60 | Stachys | 1 | |
| 60 | Symeon | 1 | |
| 60 | Tarasios | 1 | |
| 60 | Theophanes | 1 | |
| 60 | Theophylact | 1 | |
| 60 | Titus | 1 | |
| 60 | Tryphon | 1 | - |