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Patriarchs of Jerusalem

The Council of Chalcedon in 451 raised the bishop of Jerusalem to the rank of patriarch. (See Pentarchy) However, Byzantine politics meant that Jerusalem passed from the jurisdiction of Patriarch of Antioch to the Greek authorities in Constantinople. For centuries, Orthodox clergy, such as the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher, dominated the Jerusalem church. At the same time, the Roman church claimed primacy. (See Papal supremacy)

  • Juvenal (451–458)
  • Anastasius I (458–478)
  • Martyrius (478–486)
  • Sallustius (486–494)
  • Elias I (494–516)
  • John III (516–524)
  • Peter (524–552)
  • Macarius II (552, 564–575)
  • Eustochius (552–564)
  • John IV (575–594)
  • Amos (594–601)
  • Isaac (601–609)
  • Zacharias (609–632)
  • Modestus (632–634)
  • Sophronius I (634–638)
    • vacant (638–???)
  • Anastasius II (???–706)
  • John V (706–735)
  • Theodore (745–770)
  • Elias II (770–797)
  • George (797–807)
  • Thomas I (807–820)
  • Basileus (820–838)
  • John VI (838–842)
  • Sergius I (842–844)
    • vacant (844–855)
  • Solomon (855–860)
    • vacant (860–862)
  • Theodosius (862–878)
  • Elias III (878–907)
  • Sergius II (908–911)
  • Leontius I (912–929)
  • Athanasius I (929–937)
  • Christodolus (937–950)
  • Agathon (950–964)
  • John VII (964–966)
  • Christodolus II (966–969)
  • Thomas II (969–978)
    • vacant (978–980)
  • Joseph II (980–983)
  • Orestes (983–1005)
    • vacant (1005–1012)
  • Theophilus I (1012–1020)
  • Nicephorus I (1020–???)
  • Joannichius (???–???)
  • Sophronius II (???–1084)
  • Euthemius I (1084)
  • Simon II (1084–1106)

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