Former Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

(in alphabetical order)

 

Isidoros of Tralles

His Grace Isidoros

Bishop of Tralles,
Abbot and Exarch of Patmos

  • Date of Consecration: January 7, 1990
  • Date of Election: December 21, 1989
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
John of Nicea

His Eminence John

Elder Metropolitan of the Senior See of Nicea

  • Date of Death: July 1, 2010
  • Date of Consecration: May 26, 1969
  • Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1967
  • Name Day: May 8
  •  
  • Obituary
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
John of Winnipeg

His Eminence John

Archbishop of Winnipeg
and Metropolitan of Canada

  • Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1990
  • Date of Consecration: November 27, 1983
  • Name Day: January 20
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
John of Amorion

His Grace John

Bishop of Amorion

John of Nyssa

His Grace John

Bishop of Nyssa,
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: September 30, 1984
  • Date of Consecration: October 6, 1966
  • Date of Election: August 16, 1966
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Kallistos of Zelon

His Grace Kallistos

Bishop of Zelon

  • Date of Consecration:
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Kosmas of Derbi

His Grace Kosmas

Bishop of Derbi

  • Date of Consecration: 1965
  • Date of Election: 1965
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Kyrillos of Chaldea

His Eminence Kyrillos

Metropolitan of Chaldea

  • Date of Death: May 1, 1991
  • Date of Consecration: October 10, 1943
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Kyrillos of Gortyna

His Eminence Kyrillos

Metropolitan of Gortyna and Arkadia

  • Date of Death: 2005
  • Date of Consecration: February 16, 1975
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Matthew of Aspendos

His Grace Matthew

Bishop of Aspendos

  • Date of Death: 1985
  • Date of Consecration: November 16, 1938
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Maximos of Pittsburgh

His Eminence Maximos

Metropolitan of Pittsburgh

Maximos of Sardes

His Eminence Maximos

Metropolitan of Sardes

  • Date of Death: 1986
  • Date of Consecration: 1946
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Maximos of Stavroupolis

His Eminence Maximos

Metropolitan of Stavroupolis

  • Date of Death: January 5, 1991
  • Date of Consecration: February 26, 1961
  • Date of Election: February 1961
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Meletios of Constantinople

His All Holiness Meletios

Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome,
and Ecumenical Patriarch

  • Date of Death: July 28, 1935
  • Date of Election as Patriarch of Alexandria: 1926
  • Date of Election as Patriarch of Constantinople: November 27, 1921
  • Date of Elevation as Archbishop of Athens: 1918
  • Date of Consecration: 1910
  • Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1892
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Meletios of France

His Eminence Meletios

Metropolitan of France

  • Date of Death: April 19, 1993
  • Date of Consecration: June 27, 1953
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Meletios of Patara

His Eminence Meletios

Metropolitan of Patara

  • Date of Death: 1967
  • Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1961
  • Date of Consecration: 1908
  • Date of Election: 1908
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Meletios of Christianoupolis

His Grace Meletios

Bishop of Christianoupolis,
Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of America

  • Date of Consecration: 1960
  • Date of Election: 1960
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Meliton of Chalcedon

His Eminence Meliton

Senior Metropolitan of Chalcedon

  • Date of Death: December 1989
  • Date of Consecration: November 30, 1950
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Methodios of Pisidia

His Eminence Methodios

Metropolitan of Pisidia

  • Date of Consecration: November 29, 1968
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Methodios of Kampanias

His Grace Methodios

Bishop of Kampanias
Assistant to the Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Parishes in Western Europe under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: April 1974
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Michael of North and South America

His Eminence Michael

Archbishop of North and South America

Nektarios of Leros

His Eminence Nektarios

Former Metropolitan of Leros, Kalymnos and Astipalea

  • Date of Consecration: August 3, 1980
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Nicholas of Amissos

His Excellency Nicholas

Metropolitan of Amissos,
Presiding Hierarch of
the American Carpatho-Russian
Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A.

  • Date of Death: March 13, 2011
  • Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: November 24, 1997
  • Date of Consecration: March 13, 1983
  • Date of Elevation to Archimandrite: 1976
  • Date of Ordination to the Priesthood: January 11, 1959
  • Name Day: 1982
  • Date of Birth: February 23, 1936
  • Full Name: Nicholas Smisko
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
  •  
  • Articles
  •   "Do You Love Me More than These?"
Nikiforos of Kydonia

His Eminence Nikiforos

Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokronos

  • Date of Death: 1974
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

 

His Eminence Orestes

Metropolitan of Agathonikeia
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: February 17, 1977
  • Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1965
  • Date of Consecration: September 18, 1938
  • Date of Election: 1938
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Paisios of Tyana

His Excellency Paisios

Metropolitan of Tyana

  • Date of Consecration: April 11, 1998
  • Full Name: Paisios Loulourgas
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Paul of Tracheia

His Grace Paul

Bishop of Tracheia

  • Date of Consecration: June 2, 1991
  • Date of Election: March 30, 1991
  • Name Day: June 29
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Paul

His Excellency Paul

Archbishop

  • Date of Death: January 21, 1979
  • Date of Consecration: 1957
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Paul of Nazianze

His Grace Paul

Bishop of Nazianze

  • Date of Death: January 31, 1984
  • Date of Consecration: March 15, 1970
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Philip of Tyana

His Eminence Philip

Metropolitan of Tyana

  • Date of Death: October 18, 1997
  • Date of Consecration: March 11, 1984
  • Date of Election: February 28, 1984
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Philip of Atlanta

His Grace Philip

Bishop of Atlanta

Philotheos of Prikonnisos

His Eminence Philotheos

Metropolitan of Prikonnisos

  • Date of Consecration:
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Philotheos of Meloa

His Grace Philotheos

Bishop of Meloa

  • Date of Consecration: June 6, 1971
  • Name Day: January 29
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Photios of Heraclia

His Eminence Photios

Bishop of Meloa

  • Date of Consecration: June 28, 1959
  • Name Day: January 29
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Polyevktos of Aneon

His Eminence Polylevktos

Metropolitan of Aneon

  • Date of Death: February 1, 1988
  • Date of Consecration: November 3, 1955
  • Date of Election: October 11, 1955
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Roman of Keramon

His Grace Roman

Bishop of Keramon
Assistant of the Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Parishes in Western Europe under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: September 1, 1995
  • Date of Consecration: October 10, 1971
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Serge of Evkarpia

His Excellency Serge

Archbishop of Evkarpia
Exarch of the Russian Orthodox Parishes in Western Europe under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: January 22, 2003
  • Date of Consecration: June 27, 1973
  • Date of Election: June 8, 1973
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Silas of Saranta Ecclesies

His Eminence Silas

Metropolitan of Saranta Ecclesies

  • Date of Death: December 12, 2000
  • Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: January 24, 1980
  • Date of Consecration: October 9, 1960
  • Date of Election: September 13, 1960
  • Name Day: July 30
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Spyridon of Chaldea

His Eminence Spyridon

Former Metropolitan of Chaldea

  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

 

His Eminence Spyridon

Metropolitan of Lagkadas

  • Date of Consecration: June 26, 1967
  • Name Day: July 27
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Spyridon of Rhodes

His Eminence Spyridon

Metropolitan of Rhodes

  • Date of Death: April 29, 1988
  • Date of Elevation to Metropolitan of Rhodes: January 25, 1951
  • Date of Consecration: November 18, 1945
  • Date of Election: November 15, 1945
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Stefan of Patara

His Grace Stefan

Bishop of Patara
Assistant of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Parishes in Western Europe under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: January 29, 1979
  • Date of Consecration: May 7, 1972
  • Date of Election: June 30, 1971
  • Name Day: December 27
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Symeon of Nicomedia

His Grace Stefan

Senior Metropolitan of Nicomedia

  • Date of Death: October 18, 2003
  • Date of Consecration: April 26, 1964
  • Date of Election: April 21, 1964
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Theodoros of Rethymnon

His Eminence Theodoros

Metropolitan of Rethymnon and Avlopotomos

  • Date of Death: 1975
  • Date of Consecration: 1975
  • Date of Election: 1975
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Theodosios of Angos

His Grace Theodosios

Bishop of Angos
Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of America

  • Date of Consecration: 1960
  • Date of Election: 1960
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Theofylaktos of Australia

His Eminence Theofylaktos

Metropolitan of Australia

  • Date of Death: August 2, 1958
  • Date of Election: April 22, 1947
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Theoklitos of Metra

His Eminence Theoklitos

Metropolitan of Metra and Athyra

  • Date of Death: April 22, 2004
  • Date of Consecration: November 18, 1977
  • Date of Election: May 17, 1977
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Thomas of Chalcedon

His Eminence Thomas

Senior Metropolitan of Chalcedon

  • Date of Death: October 18, 1966
  • Date of Consecration: 1922
  • Date of Election: February 19, 1922
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Timotheos of Rhodes

His Eminence Timotheos

Metropolitan of Rhodes

  • Date of Death: 1949
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Timotheos III of Crete

His Eminence Timotheos III

Archbishop of Crete

  • Date of Election as Archbishop of Crete: March 10, 1978
  • Date of Consecration: August 26, 1956
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Timotheos of Miletoupolis

His Grace Timotheos

Bishop of Miletoupolis
Assistant of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain

  • Date of Death: January 20, 1999
  • Date of Consecration: March 19, 1977
  • Date of Election: March 8, 1977
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Timothy of Detroit

His Grace Timothy

Bishop of Detroit

  • Date of Death: December 11, 1998
  • Hierarchical Sees
  •    Retirement (1995-1998)
  •    Bishop of Detroit (1979-1995)
  •    Bishop of Pamphilos (1974-1979)
  • Date of Consecration: January 20, 1974
  • Name Day: January 22
  •  
  • Biography
  • Obituary
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Titos Rethymnon

His Eminence Titos

Metropolitan of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos

  • Date of Death: September 11, 1987
  • Date of Consecration: May 17, 1970
  • Date of Election: April 1970
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Vikentios of Apamea

His Grace Vikentios

Bishop of Apamea

  • Date of Consecration: April 11, 1998
  • Full Name: Vasileios Malamatenios
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Vladimir

His Excellency Vladimir

Metropolitan,
Exarch of the Russian Orthodox Parishes of Western Europe under the Ecumenical Patriarchate

  • Date of Death: December 18, 1959
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Vlassios of Claudiopolis

His Grace Vlassios

Bishop of Claudiopolis,
Assistant of the Archdiocese of France

  • Date of Death: June 2, 1985
  • Date of Consecration: October 15, 1978
  • Date of Election: September 7, 1978
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Vsevolod of Scopelos

His Excellency Vsevolod

Archbishop of Scopelos

  • Date of Death: December 16, 2007
  • Date of Consecration: September 27, 1987
  •  
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters
Wasyly of Winnipeg

His Eminence Wasyly

Archbishop of Winnipeg and Central Diocese,
Metropolitan of Canada,
Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

  • Date of Death: January 10, 2005
  • Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1985
  • Date of Consecration: 1978
  •  
  • Obituary
  • Biography
  • Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

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