The following is a list of bishops, metropolitans, and archbishops of Athens. The Church of Athens was created by Paul the Apostle during his second missionary journey, when he preached at the Areopagus, probably in 51 AD. According to the Acts of the Apostles (17:16–34), after the sermon, many became followers of Paul, thus forming the kernel of the Church in Athens. The see of Athens has been unilaterally declared autocephalous on 4 August 1833 (officially recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on 11 July 1850) and was elevated to an archbishopric on 31 December 1923. As the head of the Church of Greece, the holder has styled Archbishop of Athens and All Greece ().
Bishops of Athens No.IncumbentFromUntil Roman period (1st century – 395 AD)1Hierotheus (uncertain)?522Dionysius I (first bishop according to some sources)5296Vacant 96 1173Narcissus117c. 1204Publiusc. 1201255Quadratus125129Vacant 129 ?6?2507Olympius??8Pistus?c. 3259Clematiusc. 325 ? Byzantine period (395–1205 AD)10Modestusc. 431c. 45111c.451c. 45812Anatoliusc. 458c. 45913John I?550, 595 or 640Vacant ? c. 68014John IIc. 680?15Andrew?69316Contiasc. 693?17Theocharistus?70218Marinus70270419John III70471320Gregory I?77921Adamantius?768 or 81322John IV9th century81923Theodosius9th century 24Hypatius9th century 25Demetrius I9th century
Metropolitans of Athens
Pre-modern period No.IncumbentFromUntil Byzantine period (395–1205 AD)26Germanus I(Archbishop)9th century84127Demetrius II(Archbishop)841846/85728Gabriel I(Archbishop)846/857858/86029Gregory II(Archbishop)858/8609th century30Cosmas(Archbishop)9th century869/87031Nicetas I(Archbishop)87988132Sabbas I(Archbishop)c. 88133Anastasius(Archbishop)881?88934Sabbas II(Archbishop)88991335George I(Archbishop)91392136Nicetas II(Archbishop)92192637Demetrius III(Archbishop)92692938Hypatius(Archbishop)11th century39Constantine(Archbishop)?97540Philip(Metropolitan)97598141Theodegius981100642Michael Ic. 1007103043Leo Ic. 1030106044Leo II10601068/945John Vc. 1069108646Nicetas III1086110347Nicephorus1103112148Leon III Xeros1121115349George II Bourtzes1153116050Nicholas I Hagiotheodorites1160117551Theophylactus12th century52George IIIc. 1172c. 118053John VIc. 1180c. 118254Michael II Choniates11821222 Latin period (1205–1456 AD), holders in exile or titular until 138855Meletius I1275128956Elias1289c. 130057Neophytus Ic. 1300c. 133658Anthimus Ic. 1336136659Nicodemus1371c. 138760Dorotheus I1388139261Macarius I1392c. 143262Gerbasiusc. 1432144063Phantinus14401443?64Theodore1443?c. 1453 Ottoman period (1456–1821/27 AD)65Isidorec. 145666Dorotheus IIc. 147267Anthimus IIc. 1489c. 149268Neophytus IIc. 1492c. 152869Lawrence1528154670Callistus1550156471Sophronius I15651574?721574159273Theophanes I1592159774Neophytus III1597160275Samuel1602160276Nathaniel1602160677Anthimus III16061611?78Cyril I16111619?79Metrophanes16191620?80Theophanes II1620?163381Sophronius II1633163682Daniel1636166583Anthimus IV1665167684Iakovos I1676168685Athanasius II1686168986Makarius II1689169387Anthimus V1693169988Cyril II1699170389Meletius II1703171390Iakovos II1713173491Zachary1734174092Anthimus VI17411756(92)Anthimus VI1760176493Bartholomew17641771?94Neophytus IV1771?1775(93)Bartholomew1775178095Gabriel II1781?1781?96Benedict1781178597Athanasius III17851787(96)Benedict17871797?(97)Athanasius III1797?179998Gregory III179918209918201823
Modern period
No.PrimatePortraitReignNotes100Gregory IV16 September 1827March 1828101Anthimus VIIMarch 182827 July 18331022 December 183310 January 1862Bishop in 1833–185010313 January 18622 August 18621048 August 186215 July 1873105Anthony9 August 187315 May 18741068 June 187411 February 188910717 July 188930 January 189610823 October 189621 November 190110917 November 190211 October 19171st tenure110Meletius III13 March 191829 November 1920(109)29 November 192016 December 19222nd tenure111Chrysostomos I8 March 192331 December 1923
Archbishops of Athens and All Greece
No.PrimatePortraitReignNotes112Chrysostomos I31 December 192322 October 1938113Damaskinos5 November 19381 December 19381st tenure. Election cancelled by the regime of Ioannis Metaxas114Chrysanthus12 December 1938 2 July 1941Resigned in the aftermath of the German invasion of Greece, after refusing to swear-in the collaborationist government of Georgios Tsolakoglou(113)Damaskinos2 July 194120 May 19492nd tenure115Spyridon4 June 194921 March 1956116Dorotheus (III)29 March 195626 July 19571177 August 19578 January 196211813 January 196225 January 1962119Chrysostomos II14 February 196211 May 1967Forced to resign by the military regime following the coup d'état on 21 April 1967120Ieronymos I14 May 196712 December 1973Resigned following the Athens Polytechnic uprising and the coup d'état on 25 November 1973121Seraphim12 January 197410 April 1998122Christodoulos28 April 199828 January 2008123Ieronymos II7 February 2008Incumbent
Timeline
See also Church of Greece Archbishopric of Athens Catholic Church in Greece Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Athens
References
External links
Archdiocese of Athens Official website. Ιστορία της Εκκλησίας των Αθηνών: Διατελέσαντες Αρχιεπίσκοποι και Μητροπολίτες Αθηνών. Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Αθηνών.