Patriarch John VIII of Constantinople

John VIII Xiphilinus (Greek: Ιωάννης Η΄ Ξιφιλίνος), a native of Trebizond, was patriarch of Constantinople from 1064–1075. He was the uncle of John Xiphilinus the Epimator. John VIII also wrote a hagiography of Saint Eugenios of Trebizond.

Preceded by
Constantine III Lichoudes
Patriarch of Constantinople
1064–1075
Succeeded by
Cosmas I
Bishops of Byzantium and Patriarchs of Constantinople
Bishops of Byzantium
(to 330 AD)
  • Saint Andrew
  • Stachys
  • Onesimus
  • Polycarpus I
  • Plutarch
  • Sedecion
  • Diogenes
  • Eleutherius
  • Felix
  • Polycarpus II
  • Athenodorus
  • Euzois
  • Laurence
  • Alypius
  • Pertinax
  • Olympianus
  • Marcus I
  • Philadelphus
  • Cyriacus I
  • Castinus
  • Eugenius I
  • Titus
  • Dometius
  • Rufinus
  • Probus
  • Metrophanes
  • Alexander
Archbishops of Constantinople
(330–451 AD)
  • Alexander
  • Paul I
  • Eusebius
  • Macedonius I
  • Eudoxius
  • Evagrius
  • Demophilus
  • Maximus I
  • Gregory I
  • Nectarius
  • John I Chrysostom
  • Arsacius
  • Atticus
  • Sisinnius I
  • Nestorius
  • Maximianus
  • Proclus
  • Flavian
  • Anatolius
Patriarchs of Constantinople
Byzantine period (451–1453 AD)
  • Anatolius
  • Gennadius I
  • Acacius
  • Fravitta
  • Euphemius
  • Macedonius II
  • Timothy I
  • John II
  • Epiphanius
  • Anthimus I
  • Menas
  • Eutychius
  • John III
  • John IV
  • Cyriacus II
  • Thomas I
  • Sergius I
  • Pyrrhus
  • Paul II
  • Peter
  • Thomas II
  • John V
  • Constantine I
  • Theodore I
  • George I
  • Paul III
  • Callinicus I
  • Cyrus
  • John VI
  • Germanus I
  • Anastasius
  • Constantine II
  • Nicetas I
  • Paul IV
  • Tarasius
  • Nicephorus I
  • Theodotus I
  • Antony I
  • John VII
  • Methodius I
  • Ignatius
  • Photius I
  • Stephen I
  • Antony II
  • Nicholas I
  • Εuthymius I
  • Stephen II
  • Tryphon
  • Theophylact
  • Polyeuctus
  • Βasil I
  • Αntony III
  • Nicholas II
  • Sisinnius II
  • Sergius II
  • Eustathius
  • Alexius
  • Michael I
  • Constantine III
  • John VIII
  • Cosmas I
  • Eustratius
  • Nicholas III
  • John IX
  • Leo
  • Michael II
  • Cosmas II
  • Nicholas IV
  • Theodotus II
  • Neophytus I
  • Constantine IV
  • Luke
  • Michael III
  • Chariton
  • Theodosius I
  • Basil II
  • Nicetas II
  • Leontius
  • Dositheus
  • George II
  • John X
  • Michael IV
  • Theodore II
  • Maximus II
  • Μanuel I
  • Germanus II
  • Methodius II
  • Manuel II
  • Arsenius
  • Nicephorus II
  • Germanus III
  • Joseph I
  • John XI
  • Gregory II
  • Athanasius I
  • John XII
  • Nephon I
  • John XIII
  • Gerasimus I
  • Isaias
  • John XIV
  • Isidore I
  • Callistus I
  • Philotheus
  • Macarius
  • Nilus
  • Antony IV
  • Callistus II
  • Matthew I
  • Euthymius II
  • Joseph II
  • Metrophanes II
  • Gregory III
  • Athanasius II
Patriarchs of Constantinople
Ottoman period (1453–1923 AD)
  • Gennadius II
  • Isidore II
  • Joasaph I
  • Sophronius I
  • Mark II
  • Symeon I
  • Dionysius I
  • Raphael I
  • Maximus III
  • Nephon II
  • Maximus IV
  • Joachim I
  • Pachomius I
  • Theoleptus I
  • Jeremias I
  • Joannicius I
  • Dionysius II
  • Joasaph II
  • Metrophanes III
  • Jeremias II
  • Pachomius II
  • Theoleptus II
  • Matthew II
  • Gabriel I
  • Theophanes I
  • Meletius I
  • Neophytus II
  • Raphael II
  • Cyril I
  • Timothy II
  • Gregory IV
  • Anthimus II
  • Cyril II
  • Athanasius III
  • Neophytus III
  • Parthenius I
  • Parthenius II
  • Joannicius II
  • Cyril III
  • Paisius I
  • Parthenius III
  • Gabriel II
  • Parthenius IV
  • Dionysius III
  • Clement
  • Methodius III
  • Dionysius IV
  • Gerasimus II
  • Athanasius IV
  • James
  • Callinicus II
  • Neophytus IV
  • Gabriel III
  • Neophytus V
  • Cyprianus
  • Athanasius V
  • Cyril IV
  • Cosmas III
  • Jeremias III
  • (Callinicus III)
  • Paisius II
  • Serapheim I
  • Neophytus VI
  • Cyril V
  • Callinicus IV (III)
  • Serapheim II
  • Joannicius III
  • Samuel
  • Meletius II
  • Theodosius II
  • Sophronius II
  • Gabriel IV
  • Procopius
  • Neophytus VII
  • Gerasimus III
  • Gregory V
  • Callinicus V (IV)
  • Jeremias IV
  • Cyril VI
  • Eugenius II
  • Anthimus III
  • Chrysanthus
  • Agathangelus
  • Constantius I
  • Constantius II
  • Gregory VI
  • Anthimus IV
  • Anthimus V
  • Germanus IV
  • Meletius III
  • Anthimus VI
  • Cyril VII
  • Joachim II
  • Sophronius III
  • Joachim III
  • Joachim IV
  • Dionysius V
  • Neophytus VIII
  • Anthimus VII
  • Constantine V
  • Germanus V
  • Meletius IV
Patriarchs of Constantinople
Modern period (since 1923 AD)
  • Gregory VII
  • Constantine VI
  • Basil III
  • Photius II
  • Benjamin
  • Maximus V
  • Athenagoras
  • Demetrius
  • Bartholomew
  • in exile at Nicaea
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