Pope, Patriarchs, and Catholicoses in The Oriental Orthodox Church
| See | Bishop | Election |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Pope Theodoros II | 2012 |
| Antioch | Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas I | 1980 |
| Armenia | Catholicos Karekin II | 1999 |
| Ethiopia | vacant since death of Patriarch Catholicos Paulos I on August 16, 2012 | |
| East | Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II | 2010 |
| Jerusalem | vacant since death of (Titular) Patriarch Torkom I on October 12, 2012 | |
| Cilicia | (Titular) Catholicos Aram I | 1995 |
| Constantinople | (Titular) Patriarch Mesrob II | 1998 |
| Eritrea | Patriarch Dioskoros | 2007 |
| India | (Titular) Catholicos Baselios Thomas I | 2002 |
Note: the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and the Catholicos of India, head of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India (Autonomous "part of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch") are not in communion with the Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan of the Indian Orthodox Church (Autocephalous "Independent"); likewise, the Catholicos of the East, the head of the Indian Orthodox Church is not in communion with the Catholicos of India, head of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India; all the others are in full communion with each other.
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