List of Patriarchs of The Church of The East - List of Catholicoi of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and Patriarchs of The East Until 1552

List of Catholicoi of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and Patriarchs of The East Until 1552

  • 1 Thoma Shlikha, (Saint Thomas) (c. 33-c. 77)
    • Tulmay (St. Bartholomew the Apostle) (c. 33 - ?)
    • Mar Addai, (St. Thaddeus)
  • 2 Aggai (c.66 - c.87)
  • 3 Mari (c. 87-c. 120)
  • 4 Abris (121–137)
  • 5 Abraham (159–171)
  • 6 Yaʿqob (c.190)
  • 7 Ahadabui (204–220)
  • 8 Shahlufa (220–224)
    • vacant (224-c.280)

Around 280, visiting bishops consecrated Papa bar Aggai as Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, thereby establishing the succession. With him, heads of the church took the title Catholicos

  • 9 Papa bar Aggai (c.280–317)
    • vacant (317–329)
  • 10 Shemʿon bar Sabbaʿe (329–341)
  • 11 Shahdost (341–343)
  • 12 Barbaʿshmin (343–346)
    • vacant (c. 346-c. 363)
  • 13 Tomarsa (363–371)
    • vacant (c. 371-c. 377)
  • 14 Qayyoma (377–399)
  • 15 Isaac (399–410)

Isaac was recognised as 'Grand Metropolitan' and Primate of the Church of the East at the Synod of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in 410. The acts of this Synod were later edited by the Patriarch Joseph (552–567) to grant him the title of Catholicos as well. This title for Patriarch Isaac in fact only came into use towards the end of the fifth century.

  • 16 Ahha (410–414)
  • 17 Yahballaha I (415–420)
  • 18 Maʿna (420)
  • 19 Farbokht (421)
  • 20 Dadishoʿ (421–456)

In 424, under Mar Dadisho I, the Church of the East declared itself independent of all other churches; thereafter, its Catholicoi began to use the additional title of Patriarch.

  • 21 Babowai (457–484)
  • 22 Acacius (485–496)
  • 23 Babai (497–503)
  • 24 Shila (503–523)
  • 25 Elishaʿ (524–537)
    • Narsai intrusus (524–537)
  • 26 Paul (539)
  • 27 Aba I (540–552)
  • 28 Joseph (552–567)
  • 29 Ezekiel (567–581)
  • 30 Ishoʿyahb I (582–595)
  • 31 Sabrishoʿ I (596–604)
  • 32 Gregory (605–609)
    • vacant (609–628)
      • Babai the Great (coadjutor) 609–628; together with Aba (coadjutor) 609-628
  • 33 Ishoʿyahb II (628–645)
  • 34 Maremmeh (646–649)
  • 35 Ishoʿyahb III (649–659)
  • 36 Giwargis I (661-680)
  • 37 Yohannan I (680–683)
    • vacant (683–685)
  • 38 Hnanishoʿ I (686–698)
    • Yohannan the Leper intrusus (691–693)
    • vacant (698–714)
  • 39 Sliba-zkha (714–728)
    • vacant (728–731)
  • 40 Pethion (731–740)
  • 41 Aba II (741–751)
  • 42 Surin (753)
  • 43 Yaʿqob II (753–773)
  • 44 Hnanishoʿ II (773–780) - The seat transferred from Seleucia-Ctesiphon to Baghdad, the recently-established capital of the ʿAbbasid caliphs, in 775
  • 45 Timothy I (780–823)
  • 46 Ishoʿ Bar Nun (823–828)
  • 47 Giwargis II (828–831)
  • 48 Sabrishoʿ II (831–835)
  • 49 Abraham II (837–850)
    • vacant (850-853)
  • 50 Theodosius (853–858)
    • vacant (858–860)
  • 51 Sargis (860–872)
    • vacant (872–877)
  • 52 Israel of Kashkar intrusus (877)
  • 53 Enosh (877–884)
  • 54 Yohannan II bar Narsai (884–891)
  • 55 Yohannan III (893–899)
  • 56 Yohannan IV Bar Abgar (900–905)
  • 57 Abraham III (906–937)
  • 58 Emmanuel I (937–960)
  • 59 Israel (961)
  • 60 ʿAbdishoʿ I (963–986)
  • 61 Mari (987–999)
  • 62 Yohannan V (1000–1011)
  • 63 Yohannan VI bar Nazuk (1012–1016)
    • vacant (1016-1020)
  • 64 Ishoʿyahb IV bar Ezekiel (1020–1025)
    • vacant (1025-1028)
  • 65 Eliya I (1028–1049)
  • 66 Yohannan VII bar Targal (1049–1057)
    • vacant (1057-1064)
  • 67 Sabrishoʿ III (1064–1072)
  • 68 ʿAbdishoʿ II ibn al-ʿArid (1074–1090)
  • 69 Makkikha I (1092–1110)
  • 70 Eliya II Bar Moqli (1111–1132)
  • 71 Bar Sawma (1134–1136)
    • vacant (1136–1139)
  • 72 ʿAbdishoʿ III Bar Moqli (1139–1148)
  • 73 Ishoʿyahb V (1149–1176)
  • 74 Eliya III (1176–1190)
  • 75 Yahballaha II (1190–1222)
  • 76 Sabrishoʿ IV Bar Qayyoma (1222–1224)
  • 77 Sabrishoʿ V ibn al-Masihi (1226–1256)
  • 78 Makkikha II (1257–1265)
  • 79 Denha I (1265–1281)
  • 80 Yahballaha III (1281–1317) - The Patriarchal Seat transferred to Maragha
  • 81 Timothy II (1318–c.1332)
    • vacant (c.1332-c.1336)
  • 82 Denha II (1336/7–1381/2)
  • 83 Shemʿon II (c.1365-c.1392) (dates uncertain)
  • 83b Shemʿon III (c.1403-c.1407) (existence uncertain)
  • 84 Eliya IV (c.1437)
  • 85 Shemʿon IV Basidi (1437-1493, ob.1497)
  • 86 Shemʿon V (1497–1501)
  • 87 Eliya V (1502–1503)
  • 88 Shemʿon VI (1504–1538)
  • 89 Shemʿon VII Ishoʿyahb (1539–1558)

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