List of Patriarchs of The Church of The East - List of Patriarchs of The Assyrian Church of The East Since 1830

List of Patriarchs of The Assyrian Church of The East Since 1830

Shemʿon Line, with residence in Qochanis till 1918

  • 101 Shemʿon XVII Abraham (1820-1861)
  • 102 Shemʿon XVIII Rubil (1861-1903)
  • 103 Shemʿon XIX Benjamin (1903-1918)
  • 104 Shemʿon XX Paul (1918-1920)
    • Locum Tenens
      • Yosip Khnanisho (coadjutor) (1918-1920)
      • Abimalek Timotheus (coadjutor) (1920)
  • 105 Shemʿon XXI Eshai (1920-1975 assassinated) - During his reign, Patriarchate was headquartered in exile in Chicago, Illinois, USA starting 1940. He was also the last of the hereditary Shemʿon line

Non-hereditary patriarchy

  • 106 Dinkha IV (1976-Present)

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