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1254:Gennadius II
1212:Euthymius II
1202:Callistus II
1137:Athanasius I
1117:Germanus III
1097:Methodius II
1037:Theodosius I
1007:Theodotus II
977:Nicholas III
932:Sisinnius II
931:
842:Nicephorus I
797:Callinicus I
570:Macedonius I
489:Philadelphus
419:Polycarpus I
337:
331:
322:
315:
309:
290:
221:
204:
178:
174:
172:
166:against the
153:
143:
115:Sisinnius II
114:
113:
1823:Bartholomew
1813:Athenagoras
1783:Gregory VII
1761:Meletius IV
1736:Dionysius V
1726:Joachim III
1706:Anthimus VI
1696:Germanus IV
1686:Anthimus IV
1661:Chrysanthus
1651:Eugenius II
1641:Jeremias IV
1596:Meletius II
1581:Seraphim II
1519:Neophytus V
1514:Gabriel III
1409:Anthimus II
1349:Jeremias II
1314:Pachomius I
1294:Maximus III
1284:Dionysius I
1227:Gregory III
1177:Callistus I
1157:Gerasimus I
1092:Germanus II
1077:Theodore II
1027:Michael III
1012:Neophytus I
1002:Nicholas IV
927:Nicholas II
907:Theophylact
892:Εuthymius I
862:Methodius I
847:Theodotus I
737:Cyriacus II
672:Gennadius I
620:Sisinnius I
529:Metrophanes
454:Athenodorus
439:Eleutherius
388:Bishops of
76:Nicholas II
72:Predecessor
1870:998 deaths
1864:Categories
1798:Photius II
1756:Germanus V
1731:Joachim IV
1716:Joachim II
1691:Anthimus V
1681:Gregory VI
1611:Gabriel IV
1561:Seraphim I
1556:Paisius II
1539:Cosmas III
1459:Gabriel II
1404:Gregory IV
1399:Timothy II
1389:Raphael II
1379:Meletius I
1364:Matthew II
1339:Joasaph II
1324:Jeremias I
1304:Maximus IV
1259:Isidore II
1182:Philotheus
1132:Gregory II
1082:Maximus II
1072:Michael IV
1047:Nicetas II
992:Michael II
972:Eustratius
942:Eustathius
937:Sergius II
922:Αntony III
912:Polyeuctus
897:Stephen II
887:Nicholas I
817:Anastasius
812:Germanus I
782:Theodore I
712:Anthimus I
707:Epiphanius
630:Maximianus
585:Demophilus
504:Eugenius I
494:Cyriacus I
479:Olympianus
339:Sergius II
230:References
192:affair of
168:Bulgarians
86:Sergius II
1885:Magistroi
1818:Demetrius
1808:Maximus V
1793:Basil III
1711:Cyril VII
1631:Gregory V
1616:Procopius
1524:Cyprianus
1449:Paisius I
1444:Cyril III
1369:Gabriel I
1309:Joachim I
1299:Nephon II
1289:Raphael I
1264:Joasaph I
1217:Joseph II
1207:Matthew I
1197:Antony IV
1172:Isidore I
1152:John XIII
1102:Manuel II
1062:George II
1057:Dositheus
997:Cosmas II
962:John VIII
952:Michael I
882:Antony II
877:Stephen I
872:Photios I
827:Nicetas I
767:Thomas II
747:Sergius I
722:Eutychius
697:Timothy I
687:Euphemius
667:Anatolius
658:Byzantine
645:Anatolius
625:Nestorius
600:Nectarius
595:Gregory I
590:Maximus I
555:Alexander
534:Alexander
390:Byzantium
190:Tetragamy
162:with his
155:magistros
134:Sisinnios
128:romanized
123:Σισίννιος
82:Successor
64:In office
1890:Basil II
1803:Benjamin
1646:Cyril VI
1534:Cyril IV
1414:Cyril II
1279:Symeon I
1187:Macarius
1167:John XIV
1147:Nephon I
1142:John XII
1122:Joseph I
1107:Arsenius
1087:Μanuel I
1052:Leontius
1042:Basil II
1032:Chariton
967:Cosmas I
867:Ignatios
857:John VII
852:Antony I
837:Tarasius
792:Paul III
787:George I
742:Thomas I
727:John III
682:Fravitta
610:Arsacius
580:Evagrius
575:Eudoxius
565:Eusebius
514:Dometius
499:Castinus
484:Marcus I
474:Pertinax
464:Laurence
434:Diogenes
429:Sedecion
424:Plutarch
414:Onesimus
160:Basil II
1774:Turkish
1571:Cyril V
1474:Clement
1394:Cyril I
1274:Mark II
1245:Ottoman
1127:John XI
982:John IX
947:Alexius
917:Βasil I
902:Tryphon
832:Paul IV
807:John VI
757:Paul II
752:Pyrrhus
732:John IV
702:John II
677:Acacius
640:Flavian
635:Proclus
615:Atticus
519:Rufinus
469:Alypius
409:Stachys
274:Sources
213:Kerasus
205:typikon
150:Zonaras
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1837:Nicaea
1591:Samuel
1162:Isaias
1067:John X
772:John V
560:Paul I
524:Probus
459:Euzois
404:Andrew
332:Vacant
310:Vacant
54:Church
1499:James
1192:Nilus
802:Cyrus
762:Peter
717:Menas
509:Titus
444:Felix
395:Roman
175:tomos
119:Greek
1022:Luke
260:PmbZ
164:wars
148:and
105:Died
97:Born
987:Leo
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262:,
238:^
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199:r.
183:c.
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