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The Patriarch of Babylon, also called the Assyrian Patriarch, is the leader of the Assyrian Church of the East.
Catholicoses of Seleucie-Ctesiphon and Patriarchs of the East
- 1 Mar Thoma Shilkha, (Saint Thomas) c.33-c. 77
- Mar Tulmay (St. Bartholomew the Apostle) c. 33
- 2 Mar Addai, (St. Thaddeus the Apostle) c. 33-c. 66
- 3 Mar Agai c. 66-c. 87
- 4 Mar Mari c. 87-c. 120
- 5 Mar Abris c. 121-c. 137
- vacant
- 6 Mar Abraham I c. 159-c. 171
- 7 Mar Yacob I c. 172-c. 190
- 8 Mar Ahha c. 190-c. 220
- 9 Mar Shahioupa c. 220-c. 240
- vacant
- 10 Mar Papa bar Gaggai c. 317-c. 329
- 11 Mar Shimun Bar Sabba'e c. 329-c. 341
- 12 Mar Shalidoste c. 341-c. 345
- 13 Mar Bar Bashmin c. 345-c. 350
- vacant
- 14 Mar Toumarsa c. 363-c. 371
- 15 Mar Qaioma c. 371-399
- 16 Mar Issac 399-c.410
- 17 Mar Ahha c.410-415
- 18 Mar Yab-Alaha I 415-420
- 19 Mar Maana 420
- 20 Mar Frabokht 420-421
- 21 Mar Dadisho I 421-456
The decrees of the Council of Ephesus in 431 is not accepted by the Church of the East, causing a schism between it and the Pentarchy.
- 22 Mar Babwahi 457-484
- 23 Mar Aqaq-Acace 484-496
- 24 Mar Babai I 497-503
- 25 Mar Shila 503-c.520
- 26 Mar Narsai Elisha c.520-c.535
- 27 Mar Paul I c.535-c.540
- 28 Mar Aba I c.540-552
- 29 Mar Joseph I 552-566
- 30 Mar Ezecbiel 566-581
- 31 Mar Isho-Yab I 581-596
- 32 Mar Sabrisho I 596-604
- 33 Mar Gregorius I 604-607
- vacant
- Mar Babai the Great (coadjutor) 609-628; together with...
- Mar Aba (coadjutor) 609-628
- 34 Mar Isho-Yab II 628-644
- 35 Mar Emme 644-647
- 36 Mar Isho-Yab III 649-660
- 37 Mar Guiwarguis I 661-680
- 38 Mar Yohannan I Bar Marta 680-682
- vacant
- 39 Mar Hnan-Isho I 685-700
- vacant
- 40 Mar Sliwa Zkha 714-728
- vacant
- 41 Mar Pethion 731-740
- 42 Mar Aba 741-751
- 43 Mar Sorine 752
- 44 Mar Yacob II 754-773
- 45 Mar Hnan-Isho II 774-780
- 46 Mar Timothee I 780-c.825
- 47 Mar Isho Ben Noun c.825-828
- 48 Mar Guiwarguis II 828-832
- 49 Mar Sabrisho II 832-836
- 50 Mar Abraham II 837-850
- vacant
(With Mar Theodossious, the Patriachate transferred to Baghdad.)
- 51 Mar Theodossious I 853-858
- vacant
- 52 Mar Sarguis I 860-872
- vacant
- 53 Mar Israel 877
- 54 Mar Anoshel 877-884
- 55 Mar Yohannan II Bar Narsai 884-892
- 56 Mar Yohannan III 893-899
- 57 Mar Yohannan IV Bar Abgare 900-905
- 58 Mar Abraham III 905-937
- 59 Mar Emmanuel I 937-960
- 60 Mar Israel Karkhaya 961-962
- 61 Mar Abdisho I 963-986
- 62 Mar Bar Tobia 987-1000
- 63 Mar Yohannan V 1000-1012
- 64 Mar Yohannan VI Bar Nazuk 1012-1020
- 65 Mar Isho-Yab IV Bar Ezechiel 1020-1025
- vacant
- 66 Mar Eliyya I 1028-1049
- 67 Mar Yohannan VII Bar Targala 1049-1057
- 68 Mar Sabrisho III 1057-1071
- 69 Mar Abdisho II bar Ars Autraya 1071-1091
- 70 Mar Makkikha I Bar Shlemon 1092-1110
- 71 Mar Eliyya II Bar Maqli 1110-1132
- 72 Mar Bar Sauma I 1133-1136
- vacant
- 73 Mar Abdisho III Bar Moqli 1139-1148
- 74 Mar Isho-Yab V 1148-1176
- 75 Mar Elie III 1176-1190
- 76 Mar Yab-Alaha II Bar Qaiyuma 1190-1222
- 77 Mar Sabrisho IV Bar Qaioma 1222-1226
- 78 Mar Sabrisho V Bar Almassihi 1226-1256
- 79 Mar Makkikha II 1257-1265
- 80 Mar Denha I 1265-1282
(With Mar Yab-Alaha, the Patriachate transferred to Tabriz.)
- 81 Mar Yaballaha III Bar Turkaye 1283-1317
- 82 Mar Timothee II 1318-1332
- 83 Mar Denha II 1332-1364
(With Mar Shimun II, the Patriachate transferred to Mosul.)
- 84 Mar Shimun II 1365-1392
- vacant
- 85 Mar Shimun III 1403-1407
- vacant
- 86 Mar Eliyya IV 1437
- 87 Mar Shimun IV 1437-1497
- 88 Mar Shimun V 1497-1501
- 89 Mar Shimun VI 1503-1538
(With Mar Shimun VII, the Patriachate transferred to Alqosh.)
- 90 Mar Shimun VII 1538-1551
In 1552 a rival Catholic Patriarch was elected, see Catholic Chaldean Patriarchs of Babylon.
- 91 Mar Shimun VIII 1552-1558
- 92 Mar Shimun IX 1558
- 93 Mar Eliyya VI 1558-1576
- 94 Mar Eliyya VII 1576-1591
- 95 Mar Eliyya VIII 1591-1617
- 96 Mar Eliyya IX 1617-1660
From Patriarchs Eliyya X to Eliyya XIII, attemps where made to resolve the schism and enter communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
- 97 Mar Eliyya X Yohannan Marogin 1660-1700
- 98 Mar Eliyya XI Marogin 1700-1722
- 99 Mar Elyya XII Denha 1722-1778
- 100 Mar Eliyya XIII Isho-Yab 1778-1804
In 1804 the Assyrian Church in Alqosh under the personage of Youhanan VIII Hormez (Patriarch 1830-1838) decided to accept the authority of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
Assyrian Patriarchs of the East
In 1681 Mar Shimun XIII Denkha (based in Qochanis) broke communion with Rome and a rival Chaldean Patriarch was appointed by the Vatican.- 98 Mar Shimun XIII Dinkha (1662) 1681-1700
(With Mar Shimun XIII Dinkha, the Patriachate transferred to Mosul.)
- 99 Mar Shimun XIV Shlemon 1700-1740
- 100 Mar Shimun XV Maqdassi Mikhail 1740-1780
- 101 Mar Shimun XVI Yohanan 1780-1820
- 102 Mar Shimun XVII Abraham 1820-1860
- 103 Mar Shimun XVIII Rouel 1860-1903
- 104 Mar Shimun XIX Benyamin 1903-1918
- 105 Mar Shimun XX Paulos 1918-1920; with...
- Mar Yosip Khnanishu (coadjutor) 1918-1920; and also with...
- Mar Abimaleck Timotheus (coadjutor) 1920
(With Mar Shimun XXIII (XXI) Eshai, the Patriachate was in exile in Chicago, Illinois, USA.)
- 106 Mar Shimun XXIII Eshai 1920-1975 (assassinated)
A schism in the church in 1964 cause an election of a rival patriarch in Baghdad in 1968.
- 107 Mar Dinkha IV Khanania 1976-Present
Assyrian Patriarchs in Baghdad (Ancient Church of the East)
- 107 Mar Thoma Darmo 1968-1970
- 108 Mar Addai II 1970-present
References
- Nestorian Patriarchs//www.nestorian.org/nestorian_patriarchs.html
- Chaldeans Online//www.chaldeansonline.net/
- The Patriarchs of the Church of the East from the Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries//bethmardutho.cua.edu/hugoye/Vol2No2/HV2N2Murre.html
See also
Liste der Patriarchen der Assyrischen Kirche des Ostens | Liste des primats de l'Église apostolique assyrienne de l'Orient | Lista patriarchów Kościoła Asyryjskiego | Patriarca Catholicos da Babilônia | Patriark av Babylon
"List of Patriarchs of Babylon"