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Patriarch of Alexandria

Archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt; includes the designation "pope"

23 dated entries naming Patriarch of Alexandria, drawn from 20 separate years between 189 CE and 1948 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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2nd century

  • 189Demetrius of Alexandria becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.source

3rd century

  • 300Peter of Alexandria becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.source

4th century

  • 319Arius travels to Nicomedia at the invitation of Bishop Eusebius, after having been accused of heresy and condemned by Alexander, the Patriarch of Alexandria. This gives rise to the Arian Controversy.source
  • 335First Synod of Tyre: Constantine I convenes a gathering of bishops at Tyre to depose and exile Patriarch Athanasius of Alexandria.source
  • 337June 17 – Constantius II announces the restoration of Athanasius, as Patriarch of Alexandria.source
  • 353Constantius II assembles a conciliabulum at Arles, and condemns Athanasius as Patriarch of Alexandria.source
  • 355Pope Liberius refuses to sign a condemnation of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, imposed at Milan by Constantius II. Liberius is exiled to Beroea (Greece) and replaced by Felix II. He becomes an antipope and bishop of Rome.source
  • 381Timothy succeeds Peter II as Patriarch of Alexandria.source
  • 381February 27 – Peter II, Patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • 385Theophilus becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.source

5th century

  • 412Cyril of Alexandria becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.source
  • 412October 15 – Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • 444Dioscorus I becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.source
  • 444Cyril of Alexandria, patriarch and theologiansource
  • 451October 8 – November 1 – Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council of the Church: The monophysitism of Eutyches is repudiated, and the Chalcedonian Definition set forth. As a result of this council, the Oriental Orthodox Churches eventually become a separate communion. More immediately, Jerusalem becomes a Patriarchate, and Dioscorus of Alexandria is deposed as Patriarch of Alexandria by the Council.source
  • 457Saint Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandriasource

6th century

  • 535Byzantine troops drive the extremist Monophysite party out of Alexandria, and establish Theodosius I as patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church.source
  • 569Peter IV, Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandriasource

7th century

  • 605Damian, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • 616John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandriasource
  • 620John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandriasource

16th century

  • 1590Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Meletius I succeeds Silvester.source

20th century

  • 1948July 13 – The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches reach an agreement, leading to the promotion of the Ethiopian church to the rank of an autocephalous Patriarchate. Five bishops are immediately consecrated by the Patriarch of Alexandria and the successor to Abuna Qerellos IV is granted the power to consecrate new bishops, who are empowered to elect a new Patriarch for their church.source

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