Patriarch of Tur Abdin

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From 1364 to 1816 the region of Tur Abdin constituted a distinct patriarchate within the Syriac Orthodox Church, with the following patriarchs:^[1]

Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389)
Ignatius Isho' of Midhyat (1389–1418), died 1421
Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1418–1420)
Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1444)
Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1444–1454)
Ignatius Isho' of Salah (1455–1460)
Ignatius 'Aziz (Philoxene) of Basila (1460–1482)
Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488)
Ignatius John Qofer of 'Ayn Ward (1489–1492)
Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512)
Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524)
Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551)
Ignatius Jacob of Hisn (1551–1571)
Ignatius Sahdo of Midhyat (1584–1621)
Ignatius 'Abd Allah of Midhyat (1628–?)
Ignatius Habib of Midhyat (1674–1707)
Ignatius Denha of 'Arnas (1707–1725)
Ignatius Barsum of Midhyat (1740–1791)
Ignatius Aho and Ignatius Isaiah of Arbo (1791–1816), jointly

Between 1804 and c. 1840 there was a series of patriarchs of contested and limited authority:^[2]

Severus Isḥoq (1804–1816)
Yawsep of ʿArnas (1805–1834)
Barṣawmo of Ḥbob (1816–1839)
Mirza of Beth Sbirina (1816–1842)
Barṣawmo of Beth Sbirina (1821–1842)
Grigorios Zaytun Ghalma of Midyat (1821–1844)
Severus ʿAbd al-Nūr of Arbo (1834–1839)

References[edit]

^ Jean Maurice Fiey (1993), Pour un Oriens Christianus Novus: Repertoire des diocèses syriaques orientaux et occidentaux, Beirut: Orient-Institut, pp. 275–277, ISBN 3-515-05718-8
^ Samuel Burleson; Lucas Van Rompay (2018) [2011], "List of Patriarchs: II. The Syriac Orthodox Church and its Uniate Continuations", in Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, (Gorgias Press, online ed. Beth Mardutho).

v t e Patriarchs of the Syriac Orthodox Church
6th–9th centuries	Severus I (512–538) Sergius of Tella (c. 544–c. 547; c. 557–560) Paul II (c. 551/564–578) Peter III (578/581–591) Julian II (591–594) Athanasius I Gammolo (594/595–631) John III (631–648) Theodore (649–666/667) Severus II bar Masqeh (667/668–680/684) Athanasius II Baldoyo (683/684–687) Julian III (687–707/708) Elias I (709–723/724) Athanasius III (724–739/740) Iwannis I (739/740–754/755) Isaac I (755–756)† Athanasius Sandalaya (756–758)† George I (758/759–789/790) John of Raqqa (758–762)† David of Dara (762–774)† Joseph (790–791/792) Quriaqos (793–817) Abraham (807/808–837)† Dionysius I Telmaharoyo (818–845) Simeon (c. 837)† John IV (846/847–873/874) Ignatius II (878–883) Theodosius Romanus (887–896) Dionysius II (896/897–908/909)
10th–13th centuries	John V (910–922) Basil I (923–935) John VI (936–953) Iwannis II (954–957) Dionysius III (958–961) Abraham I (962–963) John VII Sarigta (965–985) Athanasius IV Salhoyo (986/987–1002/1003) John VIII bar Abdoun (1004–1030/1031/1033) Dionysius IV Yahyo (1031–1042) John IX bar ʿAbdun (1042/1048/1049–1057) Athanasius V Yahyo (1057/1058–1062/1064) John X bar Shushan (1063/1064–1072/1073) Basil II (1074–1075) John bar ʿAbdun (1075–1076/1077)† Dionysius V Laʿzar (1077–1078/1079) Iwannis III (1086–1087/1088) Dionysius VI (1088–1090) Athanasius VI bar Khamoro (1090/1091–1129) John XI bar Mawdyono (1129/1130–1137) Athanasius VII bar Qatra (1138/1139–1166) Michael I Rabo (1166–1199) Theodore bar Wahbun (1180–1193)† Athanasius VIII (1199–1207) Michael II the Younger (1199/1200–1215)† John XII (1207/1208–1219/1220) Ignatius III David (1222–1252) Dionysius VII ʿAngur (1252–1261)† John XIII bar Ma'dani (1252–1263) Ignatius IV Yeshu (1264–1282/1283) Philoxenus I Nemrud (1283–1292) Michael II (1292–1312)
Patriarchs of Mardin, 1293–1445	Ignatius bar Wahib (1293–1333) Ignatius Ismail (1333–1365/1366) Ignatius Shahab (1365/1366–1381) Ignatius Abraham bar Gharib (1381/1382–1412) Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo (1412–1445)
Patriarchs of Melitene, 1293–1360	Ignatius Constantine (1292–1293) Ignatius Philoxenus (1349–c. 1360)
Patriarchs of Tur Abdin, 1364–1844	Ignatius Saba I (1364–1389) Ignatius Yeshu I (1389–1418) Ignatius Masʿud I (1418–1420) Ignatius Enoch (1421–1444/1445) Ignatius Qumo (1444/1446–1454/1455) Ignatius Yeshu II (1455–1460) Ignatius Philoxenus Aziz bar Sobto (1460–1482) Ignatius Saba II (1482–1488/1489) Ignatius John Quphar ʿEnwardoyo (1489–1492/1493) Ignatius Masʿud II (1492/1493–1494/1509/1512) Ignatius Yeshu III (1515–1524) Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551) Ignatius Jacob of Hesna d’Kifa (1551–1571) Ignatius Sohdo of Midyat (1584–1621) Ignatius Abdallah of Midyat (c. 1628) Ignatius Habib of Midyat (1674–1707) Ignatius Denho of Arnas (1707–1725) Ignatius Barsawmo of Midyat (1740–1791) Ignatius Aho of Arbo (1791–1816) Ignatius Ishaʿya of Arbo (1791–1816) Severus Isaac of Azekh (1804–1816) Joseph of Arnas (1805–1834) Barsawmo of Hbob (1816–1839) Mirza of Beth Sbirino (1816–1842) Gregory Zaitun Ghomo of Midyat (1821–1844) Severus Abd al-Nur of Arbo (1834–1839)
14th–17th centuries	Michael III Yeshu (1313–1349) Basil III Gabriel (1349–1387) Philoxenus II (1387–c. 1421) Basil IV Simon (1421/1422–1444/1445) Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo (1445–1455) Ignatius Khalaf Maʿdnoyo (1455/1456–1484) Ignatius John XIV (1484–1493) Ignatius Noah of Lebanon (1493/1494–1509) Ignatius Yeshu I (1509–1510/1519) Ignatius Jacob I (1510/1512–1517/1519) Ignatius David I (1519–1521) Ignatius Abdullah I (1521–1557) Ignatius Ni'matallah (1557–1576) Ignatius David II Shah (1576–1591) Ignatius Pilate (1591–1597) Ignatius Hidayat Allah (1597/1598–1639/1640) Ignatius Simon I (1640–1653) Ignatius Shukrallah I (1640–1670)† Ignatius Yeshu II (1653/1655–1661) Ignatius Abdulmasih I (1661/1662–1686) Ignatius George II (1687–1708)
18th century–present	Ignatius Isaac II (1709–1722) Ignatius Shukrallah II (1722/1723–1745) Ignatius George III (1745/1746–1768) Ignatius George IV (1768–1781) Ignatius Matthew (1782–1817/1819) Ignatius John (1817–1818) Ignatius George V (1819–1836/1839) Ignatius Elias II (1836/1839–1847) Ignatius Jacob II (1847–1871) Ignatius Peter IV (1872–1894) Ignatius Abdulmasih II (1894/1895–1903) Ignatius Abdullah II (1906–1915) Ignatius Elias III (1917–1932/1933) Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum (1933–1957) Ignatius Jacob III (1957–1980) Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–2014) Ignatius Aphrem II (2014–Present)
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v t e Oriental Orthodoxy
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