Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem
Archbishop of Jerusalem Patriarchal Vicar of the Holy Land and Jordan | |
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| Bishopric | |
| Syriac orthodox Church | |
 Leaders of the Jerusalem church in 1922 | |
| Incumbent: Vacant | |
| Style | Archbishop His Eminence |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Monastery of Saint Mark, Jerusalem |
The Archbishop of Jerusalem (originally Bishop of Jerusalem) head of Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem and Holy Land today bears the additional title of Patriarchal Vicar of the Holy Land and Jordan.[1] The see is currently vacant following the death of Gabriel Dahho. Anthimos Jack Yakoub was appointed as the patriarchal delegate for the archdiocese until a successor is elected and appointed.
There was a deputy metropolitan bishop of Jerusalem from the mid-18th century to the office's abolition in 1858, who resided at the monastery of Saint Ananias, then the headquarters of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, and was responsible for the collection of donations for the diocese.[2]
List of archbishops
The Syriac Orthodox Register of Episcopal Ordinations only goes back to 793. Michael the Syrian appended to his Chronicle a list of bishops of Jerusalem from James, brother of Jesus, down to his own time. It is identical to the Register for the bishops after 793. The bishops were of metropolitan rank.[3]
In the following list, a date range like 792×818 means "ordained between 792 and 818". Bishops before 793 cannot be dated at all. The list begins with the first bishop elected in opposition to the Council of Chalcedon (451), but the numbering takes into account the earlier bishops of Jerusalem.[4]
- Theodosius (451–453)
- Severus (590–635)
- Anastasius
- Martyrius
- Sallustianus
- Elias
- Cyril II
- Jeremy I
- Thomas I
- John I
- Philoxenus I
- Timothy I (792×818)
- Job (816×845)
- Ignatius I (816×846)
- Joseph III (816×846)
- John II (845×875)
- Cyril III Noah (845×875)
- Cyriacus
- Severus (877×884)
- Joseph IV (909×924)
- Theodore (909×924)
- Cyril IV (922×936)
- Jeremy II (935×954)
- Thomas II (964×986)
- John III (1006×1031)
- Philoxenus II (1003×1031)
- Zacharias (1041×1058)
- Thomas III (1041×1058)
- Timothy II (1062×1074)[nb 1]
- John IV (1079×1083)
- Cyril V (1090×1130)
- David (1090×1130)
- Ignatius II Hesnun (1090×1130, died 1124/1125)
- Ignatius III ibn Busayr of Gadina (1123×1140)
- Ignatius IV Romanus (1138×1167)[nb 2]
- Athanasius (1167×1200)
- Ignatius V Sahdo (1167×1200)[nb 3]
- Basil (fl. 1292–1295)[8]
- Basil Simon (?–1421/1422)
- Gregorius Joseph al-Gurji (c. 1510/1512–1537)[nb 4][9]
- Gregorius Bahnam (c. 1530)
- John of Mardin (d. 1577)[10]
- Gregorius John of Gargar (d. 1585×1587)[nb 5]
- Gregorius Behnam of Arbo (1590–1614)[12]
- Abd al-Azal (1640)[5]
- Gregorius Abdal Jaleel (1664–1671)[13]
- Gregorius Simon II (1679–1692)[14]
- Gregorius Simon III of Salah (1693–1719)[15]
- Gregorius ‘Abd al-Ahad (1719–1731)[16]
- Gregorius Barsoum (1720–1727)[17]
- Gregorius Barsoum (1729–1737)[18]
- Gregorius Sani’a (1731–1737)[19]
- Gregorius Thomas (1737–1748)[20]
- Gregorius George (1748–1773)[21]
- Gregorius Bishara of Bitlis (1774–1789)[nb 6]
- Athanasius Jacob (1785–1797)[23]
- Dionysius Jacob (1798)[5]
- Cyril ‘Abd al-Ahad (1799–1840)[23]
- Deputy: Gregorius Jacob (?–1847)[24]
- Deputy: Athanasius Yuhanna (1850–1864)[25]
- Gregorius Abded Sattuf (1872–1880)[26]
- George Kassab of Sadad (d. 1896)[27]
- Iyawannis Elias (1896–1908)[28]
- Gregorius Ephrem (1909–?)[29]
- Athanasius Yeshue Samuel (1946–1957)
- Dionysius Behnan Jijjawi (1957–1996)
- Sewerus Malki Mourad (1996–2018)
- Gabriel Dahho (2019–2022)[30][31]
- Patriarchal delegate: Anthimos Jack Yakoub (2022–present)[32]
References
Notes
- ^ Barsoum places Timothy II's episcopate in c. 1080.[5]
- ^ Barsoum places Ignatius IV Romanus' episcopate in 1139–1183.[6]
- ^ Barsoum places Ignatius V Sahdo's episcopate from 1193 to his death in the first decade of the 13th century.[7]
- ^ Gregorius Joseph al-Gurji was metropolitan bishop of Jerusalem, Homs, Damascus, Tripoli, and Mardin for a time.[9]
- ^ John of Gargar was metropolitan bishop of Jerusalem and Tripoli.[11]
- ^ Bishara of Bitlis was metropolitan bishop of Jerusalem and Amida from 1774 to 1783.[22]
Citations
- ^ Kiraz & Van Rompay (2011).
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 41.
- ^ Palmer (1991), p. 27.
- ^ List drawn from Chabot 1905, p. 493 and Palmer 1991, pp. 36–37.
- ^ a b c Barsoum (2009b), p. 2.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 442.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 449.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 58.
- ^ a b Barsoum (2003), pp. 511–512.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 80.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 156.
- ^ Barsoum 2008, p. 58; Barsoum 2003, p. 21.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 96.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), pp. 4, 15.
- ^ Barsoum 2008, p. 77; Barsoum 2009a, p. 4.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 25.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 16.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 29.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 37.
- ^ Ignatius Jacob III (2008), p. 216.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), pp. 42–49.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 121.
- ^ a b Barsoum (2008), p. 59.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), pp. 41, 50.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 60.
- ^ Kiraz (2011).
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 22.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 42.
- ^ Barsoum (2009a), p. 43.
- ^ "Consecration of Archbishop Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem". Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "WCC mourns passing of Archbishop Mor Gabriel Dahho". World Council of Churches. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Two Patriarchal Delegates appointed by Syriac Orthodox Church to Holeb Archdiocese and Jerusalem, Jordan, and Holy Lands Archdiocese". Syriac Press. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
Bibliography
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- Barsoum, Aphrem (2008). History of the Za'faran Monastery. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2009a). History of the Syriac Dioceses. Vol. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2009b). The Collected Historical Essays of Aphram I Barsoum. Vol. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- Chabot, Jean-Baptiste, ed. (1905). Chronique de Michel le Syrien. Vol. III. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
- Ignatius Jacob III (2008). History of the Monastery of Saint Matthew in Mosul. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- John of Würzburg (1890). Description of the Holy Land. Translated by Aubrey Stewart. London: Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society.
- Kiraz, George A. (2011). "ʿAbdullāh II Saṭṭūf". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Gorgias Press, electronic edition by Beth Mardutho. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- Kiraz, George A.; Van Rompay, Lucas (2011). "Jerusalem". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Gorgias Press, electronic edition by Beth Mardutho. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Palmer, Andrew (1991). "The History of the Syrian Orthodox in Jerusalem". Oriens Christianus. 75: 16–43.
- Palmer, Andrew (1992). "The History of the Syrian Orthodox in Jerusalem, Part II: Queen Melisende and the Jacobite Estates". Oriens Christianus. 76: 74–94.