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of Jerusalem</b>, officially <b>patriarch of Jerusalem</b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Πατριάρχης Ιεροσολύμων</span>; <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">بطريرك القدس</span>; <a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">פטריארך ירושלים</span>), is the head <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">bishop</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem</a>, ranking fourth of nine <a href="/wiki/Patriarch" title="Patriarch">patriarchs</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox Church</a>. Since 2005, the Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem has been <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem" title="Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem">Theophilos III</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Patriarch" title="Patriarch">patriarch</a> is styled "Patriarch of the Holy City of <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a> and all <a href="/wiki/Holy_Land" title="Holy Land">Holy Land</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syria_(region)" title="Syria (region)">Syria</a>, beyond the <a href="/wiki/Jordan_River" title="Jordan River">Jordan River</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cana" title="Cana">Cana</a> of <a href="/wiki/Galilee" title="Galilee">Galilee</a>, and Holy <a href="/wiki/Zion" title="Zion">Zion</a>." The patriarch is the head of the <a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre" title="Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre">Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre</a>, and the religious leader of about 130,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians in the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Land" title="Holy Land">Holy Land</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-cnewa_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnewa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most of them <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Christians" title="Palestinian Christians">Palestinian</a> <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Israel" title="Christianity in Israel">Christians in Israel</a> and Palestine. </p><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%"><div class="fn org" style="display:inline;font-size: 125%"></div><div style="display:inline;font-size: 125%">Greek Orthodox Patriarch of <a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 95%; line-height: 110%; background-color: #9b0989; color: white;">Archbishopric</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 95%; line-height: 110%; color: white; background-color: #858585;">Eastern Orthodox</th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom: 0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG/220px-Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG/330px-Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG/440px-Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem_Senate_of_Poland_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1586" data-file-height="2161"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Incumbent:<br><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem" title="Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem">Patriarch Theophilos III</a></b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(manner_of_address)" class="mw-redirect" title="Style (manner of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">His Most Godly Beatitude</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FADA5E; color:inherit;">Information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_the_Just" class="mw-redirect" title="James the Just">James the Just</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">33 (founded);<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 531 (granted title of patriarch)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cathedral</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre" title="Church of the Holy Sepulchre">Church of the Holy Sepulchre</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FADA5E; 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.sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style> <p>The patriarchate traces its line of succession to the first Christian bishops of Jerusalem, the first being <a href="/wiki/James_the_Just" class="mw-redirect" title="James the Just">James the Just</a> in the 1st century AD. Jerusalem was granted <a href="/wiki/Autocephaly" title="Autocephaly">autocephaly</a> in 451 by the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon" title="Council of Chalcedon">Council of Chalcedon</a> and in 531 became one of the initial five <a href="/wiki/Patriarch" title="Patriarch">patriarchates</a>. </p><p>On the importance of <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_in_Christianity" title="Jerusalem in Christianity">Jerusalem in Christianity</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia" title="Catholic Encyclopedia">Catholic Encyclopedia</a></i> reads: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>During the first Christian centuries the church at this place (referring to the <a href="/wiki/Cenacle" title="Cenacle">cenacle</a>) was the centre of <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Christianity in Jerusalem">Christianity in Jerusalem</a>, "Holy and glorious Sion, mother of all churches". Certainly no spot in Christendom can be more venerable than the place of the Last Supper, which became the first Christian church.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Current_position"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Current position</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#List_of_patriarchs"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">List of patriarchs</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Resident_in_Jerusalem_(451%E2%80%931099)"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Resident in Jerusalem (451–1099)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#In_exile_(1099%E2%80%931187)"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">In exile (1099–1187)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Resident_in_Jerusalem_(from_1187)"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Resident in Jerusalem (from 1187)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Hierarchy_of_the_throne"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Hierarchy of the throne</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Sources"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Sources</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Early_centers_of_Christianity#Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Early centers of Christianity">Early centers of Christianity § Jerusalem</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostolic Age">Apostolic Age</a> the Christian Church was organized as an indefinite number of local Churches that in the initial years looked to that at Jerusalem as its main centre and point of reference. <a href="/wiki/James_the_Just" class="mw-redirect" title="James the Just">James the Just</a>, who was martyred around 62, is described as the first bishop of Jerusalem. Roman persecutions following the <a href="/wiki/Jewish%E2%80%93Roman_wars" title="Jewish–Roman wars">Jewish revolts against Rome</a> in the later 1st and 2nd centuries also affected the city's Christian community, and led to Jerusalem gradually being eclipsed in prominence by other sees, particularly those of <a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople" title="Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople">Constantinople</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patriarchate_of_Antioch" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarchate of Antioch">Antioch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patriarchate_of_Alexandria" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarchate of Alexandria">Alexandria</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Rome</a>. However, increased <a href="/wiki/Christian_pilgrimage" title="Christian pilgrimage">pilgrimage</a> during and after the reign of <a href="/wiki/Constantine_the_Great" title="Constantine the Great">Constantine the Great</a> increased the fortunes of the see of Jerusalem, and in 325 the <a href="/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea" title="First Council of Nicaea">First Council of Nicaea</a> attributed special honor, but not <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_bishop" title="Metropolitan bishop">metropolitan</a> status (then the highest rank in the Church), to the bishop of Jerusalem.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jerusalem continued to be a bishopric until 451, when the <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon" title="Council of Chalcedon">Council of Chalcedon</a> granted Jerusalem independence from the <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_of_Antioch" title="Patriarch of Antioch">metropolitan of Antioch</a> and from any other higher-ranking bishop, granted what is now known as <a href="/wiki/Autocephaly" title="Autocephaly">autocephaly</a>, in the council's seventh session whose "Decree on the Jurisdiction of Jerusalem and Antioch" contains: "the bishop of Jerusalem, or rather the most holy Church which is under him, shall have under his own power the three Palestines".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to Jerusalem becoming a <a href="/wiki/Patriarch" title="Patriarch">patriarchate</a>, one of the five patriarchates known as the <a href="/wiki/Pentarchy" title="Pentarchy">pentarchy</a>, when the title of "patriarch" was created in 531 by <a href="/wiki/Justinian_I" title="Justinian I">Justinian I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/East-West_Schism" class="mw-redirect" title="East-West Schism">Great Schism</a> took place in 1054 the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the other three Eastern Patriarchs formed the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox Church</a>, and the Patriarch of Rome (i.e. the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a>) formed the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1099 the <a href="/wiki/First_Crusade" title="First Crusade">Crusaders</a> appointed a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem">Latin patriarch</a>. As a result, the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs lived in exile in <a href="/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a> until 1187. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Current_position">Current position</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current position" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg/200px-Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="268" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2566" data-file-height="3442"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 268px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg/200px-Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg" data-width="200" data-height="268" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg/300px-Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg/400px-Grabeskirche_Jerusalem.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre" title="Church of the Holy Sepulchre">Church of the Holy Sepulchre</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Today, the headquarters of the patriarchate is the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre" title="Church of the Holy Sepulchre">Church of the Holy Sepulchre</a> in Jerusalem. </p><p>The number of Eastern Orthodox Christians in the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Land" title="Holy Land">Holy Land</a> is estimated to be about 200,000. A majority of Church members are <a href="/wiki/Palestinians" title="Palestinians">Palestinian</a> <a href="/wiki/Arabs" title="Arabs">Arabs</a>, and there are also a small number of <a href="/wiki/Assyrian_people" title="Assyrian people">Assyrians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greeks" title="Greeks">Greeks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Georgians" title="Georgians">Georgians</a>. </p><p>In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Irenaios" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Irenaios">Patriarch Irenaios</a> was deposed by the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Synod_of_Jerusalem" title="Holy Synod of Jerusalem">Holy Synod of Jerusalem</a> after being accused of involvement in the sale of church land in <a href="/wiki/East_Jerusalem" title="East Jerusalem">East Jerusalem</a> to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> investors. A special Pan-Orthodox <a href="/wiki/Synod" title="Synod">Synod</a> was convened in <a href="/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a> (<a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>) to review the decision of the Holy Synod of Jerusalem. The Pan-Orthodox Synod under the presidency of the <a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople" title="Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople">Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople</a> <a href="/wiki/Bartholomew_I_of_Constantinople" class="mw-redirect" title="Bartholomew I of Constantinople">Bartholomew I</a>, overwhelmingly confirmed the decision of the <a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre" title="Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre">Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre</a> and struck Irenaios' name from the <a href="/wiki/Diptych" title="Diptych">diptychs</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_(Rodousakis)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cornelius (Rodousakis)">Metropolitan Cornelius</a> of Petra was chosen to serve as <a href="/wiki/Locum_tenens" class="mw-redirect" title="Locum tenens">locum tenens</a> pending the election of a replacement for Irenaios. On August 22, 2005, <a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem" title="Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem">Theophilos</a>, the former Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Tabor" title="Mount Tabor">Tabor</a>, was elected as the 141st Patriarch of Jerusalem. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="List_of_patriarchs">List of patriarchs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of patriarchs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the earlier bishops of Jerusalem, see <a href="/wiki/Early_bishops_of_Jerusalem" title="Early bishops of Jerusalem">Early bishops of Jerusalem</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resident_in_Jerusalem_(451–1099)"><span id="Resident_in_Jerusalem_.28451.E2.80.931099.29"></span>Resident in Jerusalem (451–1099)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Resident in Jerusalem (451–1099)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon" title="Council of Chalcedon">Council of Chalcedon</a> in 451 raised the bishop of Jerusalem to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Patriarch" title="Patriarch">patriarch</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Pentarchy" title="Pentarchy">Pentarchy</a>). However, <a href="/wiki/Byzantine" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine">Byzantine</a> politics meant that Jerusalem passed from the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Antioch to the <a href="/wiki/Phanariots" title="Phanariots">Greek</a> authorities in Constantinople. For centuries, Eastern Orthodox clergy, such as the <a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre" title="Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre">Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre</a>, dominated the Jerusalem church. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Juvenal_of_Jerusalem" title="Juvenal of Jerusalem">Juvenal</a> (451–458); <a href="/wiki/Theodosius_of_Jerusalem_(died_457)" title="Theodosius of Jerusalem (died 457)">Theodosius</a> was the anti-Chalcedonian counter-bishop (451–453), in opposition to Juvenal.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anastasius_of_Jerusalem" title="Anastasius of Jerusalem">Anastasius I</a> (458–478)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martyrius_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Martyrius of Jerusalem">Martyrius</a> (478–486)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sallustius_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sallustius of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Sallustius</a> (486–494)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Elias I of Jerusalem">Elias I</a> (494–516)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_III_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="John III of Jerusalem">John III</a> (516–524)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_of_Jerusalem" title="Peter of Jerusalem">Peter</a> (524–544)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macarius_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Macarius II of Jerusalem">Macarius II</a> (544–552, 564–575)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eustochius_of_Jerusalem" title="Eustochius of Jerusalem">Eustochius</a> (552–564)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_IV_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John IV of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">John IV</a> (575–594)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_of_Jerusalem" title="Amos of Jerusalem">Amos</a> (594–601)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Isaac_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isaac of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Isaac</a> (601–609)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zacharias_of_Jerusalem" title="Zacharias of Jerusalem">Zacharias</a> (609–632)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modestus_of_Jerusalem" title="Modestus of Jerusalem">Modestus</a> (632–634)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophronius_of_Jerusalem" title="Sophronius of Jerusalem">Sophronius I</a> (634–638) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (638–681?/692) <ul><li>Patriarchal Vicar <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_of_Dora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephen of Dora (page does not exist)">Stephen of Dora</a> assisted by <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_of_Philadelphia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John of Philadelphia (page does not exist)">John of Philadelphia</a> (after 649–?)</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anastasius_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Anastasius II of Jerusalem">Anastasius II</a> (681?/692–706)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_V_of_Jerusalem" title="John V of Jerusalem">John V</a> (706–735)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_of_Jerusalem" title="Theodore of Jerusalem">Theodore</a> (745–770)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Elias II of Jerusalem">Elias II</a> (770–797)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_of_Jerusalem" title="George of Jerusalem">George</a> (797–807)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Thomas I of Jerusalem">Thomas I</a> (807–820)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basileus_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Basileus of Jerusalem">Basileus</a> (820–838)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_VI_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John VI of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">John VI</a> (838–842)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergius_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sergius I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Sergius I</a> (842–844) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (844–855)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solomon_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solomon of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Solomon</a> (855–860) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (860–862)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodosius_of_Jerusalem_(died_879)" title="Theodosius of Jerusalem (died 879)">Theodosius</a> (862–878)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_III_of_Jerusalem" title="Elias III of Jerusalem">Elias III</a> (878–907)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sergius_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sergius II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Sergius II</a> (908–911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leontius_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Leontius I of Jerusalem">Leontius I</a> (912–929)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athanasius_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Athanasius I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Athanasius I</a> (929–937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christodulus_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Christodulus I of Jerusalem">Christodolus</a> (937–950)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agathon_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agathon of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Agathon</a> (950–964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_VII_of_Jerusalem" title="John VII of Jerusalem">John VII</a> (964–966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christodolus_II_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Christodolus II of Jerusalem">Christodolus II</a> (966–969)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Thomas II</a> (969–978) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (978–980)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Joseph II of Jerusalem">Joseph II</a> (980–983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orestes_of_Jerusalem" title="Orestes of Jerusalem">Orestes</a> (983–1005) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1005–1012)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theophilus_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Theophilus I of Jerusalem">Theophilus I</a> (1012–1020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicephorus_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Nicephorus I of Jerusalem">Nicephorus I</a> (1020–1048)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joannichius_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joannichius of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Joannichius</a> (1048–???)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sophronius_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sophronius II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Sophronius II</a> (???–1084)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Euthemius_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Euthemius I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Euthemius I</a> (1084)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simeon_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Simeon II of Jerusalem">Simeon II</a> (1084–1106)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_exile_(1099–1187)"><span id="In_exile_.281099.E2.80.931187.29"></span>In exile (1099–1187)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In exile (1099–1187)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>As a result of the <a href="/wiki/First_Crusade" title="First Crusade">First Crusade</a> in 1099, a <a href="/wiki/Latin_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Latin Patriarchate</a> was created, with residence in Jerusalem from 1099 to 1187. Eastern Orthodox patriarchs continued to be appointed, but resided in Constantinople. </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Savvas_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Savvas of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Savvas</a> (1106–11??)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_VIII_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John VIII of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">John VIII</a> (11??–11??)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nicolas of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Nicolas</a> (11??–11??)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_IX_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John IX of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">John IX</a> (1156–1166)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nicephorus_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nicephorus II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Nicephorus II</a> (1166–1170)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leontius_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Leontius II of Jerusalem">Leontius II</a> (1170–1190)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Overlaps with Dositheos I. 2 different seats maybe? (December 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resident_in_Jerusalem_(from_1187)"><span id="Resident_in_Jerusalem_.28from_1187.29"></span>Resident in Jerusalem (from 1187)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Resident in Jerusalem (from 1187)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In 1187, the Latin patriarch was forced to flee the city of Jerusalem due to the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1187)" title="Siege of Jerusalem (1187)">Muslim reconquest of Jerusalem</a>. The office remained and appointments continued to be made by the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a>, with the Latin patriarch residing in the Frankish-controlled Levant until 1374, and subsequently in Rome until modern times. The Eastern Orthodox patriarchs at this period were. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dositheus_of_Constantinople" title="Dositheus of Constantinople">Dositheos I</a> (1187–1189; 1191-?)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="Overlaps with Leontius II. 2 different seats maybe? (December 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marcus_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marcus II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Marcus II</a> (1191?–?) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (?–1223)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Euthemius_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Euthemius II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Euthemius II</a> (1223)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athanasius_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Athanasius II of Jerusalem">Athanasius II</a> (ca. 1231–1244)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sophronius_III_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sophronius III of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Sophronius III</a> (1236–?)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gregory_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gregory I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Gregory I</a> (?–1298)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thaddaeus_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thaddaeus of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Thaddaeus</a> (1298) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1298–1313)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athanasius_III_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Athanasius III of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Athanasius III</a> (1313–1314) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1314–1322)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gregory_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gregory II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Gregory II</a> (1322) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1322–1334)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lazarus_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lazarus of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Lazarus</a> (1334–1368) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1368–1376)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorotheus_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dorotheus I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Dorotheus I</a> (1376–1417)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Theophilus_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Theophilus II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Theophilus II</a> (1417–1424)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Theophanes_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Theophanes I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Theophanes I</a> (1424–1431)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joachim_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joachim of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Joachim</a> (1431–?) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (?–1450)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Theophanes_II_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Theophanes II of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Theophanes II</a> (1450) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1450–1452)</li></ul></li> <li>Athanasius IV (1452–???) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (?–1460)</li></ul></li> <li>Jacob II (1460) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1460–1468)</li></ul></li> <li>Abraham I (1468)</li> <li>Gregory III (1468–1493) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1493–1503)</li></ul></li> <li>Marcus III (1503) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1503–1505)</li></ul></li> <li>Dorotheus II (1505–1537)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germanus_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germanus of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Germanus</a> (1537–1579)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sophronius_IV_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sophronius IV of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Sophronius IV</a> (1579–1608)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theophanes_III_of_Jerusalem" title="Theophanes III of Jerusalem">Theophanes III</a> (1608–1644)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patriarch_Paisius_I_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patriarch Paisius I of Jerusalem (page does not exist)">Paiseus</a> (1645–1660)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Nectarius_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Nectarius of Jerusalem">Nectarius I</a> (1660–1669)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Dositheos_II_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem">Dositheos II</a> (1669–1707)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chrysanthus_of_Jerusalem" title="Chrysanthus of Jerusalem">Chrysanthus</a> (1707–1731)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meletius_of_Jerusalem" title="Meletius of Jerusalem">Meletius</a> (1731–1737)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parthenius_of_Jerusalem" title="Parthenius of Jerusalem">Parthenius</a> (1737–1766)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ephram_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Ephram II">Ephram II</a> (1766–1771)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophronius_V_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Sophronius V of Jerusalem">Sophronius V</a> (1771–1775)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_II_of_Jerusalem" title="Abraham II of Jerusalem">Abraham II</a> (1775–1787)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procopius_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Procopius I">Procopius I</a> (1787–1788)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Anthemus_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Anthemus of Jerusalem">Anthemus</a> (1788–1808)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polycarpus_of_Jerusalem" title="Polycarpus of Jerusalem">Polycarpus</a> (1808–1827)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athanasius_V_of_Jerusalem" title="Athanasius V of Jerusalem">Athanasius V</a> (1827–1845)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Cyril_II_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Cyril II of Jerusalem">Cyril II</a> (1845–1872)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procopius_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Procopius II">Procopius II</a> (1872–1875)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hierotheus_of_Jerusalem" title="Hierotheus of Jerusalem">Hierotheus</a> (1875–1882)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicodemus_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Nicodemus I of Jerusalem">Nicodemus I</a> (1883–1890)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerasimus_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Gerasimus I of Jerusalem">Gerasimus I</a> (1891–1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damian_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Damian I of Jerusalem">Damian I</a> (1897–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timotheus_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Timotheus I of Jerusalem">Timotheus I</a> (1935–1955) <ul><li><i>vacant</i> (1955–1957)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benedict_I_of_Jerusalem" title="Benedict I of Jerusalem">Benedict I</a> (1957–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Diodoros_of_Jerusalem" title="Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem">Diodoros I</a> (1980–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Irenaios" class="mw-redirect" title="Patriarch Irenaios">Irenaios I</a> (2001–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarch_Theophilos_III_of_Jerusalem" title="Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem">Theophilos III</a> (2005–present)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Hierarchy_of_the_throne">Hierarchy of the throne</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hierarchy of the throne" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-weight: normal; background-color: plum;"><span style="font-size:80%">Styles of</span><br><b><span class="fn">The Patriarch</span></b></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(manner_of_address)" class="mw-redirect" title="Style (manner of address)">Reference style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">His Most Godly Beatitude</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spoken style</th><td class="infobox-data">Your Beatitude</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religious style</th><td class="infobox-data">Patriarch</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Posthumous style</th><td class="infobox-data">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Caesarea_Maritima" title="Caesarea Maritima">Caesarea</a> : Vasilios (Christos Blatsos)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Beit_She%27an" title="Beit She'an">Scythopolis</a> : Iakovos (George Kapenekas)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Petra" title="Petra">Petra</a> : Cornelios (Emmanuel Rodousakis)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Akko" class="mw-redirect" title="Akko">Ptolemais</a> : Palladios (Vasilios Antoniou)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Nazareth" title="Nazareth">Nazareth</a> : Kyriakos (Andreas Georgopetris)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Nablus" title="Nablus">Neapolis</a> : Amvrosios (Nikolaos Antonopoulos)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Capitolias" title="Capitolias">Capitolias</a> : Isyhios (Elias Condogiannis)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Bozrah" class="mw-redirect" title="Bozrah">Botsra</a> : Timotheos (Theodoros Margaritis)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Bayt_Jibrin" title="Bayt Jibrin">Eleutheropolis</a> : Christodoulos (Christos Saridakis)</li> <li>Metropolitan of <a href="/wiki/Amman" title="Amman">Philadelphia</a> : Benediktos (George Tsekouras)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Gerasa" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerasa">Gerasa</a> : Theophanis (Theodosios Hasapakis)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Tiberias" title="Tiberias">Tiberias</a> : Alexios (Alexios Moschonas)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Abila_(Peraea)" title="Abila (Peraea)">Abila</a> : Dorotheos (Demetrios Leovaris)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Jaffa" title="Jaffa">Joppa</a> : Damaskinos (Anastasios Gaganiaras)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Constantina" title="Constantina">Constantina</a> : Aristarchos (Antonios Peristeris)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Thabor" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Thabor">Mount Thabor</a> : Methodios (Nikolaos Liveris)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> : Theophylactos (Theodosios Georgiadis)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Sebastia,_Nablus" title="Sebastia, Nablus">Sebastia</a> : <a href="/wiki/Theodosios_(Hanna)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theodosios (Hanna)">Theodosios</a> (Nizar Hanna)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Askalon" class="mw-redirect" title="Askalon">Askalon</a> : Nicephoros (Nikolaos Baltadgis)</li> <li>Archbishop of <a href="/wiki/Diocaesarea" class="mw-redirect" title="Diocaesarea">Diocaesarea</a> : Vacant</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_Bishop_in_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem">Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Christians" title="Palestinian Christians">Palestinian Christians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Israel" title="Christianity in Israel">Christianity in Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Jerusalem_Society" title="Pro-Jerusalem Society">Pro-Jerusalem Society</a> (1918–1926) – the Patriarch was a member of its leading Council</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Jerusalem" title="Timeline of Jerusalem">Timeline of Jerusalem</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Greek_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Jerusalem&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <style 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