List of archbishops of Cyprus
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Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus | |
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| Archbishopric | |
| Eastern Orthodox | |
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| Incumbent: George III since 24 December 2022 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Information | |
| Established | 1st century (ancient) 1571 (modern) |
| Website | |
| churchofcyprus | |
The Archbishop of Cyprus (officially the Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus) is the head of the Church of Cyprus. The incumbent Archbishop is George of Cyprus since 2023.[1][2]
History
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According to tradition, the Church of Cyprus was founded by St. Barnabas in 45 AD. The archdiocese of Cyprus has been an autocephalous episcopal see since 30 July 431 when it was declared by the Council of Ephesus. This means that the Archbishop does not report to any higher member of the Church. Its autocephaly was abolished in 1260 but restored in 1571.
Archbishops of Cyprus
[edit]First Autocephalous Period (45–1260)
[edit]- Gelasios I (325)
St. Epiphanios I - Stavrinos I (403)
- Troilos (431)
- Reginos (431)
- Olympios I (449)
- Stavrinos II (457)
- Anthemios (470)
- Olympios II (During the reign of Justinian)
- Philoxenos (During the reign of Justinian)
- Damianos (During the reign of Justinian)
- Sophronios I (During the reign of Justinian)
- Gregorios (During the reign of Justinian)
- Arkadios (During the reign of Justinian)
- Theophanes I
- Plutarch (620)
- Arkadios II (630)
- Serghios (643)
- Epiphanios II (681)
- John I (691)
- Georgios I (750)
- Constantine (783)
- Akakios (after 787)[3]
- Gelasios II (after 787 and likely successor of Akakios)[4]
- Theophanes II (early 9th century and likely successor of Gelasios Ii)[5]
- John II (early 9th century and likely successor of Theophanes II and predecessor either of Barnabas or Epiphanios III)[6]
- Epiphanios III (890)
- Vasilios
- Nikolaos, later Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- John III (1151)
- Barnabas II (1175)
- Sophronios II (1191)
- Isaias (1209)
- Neophytos I (1222)
- Georgios II (1254)
- Germanos I (1260)
Non-Autocephalous Period (1260–1571)
[edit]During the Lusignan and later Venetian rule from 1260–1571, the Church of Cyprus ceased to be autocephalous and came under the direct rule of the Papacy; its fourteen dioceses were reduced to four until after the Ottoman conquest in 1571, when the Ottomans, for expedient administrative reasons, restored to the Orthodox Church of Cyprus all its previous privileges and rights.
Second Autocephalous Period (1571–present)
[edit]| Image | Name | Term began | Term ended |
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| Timotheos | 1572 | 1580 | |
| Lavrentios | 1580 | 1592 | |
| Neophytos II | 1592 | 1592 | |
| Athanasios I | 1592 | 1600 | |
| Veniamin | 1600 | 1606 | |
| Christodoulos I | 1606 | 1641 | |
| Nikephorus | 1641 | 1674 | |
| Ilarion Kigalas | 1674 | 1682 | |
| Christodoulos II | 1682 | 1691 | |
| Iacovos I | 1691 | 1695 | |
| Germanos II | 1695 | 1705 | |
| Athanasios II, later Patriarch of Antioch | 1705 | 1709 | |
| Iacovos II | 1709 | 1718 | |
| Silvestros | 1718 | 1734 | |
| Philotheos | 1734 | 1759 | |
| Paissios | 1759 | 1767 | |
| Chrysanthos | 1767 | 1810 | |
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Kyprianos | 1810 | 1821 |
| Ioakim | 1821 | 1824 | |
| Damaskinos | 1824 | 1827 | |
| Panaretos | 1827 | 1840 | |
| Ioannikos | 1840 | 1849 | |
| Kyrillos I | 1849 | 1854 | |
| Makarios I | 1854 | 1865 | |
| Sophronios III | 1865 | 1909 | |
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Kyrillos II | 1909 | 1916 |
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Kyrillos III | 1916 | 1947 |
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Leontios | 1947 | 1947 |
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Makarios II | 1947 | 1950 |
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Makarios III, first President of the Republic of Cyprus | 1950 | 1977 |
| Chrysostomos I | 1977 | 2006 | |
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Chrysostomos II | 2006 | 2022 |
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George III | 2022 | incumbent |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Solutions, BDigital Web. "Cyprus' new pro-west archbishop enthroned". knews.com.cy. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ "Archbishop George of Cyprus Speaks Exclusively to "The National Herald" on the Dethroned Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos – Orthodox Christian Laity". ocl.org. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ PmbZ, Akakios (#157/corr.).
- ^ PmbZ, Gelasios (#1945/corr.).
- ^ PmbZ, Theophanes II. (von Zypern) (#8134).
- ^ PmbZ, Ioannes II. (#3254).
Sources
[edit]| Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; Ludwig, Claudia; Pratsch, Thomas; Zielke, Beate (2013). Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt (in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter.