KOSMAS III (1736-1746)
He was a highly educated man of the Church. He served as Metropolitan of Pisidia and was elected Patriarch of Alexandria by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
KOSMAS II (1723-1736)
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SAMUEL KAPASOULIS (1710-1723)
He succeeded Patriarch Gerasimos II of Alexandria, and was faced with the problem of the parallel election of another Patriarch of Alexandria, Kosmas of Klavdiopolis, by the Ecumenical Patriachate, who also received a Sultan’s notice in support of the latter. Two years later the new ...
GERASIMOS II PALLADAS (1688-1710)
He was distinguished for his preaching, having written a great number of homilies. He was accused of innovation during the Divine Liturgy, at the point of the sanctification of the Precious Gifts, which brought on a reaction from the Ecumenical ...
PARTHENIOS I (1678-1688)
He served as Metropolitan of Nazareth under the name Prochoros. Following the resignation of the Patriarch Paisios of Alexandria he was elected Patriarch and received the name Parthenios. He visited Moldavia and Vlachia to look for money, having been convinced by the Arab ...
PAISIOS (1657-1677)
He went to Moscow following an invitation by Tsar Alexios (1645-1670), in order to participate in a Synod which condemned Patriarch Nikon of Moscow for violating his duties. He secured significant financial assistance for the Patriarchate of Alexandria from the Tsar. ...
IOANNIKIOS (1645-1657)
During his tenure as Patriarch the tensions regarding the Sinai Dependency of Cairo continued and required the intervention of Sultan Mohammed IV (1648-1687) in support of the Sinai monks. Patriarch Ioannikios fell asleep on 15th September 1657 from the plague.
NIKIPHOROS (1639-1645)
During his tenure as Patriarch, more friction arose with the Hierarchs of Sinai, who continued to perform religious ceremonies at the Sinai Dependency of Cairo, without the essential permission of the Patriarch of Alexandria. When Nikiphoros was away in Moldovlachia they attained the relative ...
MITROPHANES KRITIKOPOULOS (1636-1639)
His activities were mainly expressed through his letters and were about the Orthodox Church in general.
GERASIMOS I SPARTALIOTES (1620-1636)
He was distinguished for his great education. He participated in the general Church issues of the 17th century, collaborating with Kyrillos Loukaris, Patriarch of Constantinople.
KYRILLOS III LOUKARIS (1601-1620)
He co-authored many letters, homilies and theological essays. At a local Synod in Cairo , he condemned the Latin propaganda against the Christians of Egypt. He approached the Protestant Christians of the West, in order to restrain the ...
MELETIOS PIGAS (1590-1601)
He was the Chancellor of the Patriarchate of Alexandria during the Patriarchal tenure of Sylvester, his predecessor, whom he succeeded to the Patriarchal Throne. He faced overwhelming financial debts of the Church to the Sultan. He also stood ...
SYLVESTER (1569-1590)
He came from Crete . During his tenure, the Church of Alexandria enjoyed prosperity.
JOACHIM I PANY (1487-1567)
A virtuous and wise man of the church. He was elected Patriarch of Alexandria when he was 38 years old. When Egypt was occupied by the Turk Sultan Selim I (1512-1520), Father Joachim received a guarantee securing all Patriarchal ...
GREGORY V (1484-1486)
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MARK VI (1459-1484)
He condemned the unity of the Churches and in 1467 he sent two monks to Crete to enlighten the locals against Latin propaganda.
PHILOTHEUS (1435-1459)
He rejected the unifying Synod of Florence (1439). He participated in the Synod of Jerusalem (1443) which condemned the unity of Churches as false and invalid.
MARK V (1425-1435)
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ATHANASIUS III (1417-1425)
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NICHOLAS IV (1412-1417)
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