Patriarchal Succession | United Roman-Ruthenian Church

The Patriarchal Succession of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church derives principally from the Russian Orthodox Patriarchs of Moscow, the Syrian Patriarchs of Babylon, the Orthodox Patriarchs of America (Russian derivative), the Greek Patriarchs of Jerusalem, and the Western Patriarchate of Rome. The Patriarchal succession, while largely focused on office, regularly intertwines with the Church's Apostolic Succession. See also the Church's statement on canonical status and the temporal succession of the Church.

The patriarchate of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church, known as the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, and its patriarchal office, known as the Pope-Catholicos of Rome-Ruthenia (one of the titles of the Prince-Bishop), are not new, but a continuing derivative of the principal patriarchal successors and part of the one original Church. The United Roman-Ruthenian Church celebrates, maintains, and preserves its heritage, but makes no claim to leadership of any other patriarchal throne.

His Holiness Radislav I is 265th successor to St. Peter the Apostle in Apostolic Orthodox Latin Succession as Roman-Ruthenian Pope.

RUSSIAN PATRIARCHS AND METROPOLITANS OF MOSCOW

St. Mikhail I (988-991)

Leontii I (992-1007)

Ivan I (1008-1035)

Feopemt (1035-1049)

Kirill I (1050)

Hilarion (1051-1054)

Efrem I (1055)

Grigorii II (1067-1077)

Ivan II (1077-1089)

Ivan III (1089-1091)

Efrem II (1092-1097)

Nikolai (1097-1102)

Nikifor I (1103-1121)

Nikita (1122-1126)

Mikhail II (1129-1145)

Kliment Smolyatich (1147-1154)

St. Konstantin I (1155-1158)

Feodor (1161-1163)

Ivan IV (1164-1166)

Konstantin II (1167-1177)

Nikifor II (1182-1198)

Dionisii I (1205)

vacant (1205-1209)

Matfei (1209-1220)

vacant (1220-1224)

Kirill II (1224-1233)

Iosif I (1237- ?)

Kirill III (1243-1281)

vacant (1281-1283)

Maximus (1283-1305)

Historical depiction associated with St. Peter, Metropolitan of Kiev

St. Peter (in Moscow from 1318) (1304-1326)

St. Theognostus (1328-1353)

St. Alexis (I) (1354-1378)

St. Cyprian (1380-1385 d.1407)

Pimen (I) (1385-138?)

Dionysius (138?-1390)

St. Cyprian (restored) (1390-1407)

St. Photius (1408-1431)

Isidore the Apostate (1437-1441)

St. Jonas (1448-1461)

Theodosius (1461-1464)

Philip I (1464-1473)

Gerontius (1473-1489)

Zosimus (1490-1494)

Symeon (1495-1511)

Barlaam (1511-1521)

Daniel (1522-1539)

Joasaphus (1539-1542)

Macarius (1542-1563)

Athanasius (1564-1566)

St. Herman (Sadyrev-Polevoy) (1566)

St. Philip II (1566-1568)

Cyril (1568-1572)

Anthony (1572-1581)

Dionysius (1581-1587)

St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (1589-1605)

Ignatius (1605-1606)

St. Hermogenes (1606-1612)

Philaret (1619-1633)

Joasaphus I (1634-1640)

Joseph (1642-1652)

Nikon (1652-1658)*

Pitirim, Metropolitan of Krutitsy, Coadjutor (1658-1667)

Joasaphus II (1667-1672)

Pitirim of Krutitsy (as Patriarch) (1672-1673)

Joachim (1674-1690)

Adrian (1690-1700)

Stefan Yavorskiy, Metropolitan of Ryazan, Coadjutor (1700-1721)

Joseph, Metropolitan of Moscow (1742-1745)

Platon I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1745-1754)

Hilarion of Krutitsy (1754-1757)

Timotheus, Metropolitan of Moscow (1757-1767)

Ambrosius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1767-1771)

Samouel of Krutitsy, Metropolitan of Moscow (1771-1775)

Platon II, Metropolitan of Moscow (1775-1811)

Augustin, Metropolitan of Moscow (1811-1819)

Seraphim (Glagolevsky), Metropolitan of Moscow (1819-1821)

St. Philaret (Drozdov), Metropolitan of Moscow (1821-1867)

St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow (1868-1879)

Macarius I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1879-1882)

Joannicius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1882-1891)

Leontius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1891-1893)

Sergius (1893-1898)

St. Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), Metropolitan of Moscow (1898-1912)

Macarius (Nevskij), Metropolitan of Moscow (1912-1917)*

St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1917-1925)

Sergius, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1943-1944)*

*to the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, United Roman-Ruthenian Church in Apostolic Succession

St. Tikhon of Moscow (centre) blessing members of the 2nd Women's Battalion of Death in 1917 in the latter period of the Great War (World War I)

St. Tsar Nikolai II and Family, Passionbearers

SYRIAN PATRIARCHS OF ANTIOCH

Portrait associated with St. Peter the Apostle

1. St. Peter the Apostle

Succession continues

2. Evodius

Historical depiction associated with St. Ignatius of Antioch

3. Ignatius I, Martyr

4. Earon

5. Cornelius

6. Eados

Historical depiction associated with Theophilus of Antioch

7. Theophilus

8. Maximinus

9. Seraphim

10. Asclepiades, Martyr

11. Philip

12. Zebinus

Historical depiction associated with St. Babylas of Antioch

13. Babylos, Martyr

14. Fabius

15. Demetrius

16. Paul I

17. Domnus I

18. Tomotheus

19. Cyrilus

20. Tyrantus

21. Vitalius

22. Philogonius

Historical depiction associated with St. Eustathius of Antioch

23. Eustachius

24. Paulinus

25. Philabinus

26. Evagrinus

27. Phosphorius

28. Alexander

29. John I

30. Theodotus

31. Domnus II

32. Maximus

33. Accacius

34. Martyrius

35. Peter II

36. Philadius

Historical depiction associated with Severius the Great

37. Severius the Great

38. Sergius

39. Domnus III

40. Anastasius

41. Gregory I

42. Paul II

43. Patra

44. Domnus IV

45. Julianus

46. Athanasius I

47. Julianus II

48. Theodorus I

49. Severus

50. Athanasius II

51. Julianus II

52. Elias I

53. Athanasius III

54. Evanius I

55. Gervasius I

56. Joseph

57. Cyriacus

58. Dionysius I

59. John III

60. Ignatius II

61. Theodisius

62. Dionysius II

63. John IV

64. Basilius I

65. John V

66. Evanius II

67. Dionysius III

68. Abraham I

69. John VI

70. Athanasius IV

71. John VII

72. Dionysius IV

73. Theodorus II

74. Athanasius V

75. John VIII

76. Basilius II

77. Abdoone

78. Dionysius V

79. Evanius III

80. Dionysius VI

81. Athanasius VI

82. John IX

83. Athanasius VII

84. Michael I “The Great”

85. Athanasius VIII

86. Michael II

87. John X

88. Ignatius III

89. Dionysius VII

90. John XI

91. Ignatius IV

92. Philamus

93. Ignatius Beruhid

94. Ignatius Ismael

95. Ignatius Basilius III

96. Ignatius Abraham II

97. Ignatius Basilius IV

98. Ignatius Behanan I

99. Ignatius Kalojih

100. Ignatius John XII

101. Ignatius Noah

102. Ignatius Jesus I

103. Ignatius Jacob I

104. Ignatius David I

105. Ignatius Abdullah

106. Ignatius Neamathalak

107. Ignatius David II

108. Ignatius Philathus

109. Ignatius Abdullah II

110. Ignatius Cadhai

111. Ignatius Simeon

112. Ignatius Jesus II

113. Ignatius Amessiah

114. Ignatius Cabeed

115. Ignatius Gervasius II

116. Ignatius Isaac

117. Ignatius Siccarablak

118. Ignatius Gervasius III

119. Ignatius Gervasius IV

120. Ignatius Mathias

121. Ignatius Behanan II

122. Ignatius Jonas

123. Ignatius Gervasius V

124. Ignatius Elias II

125. Ignatius Jacob II

Portrait associated with Ignatius Peter III

126. Ignatius Peter III

*to the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, United Roman-Ruthenian Church in Apostolic Succession

SYRIAN UNIATE PATRIARCHS OF BABYLON

Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa (1553–1555)

Abdisho IV Maron (1555–1570)

Yahballaha IV (1572–1580)

Shimun IX Dinkha (1580–1600; reintroduced the hereditary succession)

Shimun X Eliyah (1600–1638)

Shimun XI Eshuyow (1638–1656)

Shimun XII Yoalaha (1656–1662)

Shimun XIII Dinkha (1662–1692; d. 1700)

Joseph I (1681–1696)

Joseph II Sliba Maruf (1696–1713)

Joseph III Timothy Maroge (1713–1757)

Joseph IV Lazare Hindi (1757–1780)

Joseph V Augustine Hindi (1780–1827; as patriarchal administrator)

Yohannan VIII Hormizd (1830–1838; beginning the Mosul Line)

Nicholas I Zaya (1839–1846)

Joseph VI Audo (1847–1878)

Eliya XIV Abulyonan (1878–1894)

Audishu V Khayyath (1894–1899) (Georges Ebed-Iesu)

Yousef VI Emmanuel II Thomas (1900–1946)*

*to the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, United Roman-Ruthenian Church in Apostolic Succession

PATRIARCHS OF AMERICA (Russian Orthodox Derivative)

See above in the line of Patriarchs and Metropolitans of Russia

Macarius (Nevskij), Metropolitan of Moscow (1912-1917)*

Portrait of Metropolitan Evdokim of Nizhny-Novgorod and the Aleutians

(Metropolitan Evdokim of Nizhny-Novgorod and the Aleutians; consecrator of St. Aftimios)*

St. Aftimios *

*to the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, United Roman-Ruthenian Church in Apostolic Succession

GREEK/BYZANTINE PATRIARCHS OF JERUSALEM

Juvenal (451–458)

Anastasius I (458–478)

Martyrius (478–486)

Sallustius (486–494)

Elias I (494–516)

John III (516–524)

Peter (524–544)

Macarius II (544–552, 564–575)

Eustochius (552–564)

John IV (575–594)

Amos (594–601)

Isaac (601–609)

Zacharias (609–632)

Modestus (632–634)

Sophronius I (634–638)

Anastasius II (681?/692–706)

John V (706–735)

Theodore (745–770)

Elias II (770–797)

George (797–807)

Thomas I (807–820)

Basileus (820–838)

John VI (838–842)

Sergius I (842–844)

Solomon (855–860)

Theodosius (862–878)

Elias III (878–907)

Sergius II (908–911)

Leontius I (912–929)

Athanasius I (929–937)

Christodolus (937–950)

Agathon (950–964)

John VII (964–966)

Christodolus II (966–969)

Thomas II (969–978)

Joseph II (980–983)

Orestes (983–1005)

Theophilus I (1012–1020)

Nicephorus I (1020–1048)

Joannichius (1048–???)

Sophronius II (???–1084)

Euthemius I (1084)

Simeon II (1084–1106)

Savvas (1106–11??)

John VIII

Nicolas

John IX (1156–1166)

Nicephorus II (1166–1170)

Leontius II (1170–1190)

Dositheos I (1187–1189; 1191-?)

Marcus II (1191–?)

Euthemius II (1223)

Athanasius II (ca. 1231–1244)

Sophronius III (1236–?)

Gregory I (?–1298)

Thaddaeus (1298)

Athanasius III (1313–1314)

Gregory II (1322)

Lazarus (1334–1368)

Dorotheus I (1376–1417)

Theophilus II (1417–1424)

Theophanes I (1424–1431)

Joachim (1431–?)

Theophanes II (1450)

Athanasius IV (1452–???)

Jacob II (1460)

Abraham I (1468)

Gregory III (1468–1493)

Marcus III (1503)

Dorotheus II (1505–1537)

Germanus (1537–1579)

Sophronius IV (1579–1608)

Theophanes III (1608–1644)

Paiseus (1645–1660)

Nectarius I (1660–1669)

Dositheos II (1669–1707)

Chrysanthus (1707–1731)

Meletius (1731–1737)

Parthenius (1737–1766)

Ephram II (1766–1771)

Sophronius V (1771–1775)

Abraham II (1775–1787)

Procopius I (1787–1788)

Anthemus (1788–1808)

Polycarpus (1808–1827)

Athanasius V (1827–1845)

Cyril II (1845–1872)

Procopius II (1872–1875)

Hierotheus (1875–1882)

Nicodemus I (1883–1890)

Gerasimus I (1891–1897)

Damian I (1897–1931)

*to the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, United Roman-Ruthenian Church in jurisdictional succession from St. Edwin Caudill

ROMAN PATRIARCHS OF THE WEST

St. Peter the Apostle

Succession continues

St. Leo X (1513-21)

Adrian VI (1522-23)

Clement VII (1523-34)

Paul III (1534-49)

Julius III (1550-55)

Marcellus II (1555)

Paul IV (1555-59)

Pius IV (1559-65)

St. Pius V (1566-72)

Gregory XIII (1572-85)

Sixtus V (1585-90)

Urban VII (1590)

Gregory XIV (1590-91)

Innocent IX (1591)

Clement VIII (1592-1605)

Leo XI (1605)

Paul V (1605-21)

Gregory XV (1621-23)

Urban VIII (1623-44)

Innocent X (1644-55)

Alexander VII (1655-67)

Clement IX (1667-69)

Clement X (1670-76)

Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)

Alexander VIII (1689-91)

Innocent XII (1691-1700)

Clement XI (1700-21)

Innocent XIII (1721-24)

Benedict XIII (1724-30)

Clement XII (1730-40)

Benedict XIV (1740-58)

Clement XIII (1758-69)

Clement XIV (1769-74)

Pius VI (1775-99)

Pius VII (1800-23)

Leo XII (1823-29)

Pius VIII (1829-30)

Gregory XVI (1831-46)

St. Pius IX (1846-78)

Leo XIII (1878-1903)

St. Pius X (1903-14)

Benedict XV (1914-22)

Pius XI (1922-39)

Pius XII (1939-58)

St. John XXIII (1958-63)

St. Paul VI (1963-78)

John Paul I (1978)

St. John Paul II (1978-2005)

St. Benedict XVI (2005-2013; resignation of Patriarchal office in 2006)

*to the Catholicate of Rome-Ruthenia, United Roman-Ruthenian Church in temporal succession, as well as in Apostolic Succession from St. Leo X, Pope St. Pius V, Pope Paul III, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Urban VIII, and the Medici Popes Clement VII and Leo XI, among others.