Eros of Antioch

Eros of Antioch was Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch from about 154 AD until c. 169 AD. Eusebius puts his reign from the fifth year of Antoninus Pius and his successor Theophilus of Antioch as dating from the ninth year of Marcus Aurelius. Jerome says his rule began in 142 AD though this is doubted.

Eros of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
Installed	c. 154
Term ended	c. 169
Predecessor	Cornelius of Antioch
Successor	Theophilus of Antioch

We know nothing of his bishopric, though his was a time of great persecution of the church generally.

Notes and references

Patriarchs of Antioch.
Eusebius, Hist Ecc.4.20.I.
Jerome, Chron, 199.
St. Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch, Confessor.
[The Rulers of the Church of Antioch].
Glanville Downey, History of Antioch (Princeton University Press, 2015) p. 300.

Titles of the Great Christian Church

Preceded by

Cornelius

Patriarch of Antioch
c. 154 – c. 169

Succeeded by

Theophilus

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[1] Patriarchs of Antioch.

[2] Eusebius, Hist Ecc.4.20.I.

[3] Jerome, Chron, 199.

[4] St. Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch, Confessor.

[5] [The Rulers of the Church of Antioch].

[6] Glanville Downey, History of Antioch (Princeton University Press, 2015) p. 300.