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, in office since 2023.
Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus | |
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| Archbishopric | |
| Eastern Orthodox | |
| Incumbent: George III since 24 December 2022 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Information | |
| Established | 1st century (ancient) 1571 (modern) |
| Website | |
| churchofcyprus | |
History
According to tradition, the Church of Cyprus was founded by Saint Barnabas in 45 AD. The island of Cyprus was under the jurisdiction of the Church of Jerusalem until 325. The Church of Cyprus later became autocephalous since 30 July 431 when it was declared by the Council of Ephesus. Its autocephaly was abolished in 1260 but restored in 1571.
Archbishops of Cyprus
First Autocephalous Period (325 (431) –1260)
- Gelasios I (325)
- St. Epiphanios I (368)
- 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)[citation needed]
- Theophanes I
- Plutarch (620)
- Arkadios II (630)
- Serghios (643)
- Epiphanios II (681)
- John I (691)
- George I (750)
- Constantine (783)
- Akakios (after 787)
- Gelasios II (after 787 and likely successor of Akakios)
- Theophanes II (early 9th century and likely successor of Gelasios Ii)
- John II (early 9th century and likely successor of Theophanes II and predecessor either of Barnabas or Epiphanios III)
- Epiphanios III (890)
- Basileos
- Nicholas, later Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
- John III (1151)
- Barnabas II (1175)
- Sophronios II (1191)
- Isaias (1209)
- Neophytos I (1222)
- George II (1254)
- Germanos I (1260)
Non-autocephalous period (1260–1571)
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)
| Image | Name | Term began | Term ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timotheos | 1572 | 1580 | |
| Lavrentios | 1580 | 1592 | |
| Neophytos II | 1592 | 1592 | |
| Athanasios I | 1592 | 1600 | |
| Benjamin | 1600 | 1606 | |
| Christodoulos I | 1606 | 1641 | |
| Nikephorus | 1641 | 1674 | |
| Ilarion Kigalas | 1674 | 1682 | |
| Christodoulos II | 1682 | 1691 | |
| Jacob I | 1691 | 1695 | |
| Germanos II | 1695 | 1705 | |
| Athanasios II, later Patriarch of Antioch | 1705 | 1709 | |
| Jacob II | 1709 | 1718 | |
| Silvestre | 1718 | 1734 | |
| Philotheos | 1734 | 1759 | |
| Paissios | 1759 | 1767 | |
| Chrysanthos | 1767 | 1810 | |
| Kyprianos | 1810 | 1821 | |
| Joachim | 1821 | 1824 | |
| Damaskinos | 1824 | 1827 | |
| Panaretos | 1827 | 1840 | |
| Ioannikos | 1840 | 1849 | |
| Cyril I | 1849 | 1854 | |
| Makarios I | 1854 | 1865 | |
| Sophronios III | 1865 | 1909 | |
| Cyril II | 1909 | 1916 | |
| Cyril III | 1916 | 1933 | |
| Leontios | 1947 | 1947 | |
| Makarios II | 1947 | 1950 | |
| Makarios III, first President of the Republic of Cyprus | 1950 | 1977 | |
| Chrysostomos I | 1977 | 2006 | |
| Chrysostomos II | 2006 | 2022 | |
| George III | 2022 | incumbent |
See also
- Church of Cyprus
- St. Barnabas
- Council of Ephesus
- Catholic Church in Cyprus
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