Legendary bishops to Unless otherwise stated, all information is from the list provided in
The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity, as noted in the bibliography below. •
Thomas the Apostle •
Addai (37–65) •
Aggai (66–87) •
Mari I (88–120) •
Abris (121–137) •
Abraham I (159–171) •
Yaqob I (172–190) •
Ahadabui (202–220) •
Shahlufa (220–240)
Bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon from to 399 •
Papa bar Aggai (–329) •
Shemon bar Sabbae (329–341) •
Shahdost (341–342) •
Barba'shmin (343–346) :
vacant (346–363) •
Tomarsa (363–371) :
vacant (371–377) •
Qayyoma (377–399)
Metropolitans of Seleucia-Ctesiphon from 399 to 421 •
Isaac (399–410) •
Ahha (410–414) •
Yahballaha I (415–420) •
Mana (420) •
Farbokht (421)
Patriarchs of the Church of the East from 421 to 1558 •
Dadisho (421–456) •
Babowai (457–484) •
Acacius (485–496) •
Babai (497–502/503) •
Shila (503–523) •
Elisha (524–537) •
Narsai (524–537) •
Paul (539) •
Aba I (540–552) •
Joseph (552–567) :
vacant (567–570) •
Ezekiel (570–581) •
Ishoyahb I (582–595) •
Sabrisho I (596–604) •
Gregory (605–608) :
vacant (609–628) •
Ishoyahb II (628–645) •
Maremmeh (646–649) •
Ishoyahb III (649–659) •
Giwargis I (661–680) •
Yohannan I (680–683) :
vacant (683–685) •
Hnanisho I (686–698) :
Yohannan the Leper (691–693) :
vacant (698–714) •
Sliba-zkha (714–728) :
vacant (728–731) •
Pethion (731–740) •
Aba II (741–751) :
vacant (751–753/754) :
Surin (753) •
Yaqob II (753/754–773/775) •
Hnanisho II (773/775–780) •
Timothy I (780–823) •
Isho Bar Nun (823–828) •
Giwargis II (828–831) •
Sabrisho II (831–835) :
vacant (835–837) •
Abraham II (837–850) :
vacant (850–853) •
Theodosius (853–858) :
vacant (858–860) •
Sargis (860–872) :
vacant (872–877) :
Israel of Kashkar (877) •
Enosh (877–884) •
Yohannan II (884–892) •
Yohannan III (893–899) •
Yohannan IV (900–905) •
Abraham III (906–937) •
Emmanuel I (937–960) •
Israel (961) :
vacant (961–963) •
Abdisho I (963–986) •
Mari II (987–999) •
Yohannan V (1000–1011) •
Yohannan VI (1012–1020) •
Ishoyahb IV (1020–1025) :
vacant (1025–1028) •
Eliya I (1028–1049) •
Yohannan VII (1049–1057) :
vacant (1057–1064) •
Sabrisho III (1064–1072) :
vacant (1072–1074) •
Abdisho II (1074–1090) :
vacant (1090–1092) •
Makkikha I (1092–1110) •
Eliya II (1111–1132) :
vacant (1132–1134) •
Bar Sawma (1134–1136) :
vacant (1136–1139) •
Abdisho III (1139–1148) •
Ishoyahb V (1149–1175) •
Eliya III (1176–1190) •
Yahballaha II (1190–1222) •
Sabrisho IV (1222–1224) :
vacant (1224–1226) •
Sabrisho V (1226–1256) •
Makkikha II (1257–1265) •
Denha I (1265–1281) •
Yahballaha III (1281–1317) •
Timothy II (1318–1332) :
vacant (1332–1336/1337) •
Denha II (1336/1337–1381/1382) • Dinkha III (disputed) :
vacant (1381/1382–) •
Shemon II (–) •
Eliya IV (–) •
Shemon III (–) •
Shemon IV (–1497) •
Shemon V (1497–1502) •
Eliya V (1502–1503/1504) •
Shemon VI (1504–1538) •
Shemon VII Ishoyahb (1538/1539–1558) • Shemon VIII Dinkha (disputed)
Patriarchs of the Church of the East from 1558 to 1861 Eliya line •
Eliya VI (1558–1591) •
Eliya VII (1591–1617) •
Eliya VIII (1617–1660) •
Eliya IX (1660–1700) •
Eliya X (1700–1722) •
Eliya XI (1722–1778) •
Eliya XII (1778–1804) •
Yohannan VIII Hormizd (1780–1830)
Shimun line •
Shimun VIII Yohannan Sulaqa (1553–1555) •
Abdisho IV Maron (1555–1570) • Abraham (disputed) •
Yahballaha IV (1570–1580) •
Shimun IX Dinkha (1580–1600) •
Shimun X Eliyah (1600–1638) •
Shimun XI Eshuyow (1638–1656) •
Shimun XII Yoalaha (1656–1662) •
Shimun XIII Dinkha (1662–1700) •
Shimun XIV Shlemon (1700–1740) •
Shimun XV Maqdassi Mikhail (1740–1780) •
Shimun XVI Yohannan (1780–1820) •
Shimun XVII Abraham (1820–1861)
Josephite line •
Joseph I (1681–1696) •
Joseph II (1696–1712) •
Joseph III (1714–1757) •
Joseph IV (1759–1781) •
Joseph V Augustine Hindi (1781–1828)
Patriarchs of the Church of the East from 1861 to present •
Shimun XVIII Rubil (1861–1903) •
Shimun XIX Benyamin (1903–1918) •
Shimun XX Paulos (1918–1920) •
Shimun XXI Eshai (1920–1975)
Assyrian Church of the East •
Dinkha IV (1976–2015) •
Gewargis III (2015–2021) •
Awa III (2021–present)
Ancient Church of the East •
Thoma Darmo (1968–1969) •
Addai II Giwargis (1972–2022) :Yakoob III Danil (2022) • Gewargis III Younan (2023–present) ==See also==