List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople

Early Bishops of Byzantium (38-325)

The list of the Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople includes the Patriarchs of Orthodox and so-called "Ecumenical" obedience of Constantinople, primates of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople. The early bishops of Byzantium are a matter of controversy among historians due to incomplete or later additions to the list.

### Founding Bishops

* Andrew (Apostle), founder
* Stachys de Byzantium (38-54)
* Onesimus (54-68)

Archbishops and Patriarchs of Constantinople (325-451)

The title of Archbishop was introduced after the Council of Nicaea in 325. The list includes both Arian and Catholic archbishops.

### Arian Archbishops

* Demophile (beginning 370 – 26 November 380)
* Evagrius (short term in early summer 380)

### Catholic Archbishops

* Maxim I Cynic (Iron) (early summer 380 – June 381)
* St. Gregory I the Theologian (June 381, locum tenens called by the Constantinople community)

Patriarchs of Constantinople (451-present)

The title of Patriarch was introduced after the Council of Chalcedon in 451.

### Early Patriarchs

* Saint Nectarius (June 381 – 27 September 397)
* St. John I Chrysostom (26 February 398 – 10 June 404)
* Saint Arsakius of Tarsia (27 June 404 – 5 November 405)

### Later Patriarchs

* Saint Atticus (early March 406 – 10 October 407)