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List of current patriarchs

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This is a list of current Christian patriarchs.

Patriarchs in the Catholic Church


See Bishop Election
Rome Pope John Paul II 1978
Alexandria of the Copts Stéphanos II Cardinal Ghattas 1986
Antioch of the Maronites Nasrallah Pierre Cardinal Sfeir 1986
Antioch of the Greek-Melkites Gregory III Laham 2000
Antioch of the Syrians Ignace Pierre VIII Abdel-Ahad 2001
Babylon of the Chaldees Emmanuel III Delly 2003
Cilicia of the Armenians Nersès Bédros XIX Tarmouni 1999
Venice Angelo Cardinal Scola 2002
West Indies vacant
Lisbon Jose da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo 1998
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michael Sabbah 1987
East Indies Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão 2004


Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church


See Bishop Election
Constantinople New Rome Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I 1991
Alexandria Theodoros II 2004
Antioch Ignatius IV Hazim 1979
Jerusalem Irinaeus I 2001
Moscow Alexius II 1990
Georgia Ilia II 1977
Serbia Pavle 1990
Romania Teoctist 1986
Bulgaria Maxim 1971


Patriarchs in the Oriental Orthodox Church


See Bishop Election
Alexandria Shenouda III 1971
Antioch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas 1980
Armenia Karekin II
Ethiopia
Eritrea
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