Patriarchs of the Church of the East
(from Moffett,
History of Christianity in Asia
, 119, 164, 233-234, 370, 392, 509)
Papa bar Aggai (285-326/7)
Shimun (Simon) Bar Sabba'e (326/7-344)
Shahdost (344-345)
Barbashmin (345-346)
Vacancy (346-364/5)
Tomarsa (364/5-372/3)
Qayuma (372/3-380)
Vacancy (380-399)
Ishaq (Isaac) (399-410/2)
Ahai (410/2-414/5)
Yaballaha I (414/5-420)
Mana (420)
Dadyeshu (421-450)
Babowai (450-484)
Aqaq (Acacius) (485-495/6)
Babai II (497-502/3)
Shila (Silas) (502/3-523)
Elisaeus (524-539)
Paul (539)
Mar Aba I (540-552)
Yusuf (Joseph) (552-556/7)
Ezekiel (566/7-581)
Yeshuyab I (582-595)
Sabaryeshu I (596-604)
Gregory I (605-608)
Vacancy (608-628)
Yeshuyab II (628-643)
Marama (647-650)
Yeshuyab III (650-660)
Georgius (660-680)
Hananyeshu I (686-700)
Saliba-Zakha (712-728)
Mar Aba II (742-752)
Surinus (754)
Jacob II (754-773)
Hananyeshu II (774-778)
Timothy I (779-820)
Josue (820-824)
Georgius II (825-829)
Vacancy (829-832)
Sabaryeshu II (832-836)
Abraham II (836-849)
Vacancy (849-852)
Theodosius (852-858)
Sergius (860-872)
Vacancy (872-877)
Enos (877-884)
John II (884-892)
John III (892-898)
John IV (900-905)
Abraham III (905-937)
Emmanuel (938-960)
Israel (962)
Abdyeshu I (963-986)
Mares II (987-1001)
John V (1001-1011)
John VI (1013-1020)
Yeshuyab IV (1021-1025)
Eliya I (1028-1049)
John VII (1050-1057)
Sabaryeshu III (1057-1072)
Abdyeshu II (1074-1090)
Abdyeshu III (1138-1147)
Eliya III (1176-1190)
Yaballaha II (1190-1221)
Machicha II (1257-1265)
Denha I (1265-1281)
Yaballaha III (1281-1317)
Timothy II (1318)
Denha II (1328-1359)
Denha III (1359-1368)
Shimun (Simon) II (1368-1375)
Shimun (Simon) III (1385-1405)
Eliya IV (1405-1433)
Shimun (Simon) IV (1433-1472)
Shimun (Simon) V (1472-1502)
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