Patriarch of Tur Abdin

From 1364 to 1816 the region of Tur Abdin constituted a distinct patriarchate within the Syriac Orthodox Church, with the following patriarchs:[1]

• Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389)
• Ignatius Isho' of Midhyat (1389–1418), died 1421
• Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1418–1420)
• Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1444)
• Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1444–1454)
• Ignatius Isho' of Salah (1455–1460)
• Ignatius 'Aziz (Philoxene) of Basila (1460–1482)
• Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488)
• Ignatius John Qofer of 'Ayn Ward (1489–1492)
• Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512)
• Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524)
• Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551)
• Ignatius Jacob of Hisn (1551–1571)
• Ignatius Sahdo of Midhyat (1584–1621)
• Ignatius 'Abd Allah of Midhyat (1628–?)
• Ignatius Habib of Midhyat (1674–1707)
• Ignatius Denha of 'Arnas (1707–1725)
• Ignatius Barsum of Midhyat (1740–1791)
• Ignatius Aho and Ignatius Isaiah of Arbo (1791–1816), jointly

Between 1804 and c. 1840 there was a series of patriarchs of contested and limited authority:[2]

• Severus Isḥoq (1804–1816)
• Yawsep of ʿArnas (1805–1834)
• Barṣawmo of Ḥbob (1816–1839)
• Mirza of Beth Sbirina (1816–1842)
• Barṣawmo of Beth Sbirina (1821–1842)
• Grigorios Zaytun Ghalma of Midyat (1821–1844)
• Severus ʿAbd al-Nūr of Arbo (1834–1839)

See also

• List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
• List of Syriac Catholic Patriarchs of Antioch
• Maphrian
• Catholicos of the East

References

1. Jean Maurice Fiey (1993), Pour un Oriens Christianus Novus: Repertoire des diocèses syriaques orientaux et occidentaux, Beirut: Orient-Institut, pp. 275–277, ISBN 3-515-05718-8
2. Samuel Burleson; Lucas Van Rompay (2018) [2011], "List of Patriarchs: II. The Syriac Orthodox Church and its Uniate Continuations", in Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, (Gorgias Press, online ed. Beth Mardutho).