Alexander III of Antioch

Alexander III (Tahan) of Antioch was Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch[1] and all the East from 1928 to 1958. Patr. Alexander was instrumental in the revival of churches and monasteries within the patriarchate. He also moved for the revival of the Patriarchal Theological School at Balamand.

Alexander III of Antioch

Church	Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
Installed	1928
Term ended	1958
Predecessor	Gregory IV of Antioch
Successor	Theodosius VI of Antioch

Patr. Alexander, after consultations with the hierarchs of the other autocephalous churches, on May 31, 1958, authorized Metropolitan Antony Bashir to establish the Western Rite in the Antiochian Archdiocese in the United States.

Patr. Alexander died on June 17, 1958.

Literature

Hage, Wolfgang (2007). Das orientalische Christentum. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

http://www.antiochian.org/memory-eternal-metropolitan-constantine-papastephanou

External links

Primates of the Apostolic See of Antioch

Preceded by Gregory IV of Antioch	Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch 1931–1958	Succeeded by Theodosius VI of Antioch

Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
6th–9th centuries	Paul II (518–521) Euphrasius (521–526) Ephraim (526–546) Domnus III (546–561) Anastasius I (561–571) Gregory I (571–594) Anastasius I (594–599) Anastasius II (599–610) Gregory II (610–620) Anastasius III (620–628) Macedonius (628–640) George I (640–656) Macarius I (656–681) Theophanes (681–687) Sebastian (687–690) George II (690–695) Alexander II (695–702) Stephen IV (742–744) Theophylact (744–751) Theodore I (751–797) John III (797–810) Job I (810–826) Nicholas I (826–834) Simeon I (834–840) Elias I (840–852) Theodosius I (852–860) Nicholas II (860–879) Michael I (879–890) Zacharias (890–902)
10th–13th centuries	George III (902–917) Job II (917–939) Eustratius (939–960) Christopher I (960–966) Theodore II (966–977) Agapius (977–995) John IV (995–1000) Nicholas III (1000–1003) Elias II (1003–1010) George Lascaris (1010–1015) Macarius the Virtuous (1015–1023) Eleutherius (1023–1028) Peter III (1028–1051) John V (1051–1062) Aemilian (1062–1075) Theodosius II (1075–1084) Nicephorus (1084–1090) John VI (1090–1155) John VII (1155–1159)^† Euthymius I (1159–1164)^† Macarius II (1164–1166)^† Athanasius I (1166–1180)^† Theodosius III (1180–1182)^† Elias III (1182–1184)^† Christopher II (1184–1185)^† Theodore IV (1185–1199)^† Joachim I (1199–1219)^† Dorotheus I (1219–1245)^† Simeon II (1245–1268)^† Euthymius II (1268–1269)^† Theodosius IV (1269–1276)^† Theodosius V (1276–1285) Arsenius (1285–1293) Dionysius (1293–1308)
14th–17th centuries	Mark (1308–1342) Ignatius II (1342–1386) Pachomius I (1386–1393) Nilus (1393–1401) Michael III (1401–1410) Pachomius II (1410–1411) Joachim II (1411–1426) Mark III (1426–1436) Dorotheus II (1436–1454) Michael IV (1454–1476) Mark IV (1476) Joachim III (1476–1483) Gregory III (1483–1497) Dorotheus III (1497–1523) Michael V (1523–1541) Dorotheus IV (1541–1543) Joachim IV (1543–1576) Michael VI (1577–1581) Joachim V (1553–1592) Joachim VI (1593–1604) Dorotheus V (1604–1611) Athanasius II (1611–1619) Ignatius III (1619–1634) Euthymius III (1634–1635) Euthymius IV (1635–1647) Macarius III (1647–1672) Neophytos (1673–1682) Athanasius III (1685–1694) Cyril V (1694–1720)
18th century–present	Athanasius III (1720–1724) Sylvester (1724–1766) Philemon (1766–1767) Daniel (1767–1791) Euthymius V (1791–1813) Seraphim (1813–1823) Methodius (1823–1850) Hierotheos (1850–1885) Gerasimos (1885–1891) Spyridon (1891–1898) Meletius II (1899–1906) Gregory IV (1906–1928) Alexander III (1931–1958) Theodosius VI (1958–1970) Elias IV (1970–1979) Ignatius IV (1979–2012) John X (2012–present)
^† in exile at Constantinople

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