Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume III/Theodoret/Ecclesiastical History/Book V/Chapter 39

.&#8212;Of Theodorus, bishop of Mopsuestia.

the divine Theodorus was ruling the church of Antioch, Theodorus, bishop of Mopsuestia, a doctor of the whole church and successful combatant against every heretical phalanx, ended this life. He had enjoyed the teaching of the great Diodorus, and was the friend and fellow-worker of the holy John, for they both together benefited by the spiritual draughts given by Diodorus. Six-and-thirty years he had spent in his bishopric, fighting against the forces of Arius and Eunomius, struggling against the piratical band of Apollinarius, and finding the best pasture for God&#8217;s sheep. His brother Polychronius was the excellent bishop of Apamea, a man gifted with great eloquence and of illustrious character.

I shall now make an end of my history, and shall entreat those who meet with it to requite my labour with their prayers. The narrative now embraces a period of 105 years, beginning from the Arian madness and ending with the death of the admirable Theodorus and Theodotus. I will give a list of the bishops of great cities after the persecution.

List of the bishops of great cities.

Of Rome:&#8212;

Miltiades............................................................................................. [Melchiades. 311&#8211;314]

Silvester.................................................................................................................. [314&#8211;335]

Julius................................................................................ [337&#8211;352. Mark Jan. to Oct., 336]

Liberius................................................................................................................... [352&#8211;366]

Damasus................................................................................................................. [366&#8211;384]

Siricius.................................................................................................................... [384&#8211;398]

Anastasius............................................................................................................... [398&#8211;401]

Innocentius.............................................................................................................. [402&#8211;417]

Bonifacius.......................................................................................................... [418&#8211;422]

Zosimus.................................................................................................................. [417&#8211;418]

C&#230;lestinus.............................................................................................................. [422&#8211;432]

Of Antioch:&#8212;

Vitalius (Orthodox)................................................................................................. [312&#8211;318]

Philogonius (Orthodox)........................................................................................... [318&#8211;323]

Eustathius (Orthodox)........................................................................................ [325&#8211;328]

Eulalius (Arians)................................................................................................ [328&#8211;330]

Euphronius (Arians)......................................................................................... [330&#8211;332]

Placidus (Arians)..................................................................................................... [332&#8211;342]

Stephanus (Arians).................................................................................................. [342&#8211;348]

Leontius (Arians)..................................................................................................... [348&#8211;357]

Eudoxius (Arians).................................................................................................... [357&#8211;359]

Meletius (Orthodox)....................................................................................... [360 (died) 381]

Flavianus (Orthodox).............................................................................................. [381&#8211;404]

Porphyrius (Orthodox)............................................................................................ [404&#8211;413]

Alexander (Orthodox)............................................................................................. [413&#8211;419]

Theodotus (Orthodox)............................................................................................ [419&#8211;429]

Paulinus III. (Eustathians)........................................................................................ [362&#8211;388]

Evagrius (Eustathians)................................................................................................. [388&#8211; ]

Of Alexandria:&#8212;

Peter....................................................................................................................... [301&#8211;312]

Achillas................................................................................................................... [312&#8211;313]

Alexander............................................................................................................... [313&#8211;326]

Athanasius.............................................................................................................. [326&#8211;341]

Gregory (Arian)...................................................................................................... [341&#8211;347]

Athanasius.............................................................................................................. [347&#8211;356]

George (heretic)...................................................................................................... [356&#8211;362]

Athanasius.............................................................................................................. [363&#8211;373]

Peter (disciple of Athanasius)................................................................................... [373&#8211;373]

Lucius (Arian)......................................................................................................... [373&#8211;377]

Peter....................................................................................................................... [377&#8211;378]

Timothy.................................................................................................................. [378&#8211;385]

Theophilus.............................................................................................................. [385&#8211;412]

Cyril....................................................................................................................... [412&#8211;444]

Of Jerusalem:&#8212;

Macarius................................................................................................................. [324&#8211;336]

Maximus................................................................................................................. [336&#8211;350]

Cyril....................................................................................................................... [350&#8211;388]

John........................................................................................................................ [388&#8211;416]

Praylius................................................................................................................... [416&#8211;425]

Juvenalius................................................................................................................ [425&#8211;458]

Of Constantinopole:

Alexander............................................................................................................... [326&#8211;340]

Eusebius of Nicomedia (Arian)................................................................................ [340&#8211;342]

Paul the Confessor.................................................................................................. [342&#8211;342]

Macedonius the enemy of the Holy Ghost................................................................ [342&#8211;360]

The impious Eudoxius.............................................................................................. [360&#8211;370]

Demophilus of Ber&#339;a in Thrace (heretic)..................................................................... [370&#8211; ]

Gregory of Nazianzus....................................................................................... [380&#8211;381]

Nectarius................................................................................................................ [381&#8211;398]

John Chrysostom.................................................................................................... [398&#8211;404]

Arsacius.................................................................................................................. [404&#8211;406]

Atticus.................................................................................................................... [406&#8211;426]

Sissinnius................................................................................................................ [426&#8211;428]