Hierarchical Succession of the Patriarchal See of Ephesus
1. Apostle St. Timothy of the Seventy (65-80?) circa 80-95
2. Apostle St. Onesimus of the Seventy (80?-97?) circa 95-97
3. Apostle St. Gaius of the Seventy (??-??)
4. Apostle and Evangelist St. John The Theologian (65?-100?) circa 98-117 A.D.
5. St. Polycarp of Smyrna (100?-156)
6. St. Thraseas of Eumenia (156-160)
7. St. Sagarius of Laodicea (160-167)
8. St. Papirius of Smyrna (167-170)
9. St. Melito I of Sardis (170-180)
10. St. Polycrates of Ephesus (180-200)
11. St. Apollonius of Ephesus (200-210)
12. Camerius of Smyrna (210-220)
13. Eudaemon of Smyrna (220-250)
14. Unknown (250-260)
15. Unknown (260-298)
16. Pluinos of Ephesus (298-???)
17. Menophantes of Ephesus (???-???)
18. Evethius (367-382)
19. Antoninus (382-400)
20. Heraclides (400-403)
21. Castinus (403-428)
22. St. Memnon (428-440)
23. Basil I (440-444)
24. Bassian (444-447)
25. Stephen I (447-451)
26. John II (451-475)
27. Paul (475-513)
28. Aetherius (513-531)
29. Hypatius I (531-542)
30. Andrew (542-553)
31. Procopius (553)
32. St. Abraham (553-558)
33. John III (558-586)
34. Rufinus (586-604)
35. St.Theodore I (604-???)
36. Stephen II (???-???)
37. St. Hypatius II (???-735)
38. Theodosius (735-???)
39. John IV (???-???)
40. St. Theophilus (???-???) Circa 824.
41. Mark I (???-???) Circa 833
42. Basil II (???-???)
43. Gregory (???-???) Circa 880
44. Cyriacus (???-???)
45. Theodore II (???-???)
46. Nicephorus I (???-???)
47. Unknown (???-1078)
48. Michael (I) Parapenakios(1078-1090)
49. John V (1090-1155)
50. George (1155-1156)
See Vacant (1156-1157)
51. Nicholas I (1157-1213)
52. Nicholas II (1213-1224)
53. Monasteriotes (1224-????)
54. Nicephorus II (????-1260)
55. Isaac (1260-1288)
56. John VI (1288-????)
57. Myron (????-????)
58. Michael II (????-????) Circa 1205
59. St. Theoliptos of Philadelphia (????-1332)
See Vacant (1332-1353)
60. Makarios (I) Chrysokephalos of Philadelphia (1353-1382)
61. Matthew (1382- ????)
62. Joseph (????-????)
63. Joasaph (????-1438)
64. St. Mark (II) Evgenikos (1438-1444)
65. Metrophanes (1444-????)
See Vacant (????-????)
66. Daniel (????-????)
67. St. Solomon? (????-1575)
68. Gabriel (1575-1618)
69. Theophanes (????-????)
70. Gerasimos (????-1657)
71. St. Demetrios (????-1657)
72. Athanasius I (1657-1685)
73. Meletios (1685-1716)
74. Makarios II (1716-????) circa 1721
75. St. Dionysios (I) of Smyrna (????-1763)
76. Unknown (1763-1768)
77. Athanasius II (1768-1772)
78. Methodios (1772-1789)
79. Sophronios (1789-1797)
80. Anthimus I (1797-????)
81. St. Dionysios II (????-1818)
82. Benedict (1818-1822)
83. Paisius I (1822-1827)
84. Cyril (1827-1829)
85. Hierotheos (1829-1831)
86. Seraphim (1831-1833)
87. Chrysantus I (1833-1837)
88. Paisius II (1833-1840)
89. Chysantus (1840)
90. Athanasius III (1841-1850)
91. Anthimus II (1851-1853)
92. Paisius III (1853-1857)
93. Chrysantus II (1857-1869)
94. Melito II (1869-1883)
95. Constantine (1883-1897)
96. Joachim (1897-1920)
97. Eusebius (1920-1922)
98. St. Chrysostomos I (1922-1924)
99. Callinius (1924-1926)
100. Alexander (1926-1932)
101. Agathangelos (1932-1935)
102. Stephen III (1935-1948)
103. Maximos (1948-1972)
104. Basil III (1972-????)
105. Athanasius IV (????-????)
106. Luke (????-1991)
107. Chrysostomos II (1991-2006)
See Vacant (2006-2008)
108. Avel (2008-Present)