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The early Christian community of Jerusalem was led by a Council of Elders, and considered itself part of the wider Jewish community. [citation needed] This collegiate system of government in Jerusalem is seen in Acts 11:30 and 15:22. Eusebius of Caesarea provides the names of an unbroken succession of thirty-six Bishops of Jerusalem up to the ...
In the following list, a date range like 792×818 means "ordained between 792 and 818". Bishops before 793 cannot be dated at all. The list begins with the first bishop elected in opposition to the Council of Chalcedon (451), but the numbering takes into account the earlier bishops of Jerusalem. [9]
Bishop of Jerusalem may refer to: Early bishops of Jerusalem (until 451) Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem; Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem; Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem; Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem; Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem; Church of the East bishop of Jerusalem; Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem
In his Church History Eusebius of Caesarea gives the list of these bishops. [1] According to tradition the first bishop of Jerusalem was James the Just, the "brother of the Lord", who according to Eusebius said that he was appointed bishop by the apostles Peter, James (whom Eusebius identifies with James, son of Zebedee), and John.
The patriarchate traces its line of succession to the first Christian bishops of Jerusalem, the first being James the Just in the 1st century AD. Jerusalem was granted autocephaly in 451 by the Council of Chalcedon and in 531 became one of the initial five patriarchates. On the importance of Jerusalem in Christianity, the Catholic Encyclopedia ...
Pages in category "Bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, [note 1] also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, is an autocephalous church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Established in the mid-fifth century as one of the oldest patriarchates in Christendom , [ 1 ] it is headquartered in the Church of the Holy ...
Cathedral of St. Louis the King in Haifa (Maronite Rite) Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in Jerusalem's Old City ; Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin in Jerusalem (Melkite Greek Rite) Church of St. Thomas in Jerusalem (Syriac Catholic Rite) Church of Our Lady of the Spasm in Jerusalem (Armenian Catholic Rite)