Current Hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

Current Hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

(In order of seniority)

	His Beatitude Theophilos III
	Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine

	Date of Election as Patriarch of Jerusalem: August 22, 2005

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters



	His Eminence Vasilios
	Metropolitan of Caesarea

	Date of Consecration: 1962
	Date of Election: 1962
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1946

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Iakovos
	Metropolitan of Scythopolis

	Date of Consecration: 1972
	Date of Election: 1972
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1943

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Cornelius
	Metropolitan of Petras

	Date of Consecration: 1976
	Date of Election: 1976
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1958

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Palladios
	Metropolitan of Ptolemais

	Date of Consecration: October 1976
	Date of Election: October 1976
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1957

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Kyriakos
	Metropolitan of Nazareth

	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1991
	Date of Consecration: 1989
	Date of Election: 1989
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1964

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Amvrosios
	Metropolitan of Neapolis

	Date of Consecration: March 1981
	Date of Election: March 1981
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1957

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Hesychios
	Metropolitan of Capitolia

	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1994
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1991
	Date of Consecration: March 26, 1984
	Date of Election: March 16, 1984
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: December 18, 1961

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Timotheos
	Metropolitan of Bostra

	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1998
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1991
	Date of Consecration: 1988
	Date of Election: 1988
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1970

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Christodoulos
	Metropolitan of Eleutheroupolis

	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 1994
	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1991
	Date of Consecration: 1988
	Date of Election: 1988
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1962

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Benedict
	Metropolitan of Philadelphia

	Date of Elevation to Metropolitan: 2001
	Date of Consecration: 1998
	Date of Election: 1998
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1976

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Theophanes
	Archbishop of Gerason

	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 1992
	Date of Consecration: 1988
	Date of Election: 1988
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1966

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Nikephoros
	Archbishop of Askalon

	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: April 28, 2006
	Date of Consecration: February 29, 1988
	Date of Election: February 12, 1988
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1961

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Alexios
	Archbishop of Tiberias

	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: June 1996
	Date of Consecration: 1991
	Date of Election: November 1, 1991
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1972

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Dorotheos
	Archbishop of Avelon

	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 2000
	Date of Consecration: 1998
	Date of Election: October 1998
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1969

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Damaskinos
	Metropolitan of Jaffa

	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 2000
	Date of Consecration: October 31, 1998
	Date of Election: October 1998
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1968

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Aristarchos
	Archbishop of Constantia

	Date of Elevation to Archbishop: 2000
	Date of Consecration: October 1998
	Date of Election: October 1998
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1966

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Methodios
	Archbishop of Tabor

	Date of Consecration: November 28, 2005
	Date of Election: November 18, 2005
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1957

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Theophylaktos
	Archbishop of the Jordan

	Date of Consecration: December 4, 2005
	Date of Election: November 18, 2005
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: February 16, 1973

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters

	His Eminence Theodosios
	Archbishop of Sebasteia

	Date of Consecration: December 11, 2005
	Date of Election: November 18, 2005
	Date of Monastic Tonsure: 1991

	Biography
	Encyclicals and Pastoral Letters