Ordinal: 1

Name: Peter the Apostle

Years: 38 A.D. to 40 A.D.

Ordinal: 2

Name: Evodius

Years: 40 to 43

Ordinal: 3

Name: Ignatius I, Martyr

Years: 43 to 123

Ordinal: 4

Name: Earon

Years: 123 to 137

Ordinal: 5

Name: Cornelius

Years: 137 to 142

Ordinal: 6

Name: Eados

Years: 142 to 157

Ordinal: 7

Name: Theophilus

Years: 157 to 171

Ordinal: 8

Name: Maximinus

Years: 171 to 179

Ordinal: 9

Name: Seraphim

Years: 179 to 189

Ordinal: 10

Name: Asclepiades, Martyr

Years: 189 to 201

Ordinal: 11

Name: Philip

Years: 201 to 219

Ordinal: 12

Name: Zebinus

Years: 219 to 237

Ordinal: 13

Name: Babylos, Martyr

Years: 237 to 250

Ordinal: 14

Name: Fabius

Years: 250 to 251

Ordinal: 15

Name: Demetrius

Years: 251 to 257

Ordinal: 16

Name: Paul I

Years: 257 to 270

Ordinal: 17

Name: Domnus I

Years: 270 to 281

Ordinal: 18

Name: Tomotheus

Years: 281 to 291

Ordinal: 19

Name: Cyrilus

Years: 291 to 296

Ordinal: 20

Name: Tyrantus

Years: 296 to 301

Ordinal: 21

Name: Vitalius

Years: 301 to 318

Ordinal: 22

Name: Philogonius

Years: 318 to 323

Ordinal: 23

Name: Eustachius

Years: 323 to 338

Ordinal: 24

Name: Paulinius

Years: 338 to 383

Ordinal: 25

Name: Philabinus

Years: 383 to 386

Ordinal: 26

Name: Evagrinus

Years: 386 to 416

Ordinal: 27

Name: Phosphorius

Years: 416 to 418

Ordinal: 28

Name: Alexander

Years: 418 to 428

Ordinal: 29

Name: John I

Years: 428 to 431

Ordinal: 30

Name: Theodotus

Years: 431 to 442

Ordinal: 31

Name: Domnus II

Years: 442 to 449

Ordinal: 32

Name: Maximus

Years: 450 to 453

Ordinal: 33

Name: Accacius

Years: 454 to 457

Ordinal: 34

Name: Martyrius

Years: 457 to 464

Ordinal: 35

Name: Peter II

Years: 464 to 500

Ordinal: 36

Name: Philadius

Years: 500 to 509

Ordinal: 37

Name: Severius the Great

Years: 509 to 544

Ordinal: 38

Name: Sergius

Years: 544 to 547

Ordinal: 39

Name: Domnus III

Years: 547 to 560

Ordinal: 40

Name: Anastasius

Years: 560 to 564

Ordinal: 41

Name: Gregory I

Years: 564 to 567

Ordinal: 42

Name: Paul II

Years: 567 to 571

Ordinal: 43

Name: Patra

Years: 571 to 586

Ordinal: 44

Name: Domnus IV

Years: 586 to 591

Ordinal: 45

Name: Julianus

Years: 591 to 595

Ordinal: 46

Name: Athanasius I

Years: 595 to 635

Ordinal: 47

Name: John II

Years: 636 to 649

Ordinal: 48

Name: Theodorus I

Years: 649 to 667

Ordinal: 49

Name: Severus

Years: 668 to 684

Ordinal: 50

Name: Athanasius II

Years: 684 to 687

Ordinal: 51

Name: Julianus II

Years: 687 to 708

Ordinal: 52

Name: Elias I

Years: 709 to 724

Ordinal: 53

Name: Athanasius III

Years: 724 to 739

Ordinal: 54

Name: Evanius I

Years: 740 to 756

Ordinal: 55

Name: Gervasius I

Years: 759 to 790

Ordinal: 56

Name: Joseph

Years: 790 to 792

Ordinal: 57

Name: Cyriacus

Years: 793 to 817

Ordinal: 58

Name: Dionysius I

Years: 818 to 845

Ordinal: 59

Name: John III

Years: 847 to 874

Ordinal: 60

Name: Ignatius II

Years: 877 to 882

Ordinal: 61

Name: Theodosius

Years: 887 to 896

Ordinal: 62

Name: Dionysius II

Years: 897 to 909

Ordinal: 63

Name: John IV

Years: 910 to 922

Ordinal: 64

Name: Basilius I

Years: 922 to 935

Ordinal: 65

Name: John V

Years: 936 to 953

Ordinal: 66

Name: Evanius II

Years: 954 to 957

Ordinal: 67

Name: Dionysius III

Years: 958 to 961

Ordinal: 68

Name: Abraham I

Years: 962 to 963

Ordinal: 69

Name: John VI

Years: 965 to 985

Ordinal: 70

Name: Athanasius IV

Years: 987 to 1003

Ordinal: 71

Name: John VII

Years: 1004 to 1031

Ordinal: 72

Name: Dionysius IV

Years: 1032 to 1042

Ordinal: 73

Name: Theodorus II

Years: 1042 to 1057

Ordinal: 74

Name: Athanasius V

Years: 1058 to 1063

Ordinal: 75

Name: John VIII

Years: 1064 to 1073

Ordinal: 76

Name: Basilius II

Years: 1074 to 1076

Ordinal: 77

Name: Abdoone

Years: 1076 to 1077

Ordinal: 78

Name: Dionysius V

Years: 1077 to 1078

Ordinal: 79

Name: Evanius III

Years: 1080 to 1082

Ordinal: 80

Name: Dionysius VI

Years: 1088 to 1090

Ordinal: 81

Name: Athanasius VI

Years: 1091 to 1129

Ordinal: 82

Name: John IX

Years: 1131 to 1139

Ordinal: 83

Name: Athanasius VII

Years: 1139 to 1166

Ordinal: 84

Name: Michael I (The Great)

Years: 1167 to 1200

Ordinal: 85

Name: Athanasius VIII

Years: 1200 to 1207

Ordinal: 86

Name: Michael II

Years: 1207 to 1208

Ordinal: 87

Name: John X

Years: 1208 to 1220

Ordinal: 88

Name: Ignatius III

Years: 1223 to 1252

Ordinal: 89

Name: Dionysius VII

Years: 1253 to 1253

Ordinal: 90

Name: John XI

Years: 1253 to 1263

Ordinal: 91

Name: Ignatius IV

Years: 1264 to 1283

Ordinal: 92

Name: Philanus

Years: 1283 to 1292

Ordinal: 93

Name: Ignatius Beruhid

Years: 1293 to 1333

Ordinal: 94

Name: Ignatius Ismael

Years: 1333 to 1366

Ordinal: 95

Name: Ignatius Basilius III

Years: 1366 to 1382

Ordinal: 96

Name: Ignatius Abraham II

Years: 1382 to 1412

Ordinal: 97

Name: Ignatius Basilius IV

Years: 1412 to 1415

Ordinal: 98

Name: Ignatius Behanan I

Years: 1415 to 1455

Ordinal: 99

Name: Ignatius Kalojih

Years: 1455 to 1483

Ordinal: 100

Name: Ignatius John XII

Years: 1483 to 1492

Ordinal: 101

Name: Ignatius Noah

Years: 1492 to 1508

Ordinal: 102

Name: Ignatius Jesus I

Years: 1509 to 1510

Ordinal: 103

Name: Ignatius Jacob I

Years: 1510 to 1519

Ordinal: 104

Name: Ignatius David I

Years: 1519 to 1520

Ordinal: 105

Name: Ignatius Abdullah

Years: 1520 to 1557

Ordinal: 106

Name: Ignatius Neamathalak

Years: 1557 to 1576

Ordinal: 107

Name: Ignatius David II

Years: 1576 to 1591

Ordinal: 108

Name: Ignatius Philathus

Years: 1591 to 1597

Ordinal: 109

Name: Ignatius Abdullah II

Years: 1597 to 1598

Ordinal: 110

Name: Ignatius Cadhai

Years: 1598 to 1639

Ordinal: 111

Name: Ignatius Simeon

Years: 1640 to 1653

Ordinal: 112

Name: Ignatius Jesus II

Years: 1653 to 1661

Ordinal: 113

Name: Ignatius Amessiah

Years: 1661 to 1686

Ordinal: 114

Name: Ignatius Cabeed

Years: 1686 to 1687

Ordinal: 115

Name: Ignatius Gervasius II

Years: 1687 to 1708

Ordinal: 116

Name: Ignatius Isaac

Years: 1708 to 1721

Ordinal: 117

Name: Ignatius Siccarablak

Years: 1722 to 1745

Ordinal: 118

Name: Ignatius Gervasius III

Years: 1746 to 1768

Ordinal: 119

Name: Ignatius Gervasius IV

Years: 1768 to 1781

Ordinal: 120

Name: Ignatius Mathias

Years: 1781 to 1809

Ordinal: 121

Name: Ignatius Behanan II

Years: 1810 to 1817

Ordinal: 122

Name: Ignatius Jonas

Years: 1817 to 1818

Ordinal: 123

Name: Ignatius Gervasius V

Years: 1818 to 1837

Ordinal: 124

Name: Ignatius Elias II

Years: 1839 to 1847

Ordinal: 125

Name: Ignatius Jacob II

Years: 1847 to 1871

Ordinal: 126

Name: Ignatius Peter III

Years: 1872 to 1894


At this point the apostolic succession and historic episcopate is passed on to +Mar Paul Athanasius, Bishop of Kottayam in Malabar by Ignatius Peter III.


Ordinal: 127

Name: Paul Athanasius

Years: 1877

Ordinal: 128

Name: Julius Alvarez

Years: July 29, 1889

Ordinal: 129

Name: Joseph Rene Vilatte

Years: June 5, 1892

Ordinal: 130

Name: George Alexander McGuire

Years: Sept. 28, 1921

Ordinal: 131

Name: Vincent Waterman

Years: Jan. 19, 2016

Ordinal: 132

Name: C. Lwanga Tusubira

Years: 2019

Ordinal: 133

Name: Antoine Nzayisenga

Years: Jan. 2, 2022


This Chart of the Historic Episcopate for Bishop Antoine Nzayisenga as within the Anglican Mission Episcopal Church has been reproduced with publicly available documentation pertaining to their chief consecrator, the Most Reverend C. Lwanga Tusubira. This Historic Episcopal Chart utilizes the whole content of this publicly available information alongside the following paid resource: Platt, Warren C. (1989). "The African Orthodox Church: An Analysis of Its First Decade”. Church History.58 (4): 474–488. The paid resource was in verification of the Most Reverend George Alexander McGuire’s Episcopal ordination/consecration.