Early bishops

The following list is based on the records of the Chronicle of Edessa (to c.540) and the Chronicle of Zuqnin.

Jacobite (Syriac) bishops

These bishops belonged to the Syriac Orthodox Church. During the later period there were also Byzantine rite bishops alongside them.

List of bishops of Edessa

Armenian bishops

These bishops belonged to the Armenian church. They ruled alongside Jacobite, Byzantine and Latin bishops.

List of bishops of Edessa

Latin archbishops

In the first half of the twelfth century, during the period of the Crusades and the county of Edessa, there was a Latin rite archdiocese based in the city. It seems to have displaced the Byzantine bishop, but ruled alongside the Jacobite and Armenian bishops. From the 13th century on, titular bishops were sometimes appointed.

List of bishops of Edessa

Resident bishops

Titular bishops

References

The Chronicle of Edessa

Amir Harrak (editor and translator), The Chronicle of Zuqnin, parts III and IV: A.D. 488-775. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1999.

Edessa

Bishops

Catholic titular sees in Asia

Syria religion-related lists

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