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Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica)Supplementary Notes and Tables

The Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, mentioned by Eusebius.

Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica) · Eusebius of Caesarea

The Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, mentioned by Eusebius.

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Bishops of Rome.

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(Dates taken from the table given by Lipsius in his Chronologie der röm. Bischöfe, p. 263 sq.)

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Linus.

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Pontianus, 5 years 2 months 7 days; (July 21?), 230–Sept. 28, 235.

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Anencletus.

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Anteros, 1 month 12 days; Nov. 21, 235–Jan. 3, 236.

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Clement.

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Fabianus, 14 years 10 days; 236–Jan. 20, 250. Vacancy from Jan. 21, 250–March, 251.

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Evarestus.

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Cornelius, 2 years 3 months 10 days; beginning of March, 251–middle of June, 253.

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Alexander.

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Lucius, 8 months 10 days; June (25?), 253–March 5, 254.

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Xystus I, for about ten years; died between 124 and 126.

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Stephanus, 3 years 2 months 21 days; (May 12?), 254–Aug. 6, 258.

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Telesphorus, 11 years; died between 135 and 137.

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Xystus II., 11 months 12 (6?) days; Aug. 24 (31?), 257–Aug. 6, 258.

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Hyginus, 4 years; died between 139 and 141.

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Dionysius, 9 years 5 months 2 days; July 22, 259–Dec. 27, 268.

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Pius, 15–16 years; died between 154 and 156.

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Felix I., 5 years 11 months 25 days; Jan. 5, 269–Dec. 30, 274.

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Anicetus, 11–12 years; died in 166 or 167.

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Eutychian, 8 years 11 months 3 days; (Jan. 5?) 275–Dec. 8, 283.

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Soter, 8–9 years; died in 174 or 175.

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Caius, 12 years 4 months 6 days; Dec. 17, 283–April 22, 296.

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Eleutherus, 15 years; died in 189.

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Marcellinus, 8 years 3 months 25 days; June 30, 296–(Oct. 25?), 304. Vacancy until 307.

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Victor, 9–10 years; 189–198 or 199.

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Marcellus, 1 year 7 months 21 days; (May 24?), 307–Jan. 15, 309.

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Zephyrinus, 18–19 years; 198 or 199–217 (Aug. 26?).

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Eusebius, 3 (4?) months 23 (16?) days; April 23 (16?), 309–Aug. 17, 309. Vacancy until 310.

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Callistus, 5 years; 217–Oct. 14, 222.

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Miltiades, 3 years 6 months 8 days; July 2, 310–Jan. 10 (11?), 314.

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Urbanus, 8 years; 222–230 (May 19?).

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