Ecclesiastical History

When the divine Theodorus was ruling the church of Antioch, Theodorus, bishop of Mopsuestia, a doctor of the whole church and successful combatant against every heretical phalanx, ended this life. He had enjoyed the teaching of the great Diodorus, and was the friend and fellow-worker of the holy John, for they both together benefited by the spiritual draughts given by Diodorus. Six-and-thirty years he had spent in his bishopric, fighting against the forces of Arius and Eunomius, struggling against the piratical band of Apollinarius, and finding the best pasture for God's sheep. His brother Polychronius was the excellent bishop of Apamea, a man gifted with great eloquence and of illustrious character.

I shall now make an end of my history, and shall entreat those who meet with it to requite my labour with their prayers. The narrative now embraces a period of 105 years, beginning from the Arian madness and ending with the death of the admirable Theodorus and Theodotus. I will give a list of the bishops of great cities after the persecution.

List of the bishops of great cities.

Of Rome:—

Miltiades [Melchiades. 311-314] Silvester [314-335] Julius [337-352. Mark Jan. to Oct., 336] Liberius [352-366] Damasus [366-384] Siricius [384-398] Anastasius [398-401] Innocentius [402-417] Bonifacius [418-422] Zosimus [417-418] Cælestinu [422-432]

Of Antioch:—

Vitalius (Orthodox) [312-318] Philogonius (Orthodox) [318-323] Eustathius (Orthodox) [325-328] Eulalius (Arians) [328-330] Euphronius (Arians) [330-332] Placidus (Arians) [332-342] Stephanus (Arians) [342-348] Leontius (Arians) [348-357] Eudoxius (Arians) [357-359] Meletius (Orthodox) [360 (died) 381] Flavianus (Orthodox) [381-404] Porphyrius (Orthodox) [404-413] Alexander (Orthodox) [413-419] Theodotus (Orthodox) [419-429] Paulinus III. (Eustathians) [362-388] Evagrius (Eustathians) [388-]

Of Alexandria:—

Peter [301-312] Achillas [312-313] Alexander [313-326] Athanasius [326-341] Gregory (Arian) [341-347] Athanasius [347-356] George (heretic) [356-362] Athanasius [363-373] Peter (disciple of Athanasius) [373-373] Lucius (Arian) [373-377] Peter [377-378] Timothy [378-385] Theophilus [385-412] Cyril [412-444]

Of Jerusalem:—

Macarius [324-336] Maximus [336-350] Cyril [350-388] John [388-416] Praylius [416-425] Juvenalius [425-458]

Of Constantinopole:

Alexander [326-340] Eusebius of Nicomedia (Arian) [340-342] Paul the Confessor [342-342] Macedonius the enemy of the Holy Ghost [342-360] The impious Eudoxius [360-370] Demophilus of Berœa in Thrace (heretic) [370-] Gregory of Nazianzus [380-381] Nectarius [381-398] John Chrysostom [398-404] Arsacius [404-406] Atticus [406-426] Sissinnius [426-428]