Cornelius of Antioch

{{Short description|Patriarch of Antioch from {{circa}} 127 to {{circa}} 151}}

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| name = Cornelius of Antioch

| title = Patriarch of Antioch

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| term_start = {{circa}} 127

| term_end = {{circa}} 151

| predecessor = Herodion of Antioch

| successor = Eros of Antioch

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Cornelius of Antioch (also romanised as Korneilos) was the bishop of Antioch between 127 and 151 AD{{Cite web |url=http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ignpatriarchs.htm |title=Patriarchs of Antioch |website=balamand.edu.lb |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731103713/http://www.balamand.edu.lb/theology/ignpatriarchs.htm |archive-date=31 July 2011 |url-status=dead}} or 154 AD,{{Cite web |url=https://syriacorthodoxresources.org/Patriarchate/PatriarchsChronList.html |title=Chronological List of the Patriarchs of Antioch}} successor of Herodion of Antioch as bishop according to Eusebius of Caesarea.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250104.htm |title=CHURCH FATHERS - Church History, Book IV (Eusebius)}} He was the first Christian leader with an aristocratic Roman name. Little is known about his deeds and life.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

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| before = Herodion

| title = Patriarch of Antioch

| years = {{circa}} 127 – {{circa}} 151 (154)

| after = Eros

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Category:2nd-century bishops

Category:127 births

Category:150s deaths

Category:Patriarchs of Antioch

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