list of archbishops of Cyprus

{{Infobox diocese

| archbishopric = Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus

| border = Eastern Orthodox

| image = His Beatitude Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus Mr Georgios.jpg

| incumbent = George III

| incumbent_note = {{nobold|since 24 December 2022}}

| country = Cyprus

| established = 1st century {{small|(ancient)}}
1571 {{small|(modern)}}

| website = {{URL|churchofcyprus.org.cy/}}

|jurisdiction=|name=|denomination=}}

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The Archbishop of Cyprus (officially the Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus) is the head of the Church of Cyprus. The incumbent Archbishop is George of Cyprus since 2023.{{Cite web |last=Solutions |first=BDigital Web |title=Cyprus’ new pro-west archbishop enthroned |url=https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-pro-west-new-archbishop-enthroned |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=knews.com.cy}}{{Cite web |title=Archbishop George of Cyprus Speaks Exclusively to “The National Herald” on the Dethroned Metropolitan Tychikos of Paphos – Orthodox Christian Laity |url=https://ocl.org/archbishop-george-of-cyprus-speaks-exclusively-to-the-national-herald-on-the-dethroned-metropolitan-tychikos-of-paphos/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=ocl.org}}

History

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According to tradition, the Church of Cyprus was founded by St. Barnabas in 45 AD. The archdiocese of Cyprus has been an autocephalous episcopal see since 30 July 431 when it was declared by the Council of Ephesus. This means that the Archbishop does not report to any higher member of the Church. Its autocephaly was abolished in 1260 but restored in 1571.

Archbishops of Cyprus

=First Autocephalous Period (45–1260)=

Gelasios I (325)
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Stavrinos I (403)
Troilos (431)
Reginos (431)
Olympios I (449)
Stavrinos II (457)
Anthemios (470)
Olympios II (During the reign of Justinian)
Philoxenos (During the reign of Justinian)
Damianos (During the reign of Justinian)
Sophronios I (During the reign of Justinian)
Gregorios (During the reign of Justinian)
Arkadios (During the reign of Justinian)
Theophanes I
Plutarch (620)
Arkadios II (630)
Serghios (643)
Epiphanios II (681)
John I (691)
Georgios I (750)
Constantine (783)
Akakios (after 787){{sfn|PmbZ|loc=[https://www.degruyter.com/view/PMBZ/PMBZ11237 Akakios (#157/corr.)]}}
Gelasios II (after 787 and likely successor of Akakios){{sfn|PmbZ|loc=[https://www.degruyter.com/view/PMBZ/PMBZ13055 Gelasios (#1945/corr.)]}}
Theophanes II (early 9th century and likely successor of Gelasios Ii){{sfn|PmbZ|loc=[https://www.degruyter.com/view/PMBZ/PMBZ19395 Theophanes II. (von Zypern) (#8134)]}}
John II (early 9th century and likely successor of Theophanes II and predecessor either of Barnabas or Epiphanios III){{sfn|PmbZ|loc=[https://www.degruyter.com/view/PMBZ/PMBZ14395 Ioannes II. (#3254)]}}
Epiphanios III (890)
Vasilios
Nikolaos, later Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
John III (1151)
Barnabas II (1175)
Sophronios II (1191)
Isaias (1209)
Neophytos I (1222)
Georgios II (1254)
Germanos I (1260)

=Non-Autocephalous Period (1260–1571)=

During the Lusignan and later Venetian rule from 1260–1571, the Church of Cyprus ceased to be autocephalous and came under the direct rule of the Papacy; its fourteen dioceses were reduced to four until after the Ottoman conquest in 1571, when the Ottomans, for expedient administrative reasons, restored to the Orthodox Church of Cyprus all its previous privileges and rights.