Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Constantinople

Crete

Bishops 21

  1. 1824 – 24 August 1830

    Kallinikos d. 1830

    Metropolitan

  2. 28 January 1831 – 20 July 1839

    Meletios Nikoletakes d. 1839

    Metropolitan

  3. August 1839 – September 1839

    Porphyrios Photiades d. 1852

    Metropolitan

  4. September 1839 – 12 February 1842

    Kallinikos Gargalados 1784–1850

    Metropolitan

  5. 1 March 1842 – December 1843

    Kallinikos Chougias/Kaloutzos d. 1845

    Metropolitan

  6. December 1843 – 24 August 1850

    Chrysanthos 1796–1869

    Metropolitan

  7. August 24/25, 1850 – 17 December 1850

    Sophronios Ioannou 1789–1855

    Metropolitan

  8. 1868 – 1874

    Meletios Cavasilas 1817–1882

    Metropolitan

  9. 16 November 1868 – 1868

    Dionysios V Charitonidis 1820–1891

    Metropolitan

  10. 23 November 1874 – 6 June 1877

    Sophronios Chrestides 1820–1890

    Metropolitan

  11. 1877 – 13 August 1882

    Meletios Cavasilas 1817–1882

    Metropolitan

  12. 20 September 1882 – 18 February 1897

    Timothy Kastrinogiannakes/Sgouros 1841–1897

    Metropolitan

  13. 12 May 1898 – 1 April 1920

    Eumenios Xyroudakes 1845–1920

    Metropolitan

  14. 31 March 1921 – February 1922

    Agathangelos Papadakes 1859–1928

    Locum tenens

  15. 22 February 1922 – 24 April 1933

    Titos II Zographides 1859–1933

    Metropolitan

  16. 22 July 1933 – January 1941

    Timothy Veneres 1876–1941

    Metropolitan

  17. 8 April 1941 – 10 January 1950

    Basil Markakes 1872–1950

    Metropolitan

  18. 23 May 1950 – 7 February 1978

    Eugene Psalidakes 1912–1978

    Metropolitan, then Archbishop

  19. 10 March 1978 – 26 July 2006

    Timothy Papoutsakis 1915–2006

    Archbishop

  20. 30 August 2006 – 2 December 2021

    Eireneos Athanasiades b. 1933

    Archbishop

  21. 11 January 2022 – present

    Eugene Antonopoulos b. 1968

    Archbishop

In the order of their start dates; bishops whose dates are unknown come last. Gaps are periods the data does not yet cover.

Also named after the see

Retired bishops who kept its name, and clergy or lay people whose title was attached to it.