Antiochian-Jacobite Succession Line
(Vilatte Line)

The Church of Antioch can be traced from Jerusalem from where the Apostles went forth healing, preaching and so on. The first established church was the Syrian Church of Antioch, founded by St. Peter about A. D. 38 He reigned as a Bishop and Patriarch for six years before he became the Bishop of Rome and founder of the Roman Catholic Church. Antioch is regarded as the Mother-Church of Gentile Christianity. 

In various cases Bishops consecrated in the Antiochian Lineage has been admitted to Bishop seats in the Roman Catholic Church without reconsecrations. 

1.    Peter (38) - 2.    Evodus (40) - 3.    Ignatius I (43) - 4.    Aaron (123) - 5.   Cornelius (123) - 6.    Eodos (142) 7.    Theophulus (157) - 8.    Maximinus (171) - 9.    Seraphim (179) - 10.  Astlediaes (189) - 11.  Philip (201) - 12.  Sebinus {Zebinus} (219) - 13.  Babylos (237) - 14.  Fabius (250) - 15.  Demetrius (251) - 16.  Paul I (259) - 17.  Domnus I (270) - 18.  Timotheus (281) - 19.  Cyrilus (281) - 20.  Tyrantus (296) - 21.  Vitalius (301) - 22.  Philognius (318) - 23.  Eustachius (323) - 24.  Paulinius (338) - 25.  Philabianus (383) - 26.  Evagrius (386) - 27.  Phosohorius (416) - 28.  Alexander (418)- 29.  John I (428) - 30.  Theodotus (431) - 31.  Domnus II (442) - 32.  Maximus (450) - 33.  Accacius (454) - 34.  Martyrius (457) - 35.  Peter II (464) - 36.  Philadius (500) - 37.  Serverius (509) - 38.  Segius (544) - 39.  Domnus III (547)  - 40.  Anadtasius (560) - 41.  Gregory I (564) - 42.  Paul II (567) - 43.  Patra (571) - 44.  Domnus IV (586) - 45.  Julianus (591) - 46.  Athanasius I (595) - 47.  John II (636) - 48.  Theodorus I (649) - 49.  Severus (668) - 50.  Athanasius II (684) - 51.  Julianus II (687) - 52.  Elias I (709) - 53.  Athanasius III (724) - 54.  Evanius I (740) - 55.  Gervasius I (759) - 56.  Joseph (790) - 57.  Cyriacus (793) - 58.  Dionysius I (818); - 59.  John III (847) - 60.  Ignatius II (877) - 61.  Theodosius (887) - 62.  Dionysius II (897) - 63.  John IV (910) - 64.  Basilus I (922) - 65.  John V (936) - 66.  Evanius II (954) - 67.  Dionysius III (958) - 68.  Abraham I (962) - 69.  John VI (965) - 70.  Athamasius IV (987) - 71.  John VII (1004) - 72.  Dionysius IV (1032) - 73.  Theodorus II (1042) - 74.  Athanasius V (1058)  - 75.  John VIII (1064) - 76.  Basilius II (1074)  - 77.  Abdoone (1076) - 78.  Dionysius V (1077) - 79.  Evanius III (1080) - 80.  Dionysius VI (1088)  - 81.  Athanasius VI (1091)  - 82.  John IX (1131) - 83.  Athanasius VII (1139) - 84.  Michael I (1167) - 85.  Athanasius VIII (1200)  - 86.  Michael II (1207) - 87.  John X (1208)  - 88.  Ignatius III (1223) - 89.  Dionysius VII (1253) - 90.  John XI (1253) - 91.  Ignatius IV (1264)  - 92.  Philanus (1283) - 93.  Ignatius Baruhid (1293) - 94.  Ignatius Ismael (1333) - 95.  Ignatius Basilius III (1366) - 96.  Ignatius Abraham II (1382) - 97.  Ignatius Bacalius IV (1412) - 98.  Ignatius Behanam I (1415) - 99.  Ignatius Kalejih (1455) - 100. Ignatius John XII (1483) - 101. Ignatius Noah (1492) - 102. Ignatius Jesus I (1509)  - 103. Ignatius Jacob I (1510) - 104. Ignatius David I (1519)  - 105. Ignatius Abdullah I (1520)  - 106. Ignatius Naamathalak (1557)  - 107. Ignatius David II (1577) - 108. Ignatius Philathus (1591)  - 109. Ignatius Abdullah II (1597)  - 110. Ignatius Cadhai (1598) - 111. Ignatius Simeon (1640)  - 112. Ignatius Jesus II (1661) - 113. Ignatius Messiah (1661) - 114. Ignatius Cabeeb (1686) - 115. Ignatius Gervasius II (1687)  - 116. Ignatius Isaac (1708) - 117. Ignatius Siccarablak (1722)  - 118. Ignatius Gervasius III (1746)  - 119. Ignatius Gervasius IV (1768)  - 120. Ignatius Mathias (1781) - 121. Ignatius Behanam (1810)  - 122. Ignatius Jonas (1817) - 123. Ignatius Gervasius V (1818)  - 124. Ignatius Elias II (1839) - 125. Ignatius Jacob II (1847) - 126. Mar Ignatius Peter III (1872)   

127. Paulose Mar Athanasius (December 4, 1907). His real name was Kadavil Kooran. He was consecrated as  Syrian Antioch Bishop of Kottayam and Metropolitan of Malabar (India).

128. Mar Julius I (July 28, 1889). His real name was Antonio Francis Xavier Alvares.  Though consecrated by Kooran, the consecration took place under the authority of Patriarch Ignatius Peter III. He was made Archbishop of the Latin Rite Independent Catholic Church of Ceylon, Goa and India.

129. Joseph Rene Vilatte (May 29, 1892). He was consecrated in Columba, Ceylon at Our Lady of Good Death Cathedral by Alvares, under authority of a Bull of Mar Ignatius Peter III, to serve as Archbishop of North America.

 130.  Fredrick E. Lloyd (1915)

 131.  Samuel Gregory Lines (1923)

 132.  Justin Boyle (1927)

 133.  Lowel Paul Wadle (1940)

 134.  Herman Adrian Spruit (1957)

 135.  Forest Ernest Barber (1971)

10.  Michael Paul Bertiaux  - Tau Ogdoade Orfeo IV. Born January 18, 1935. Consecrated 1979 by Barber. Patriarch of the Ecclesia Gnostica Spiritualis, head of the Neo-Pythagorean Church of Illinois, Honorary Arch-Bishop of the Neo-Luciferian Church. On july 3rd, 2001 he consecrated:

11. Isabel Munksgaard Berg and Bjarne Salling Pedersen - Tau Philo Sophia and Tau Lucem Fero, the Neo-Luciferian Church.

The Right Reverend Joseph Rene Vilatte