Salamis
Archbishop of Cyprus · c. 45 (Barnabas and Paul preach the island — Acts 13)
Barnabas the Cypriot came home with Paul in the island's first mission (Acts 13), and the tradition seats him at Salamis as first bishop and martyr. The church of Cyprus fought off Antioch's claims and had its independence confirmed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 — the oldest autocephaly still standing.
Continues today as the autocephalous Church of Cyprus.
The bishops
3 holders in the record.
Of the 2 links in this chain, 2 are named by no register at all: nothing joins those two rows. Each holder below says which it is.
- Epiphanius of Salamis #2 · c. 368–c. 403 · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · bishops in between are missing
- Anthemius of Cyprus #8 · c. 478–c. 488 · link unrecorded · № Wikipedia’s list of bishops · the numbering ends here; what follows holds no place in the list
- Barnabas link unrecorded · № named by no register
Events
Texts
- Apostolic Decree c. 49