melkite patriarch of Antioch
44th Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line)
Theodoret was the Melkite (Greek) patriarch of Antioch in the late 8th century and possibly into the 9th, during the reign of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. The exact dates of his patriarchate are the subject of disagreement. Date ranges of c. 787–c. 799, 795–812 and c. 794–811 have been offered.