John III of Antioch
patriarch of Antioch, 996 to 1021
d. 1021
74th Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line)
Offices
John of Antioch, also known by the epithet Polites, was the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Antioch from 4 October 996 until his death in July 1021. Before his elevation to the patriarchate, he served as the chartophylax of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
Related people
- Agapios II of Antioch succeeded · inferred
- Nicholas II of Antioch preceded · inferred
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.