Eros of Antioch
Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch from c.154 to c.169
6th Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line)
Offices
Eros of Antioch was Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch from about 154 AD until c. 169 AD. Eusebius puts his reign from the fifth year of Antoninus Pius and his successor Theophilus of Antioch as dating from the ninth year of Marcus Aurelius. Jerome says his rule began in 142 AD though this is doubted.
Related people
- Cornelius of Antioch succeeded · inferred
- Theophilus of Antioch preceded · inferred
Events
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 2 claims — HE 4.20; Theophilus succeeds Eros at Antioch