Athanasius VI bar Khamoro

Athanasius VI bar Khamoro was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1091 until his death in 1129.

Biography

Abu al-Faraj was born in the 11th century in the city of Amid into the Camra family. He went on to become a monk at the Monastery of Mar Barsoum where he studied Syriac, Arabic and religious sciences under Dionysius Modyana. In March 1091, Abu was elected as patriarch by the Holy Synod but humbly refused. Nine months later, the metropolitan bishops, with the assistance of Gabriel of Melitene, forced Abu to become patriarch against his will and was consecrated Patriarch of Antioch in December 1091. Upon his consecration, Abu took the name Athanasius.

In 1112, Athanasius consecrated Mor Dionysius Mosa as maphrian. As patriarch, Athanasius was known for collecting precious books which he took with him with wherever he travelled. Athanasius was also criticised for his harsh treatment of his subordinates. During his reign as patriarch he ordained sixty-one metropolitans and bishops before his death on 18 June 1129.

References

• The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences - Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum. 

Patriarchs of the Syriac Orthodox Church
6th–9th centuries	Severus I (512–538) Sergius of Tella (544–546) Paul II (550–575) Peter III of Raqqa (581–591) Julian I (591–595) Athanasius I Gammolo (595–631) John II (631–648) Theodore (649–667) Severus II bar Masqeh (667–681) Athanasius II Baldoyo (683–686) Julian II (686–708) Elias I (709–723) Athanasius III (724–740) Iwannis I (740–754) Iwannis Isaac (754–756) Athanasius Sandalaya (756–758) George I (758–790) Joseph (790–792) Quriaqos (793–817) Dionysius I Telmaharoyo (818–45) John III (846–873) Ignatius II (878–883) Theodosius Romanus (887–896) Dionysius II (897–909)
10th–13th centuries	John IV Qurzahli (910–922) Baselius I (923–935) John V (936–953) Iwanis II (954–957) Dionysius III (958–961) Abraham I (962–963) John VI Sarigta (965–985) Athanasius IV of Salh (986–1002) John VII bar ʿAbdon (1004–1033) Dionysius IV Yahya (1034–1044) John VIII bar ʿAbdon (1049–1057) Athanasius V Haya (1058–1063) John IX bar Shushan (1063–1072) Baselius II (1073–1075) John Abdun (1075–1077) Dionysius V Lazarus (1077–1078) Iwannis III (1080–1082) Dionysius VI (1088–1090) Athanasius VI bar Khamoro (1091–1129) John X bar Mawdyono (1129–1137) Athanasius VII bar Qutreh (1138–1136) Michael I Rabo (1166–1199) Athanasius VIII (1200–1207) John XI Yeshu (1208–1220) Ignatius III David (1222–1252) John XII bar Maʿdani (1252–1263) Ignatius IV Yeshu (1264–1283) Philoxenus I Nemrud (1283–1292) Michael II (1292–1312)
Patriarchs of Mardin, 1293–1445	Ignatius bar Wahib (1293–1333) Ignatius Ismail (1333–1366) Ignatius Shahab (1366–1381) Ignatius Abraham bar Garib (1381–1412) Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo (1412–1445)
Patriarchs of Melitene, 1293–1360	Ignatius Constantine (1293–c.1349) Ignatius Philoxenus (1349–c.1360)
Patriarchs of Tur Abdin, 1364–1844	Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389) Ignatius Joshua bar Muta (1390–1412) Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1412–1420) Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1446) Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1446–1455) Ignatius Joshua of Salah (1455–1466) Ignatius Philoxene bar Sabra (1460–1482) Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488) Ignatius John bar Qofer (1489–1492) Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512) Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524) Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551) Ignatius Jacob of Hisn Kifa (1551–1571) Ignatius Sahdo of Midyat(1584–1621) Ignatius Simon (c.1624) Ignatius 'Abd Allah of Midyat (1628–?) Ignatius Habib Hadodo of Midyat (1674–1707) Ignatius Denha of 'Arnas (1707–1725) Ignatius Barsum of Midyat (1740–1791) Ignatius Aho of Arbo (1791–?) Ignatius Isaiah of Arbo (1804–1816)
14th–17th centuries	Michael III Yeshu (1312–1349) Baselius III Gabriel (1349–1387) Philoxenus II (1387–1421) Baselius IV Simon (1421–1444) Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo (1445–1454) Ignatius Chaleph of Maʿdan (1455–1483) Ignatius John XIII (1483–1493) Ignatius Noah of Lebanon (1493–1509) Ignatius Yeshu I (1509–1512) Ignatius Jacob I (1512–1517) Ignatius David I (1517–1520) Ignatius Abded Aloho I Stephan (1521–1557) Ignatius Nemet Aloho (1557–1576) Ignatius David II Shah (1576–1591) Ignatius Pilate I (1591–1597) Ignatius Hidayat Aloho (1597–1639) Ignatius Simon I (1640–1659) Ignatius Yeshu II Qamsheh (1659–1662) Ignatius Abded Mshiho I (1662–1686) Ignatius George II (1687–1708)
18th century–present	Ignatius Isaac Azar (1709–1722) Ignatius Shukr Aloho (1722–1745) Ignatius George III (1745–1768) Ignatius George IV (1768–1781) Ignatius Matthew (1783–1817) Ignatius John (1817–1818) Ignatius George V (1819–1837) Ignatius Elias II (1838–1847) Ignatius Jacob II (1847–1871) Ignatius Peter IV (1872–1894) Ignatius Abded Mshiho II (1895–1905) Ignatius Abded Aloho II (1906–1915) Ignatius Elias III (1917–1932) Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum (1933–1957) Ignatius Jacob III (1957–1980) Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–2014) Ignatius Aphrem II (2014–Present)
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