Bishoprics

Adams 2010, 51 (Qasr Ibrim: The Earlier Medieval Period) notes, "One ecclesiastical history speaks of seven bishoprics in the united kingdom of Makouria and Nobadia... but only five cathedrals have been identified archaeologically. They are Philae, Qasr Ibrim, Gebel Adda, Faras [Faras West], and Old Dongola." To this list we should add Sai and Kourte.

Bishops of Dongola

• Azaros

1286 Qasr Ibrim's Archive 1: EA 90226

• Georgios

d. 1113 Lajtar 2002

• Ioannes (?)

XII? Qasr Ibrim Photo Sheet 1964P14

• Keddi

c. 1333 Qasr Ibrim's Archive 1: EA 90228

• Louk()

XII? P.QI inv. 74.2.2.14 (V. 74.12/5-6)

• Oualphl

after 1272 Qasr Ibrim's Archive 1: EA 90229

• ]ja

? Qasr Ibrim Photo Sheet 1976V13

Bishops of Faras

Despite Faras's submersion following the building of the Aswan High Dam, the see is still claimed by the Coptic church's Titular Bishop of the Great and Ancient Metropolis of Nubia, who is styled Bishop of Faras of Nobatia. The current ordinary is Bishop Sarapamon (Serapis Amon).

• Aetios

c. 620

• Sarapion
• Vacant during invasion of Nobadia and Makouria by the Caliphate
• Pilatos

late 7th c.

• Paulos

d. 709 or 719

• Mena

d. 730

• Matthaios (Old Nubian: Maththaios)

d. 31 May 766

• Ignatios

d. 23 January 802

• Ioannes I

d. 809 (?)

• Ioannes II
• Markos

c. 820

• Khael I

d. 827 (?)

• Thomas

827-862, d. 16 July 862

• Iesu I (Old Nubian: Iesou)

d. 866

• Kyros

d. 902

• Andreas

d. 903 (not a metropolitan bishop?)

• Kollutwos

d. 13 August 923

• Stephanos

d. 14 July 926

• Elias

6 August 952

• Aaron (Old Nubian: Aron)

d. 12 December 972

• Petros I

d. 20 July 999

• Ioannes III

d. 21 September 1005

• Marianos, former archimandrite of Puke

d. 11 November 1036

• Merkurios (Old Nubian: Merkourios)

d. 1 July 1056

• Unknown
• Petros II

d. 22 May 1062

• Georgios

d. 14 August 1097

• Khael II

d. 5 May 1130

• Iesu II (Old Nubian: Iesou)

d. 4 June 1175

• Unknown
• Tamer

d. 31 March 1193 (?)

• Unknown
• Timotheos, "Bishop of Phrim and Pakhoras," resident at Primnis

consecrated in 1372

Source

• Jakobielski, S. A Chronology of the Bishops of Faras.
• Michalowski, K. FARAS.
• Based on wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_Diocese_of_Faras.

Bishops of Ibrim

• Agath[---]

VI/VII I.Qasr Ibrim 2

• Anthony

XI? Hagen 2009

• Chael

After 1272 Qasr Ibrim Archive 1: EA 90229

• Iêsou

c. X? See discussion at I.Qasr Ibrim page 66

• Iêsou

d. 1110, reigned for 9 years I.Qasr Ibrim 19

• Iêsou

XII? P.QI 2.25 et alia unpub. in the Israel dossier

• Kiddonga

1333 Qasr Ibrim Archive 1: EA 90230

• Georgiou

First half of XII? d.c. 1125? I.Qasr Ibrim 20 15 years on the throne

• Kosma

1286 Qasr Ibrim Archive 1: EA 90226

• Marianou

d. c. 993/994 AD I.Qasr Ibrim 18

• Marianou

d. 1132 AD I.Qasr Ibrim 21 Enthroned c. 1125.

• Mêna

1155, 1199, 1200 AD P.QI 3, P.QI inv. 84.2.20/39

• Merkê

1464 Qasr Ibrim Archive 1: EA 90225

• Thoma

1191 AD P.QI 3

Bishops of Kourte

• Anonymous

I.Qasr Ibrim 25

• Georgiou

X/XI I.Khartoum Copt. 17

• Marianou

d. 1154 I.Qasr Ibrim 24

• Darme

P.QI 3.37

• Marian

P.QI 3.41

Bishops of Philae

• Theodoros

VI

Bishops of Sai

• Tobias

Before IX? Cat no. 9.

• Kerikos

c. 800 I.Fitz 115. Cat no. 1.

• Anonymous

884/885? Cat no 7.

• Iêsou

d. 1054 I.Khartoum Copt. 27, database no 540, cat no. 2.

• (Leon

XI/XII RdÉ 24 (1972): 20-24; cf. Symeon)

• Dioskoros

1123/1124? Cat no. 5.

• Symeon

XI/XII: see van der Vliet, ZPE 164 (2008): 157-158. Cat no. 4.

• Isou

P.QI 3.57.

Source

• Catalogue citations refer to “Medieval Funerary Inscriptions from Sai Island” forthcoming in CRIPEL.