John I (bishop of Jerusalem)

John I of Jerusalem was the seventh Bishop of Jerusalem.

He was, according to Eusebius, a Jewish Christian born to Jewish parents who kept the Law of the Torah.^[1] According to universal tradition, John I replaced the first bishop of Jerusalem Saint James the Just, the "brother of the Lord," who was appointed bishop by the Apostles Peter, St. James (whom Eusebius identifies as James, son of Zebedee) and John.^[2]

John was well versed in the Law of Moses and as a young man disputed with Christians until he converted with the instruction of St. Justus bishop of Jerusalem. He was baptized and ordained a deacon. His two-year episcopacy was one under which the church was persecuted.

John I died April 11, after serving two years in office.^[3]

References[]

^ Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, v."
^ "Historia Ecclesiastica, II, i."
^ The Departure of St. John, Bishop of Jerusalem Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] Historia Ecclesiastica, IV, v."

[2] "Historia Ecclesiastica, II, i."

[3] The Departure of St. John, Bishop of Jerusalem Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine.

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v t Bishops and Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Bishops of Jerusalem (until 451)	James, brother of Jesus Simeon of Jerusalem Justus Zacchaeus Tobias Benjamin John I Matthias Philip Senecas Justus II Levis Ephram Joseph I Judas Marcus Dolichianus Narcissus Dius Germanion Gordius Alexander Imeneus Zamudas Ermon Macarius Maximus III Cyril I John II Praulius Juvenal
Patriarchs of Jerusalem (from 451)	Juvenal Anastasius I Martyrius Elias I John III Peter Macarius II Eustochius Amos Zacharias Modestus Sophronius Anastasius II John V Theodore Elias II George Thomas I Basileus Theodosius Elias III Leontius I Christodulus John VII Christodulus II Joseph II Orestes Theophilus I Nicephorus I Simeon II ^§ ^§ ^§ ^§ ^§ Leontius II^§ Dositheos I Athanasius II Athanasius IV Jacob II Abraham I Gregory III Marcus III Dorotheus II Germanus Sophronius IV Theophanes III Paiseus Nectarius I Dositheos II Chrysanthus Meletius Parthenius Ephram II Sophronius V Abraham II Procopius I Anthemus Polycarpus Athanasius V Cyril II Procopius II Hierotheus Nicodemus I Gerasimus I Damian I Timotheus I Benedict I Diodoros I Irenaios I Theophilus III
^§: in exile at Constantinople due to the Latin rule over Jerusalem