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Evodius of Antioch
c. 7* – c. 67 · Bishop of Antioch
* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 7*
- Died
- c. 67, Antioch
- See
- Antioch
- Region
- syria
- Era
- apostolic father
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Euodius
Highlights
- Main contribution
- First bishop of Antioch after Peter per Eusebius and Origen.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.22
First bishop of Antioch after Peter per Eusebius and Origen. Said to have coined the term 'Christian' in some later traditions.
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Common questions
- Who was Evodius of Antioch?
- Evodius of Antioch (?–67) — First bishop of Antioch after Peter per Eusebius and Origen. Said to have coined the term 'Christian' in some later traditions.
- Who did Evodius of Antioch succeed as bishop of Antioch?
- Peter.
- Who succeeded Evodius of Antioch as bishop of Antioch?
- Ignatius of Antioch.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.22 primary
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see PeterEusebius lists Evodius as first bishop of Antioch after Peter. Peter's actual episcopal tenure at Antioch is traditional rather than narrated in scripture.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.22
- succeeded in see (incoming) Ignatius of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession is preserved only by Eusebius writing c. 320; no 1st-c Antiochene source survives to confirm.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.22, 3.36
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Evodius of Antioch).