Michael II of Antioch

Michael II
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Church Syriac Orthodox Church
See Antioch
Installed 1292
Term ended 1312
Predecessor Philoxenus I Nemrud
Successor Michael III Yeshu
Personal details
Birth name Barsoum
Died 7 December 1312

Michael II was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1292 until his death in 1312.

Biography

Barsoum was born in the 13th century and became abbot of the Kuwaykhat Monastery, near Mopsuestia in Armenian Cilicia. In 1292, Barsoum was consecrated patriarch upon which he took the name Michael.

On 6 January 1295, Michael issued a proclamation excommunicating Constantine of Melitene and his supporters. Michael died on 7 December 1312.

References

Preceded by
Philoxenus I Nemrud
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
1292–1312
Succeeded by
Michael III Yeshu
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