Dionysius II

Dionysius II (, ) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 896/897 until his death in 908/909.

Biography Dionysius studied and became a monk at the monastery of Beth Batin, near Harran in Upper Mesopotamia. He was chosen to succeed Theodosius Romanus as patriarch of Antioch in an election by lot, and was consecrated on 23 April 896/897 (AG 1208) by archbishop Jacob of Emesa at the village of Ashit, near Sarug, according to the histories of Michael the Syrian and Bar Hebraeus.

Soon after his ascension to the patriarchal office, Dionysius convened a synod at the monastery of Saint Shila, at which he issued twenty-five canons and was attended by thirty-five bishops. He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death on 18 April 908/909 (AG 1220) at the monastery of Beth Batin, where he was buried. As patriarch, Dionysius ordained fifty bishops, as per Michael the Syrian's Chronicle, whereas Bar Hebraeus in his Ecclesiastical History credits Dionysius with the ordination of fifty-one bishops.

Episcopal succession As patriarch, Dionysius ordained the following bishops:

Theodosius, archbishop of Edessa Iwannis, archbishop of Samosata Timothy, archbishop of Damascus John, bishop of Tribus Jacob, bishop of Irenopolis Ignatius, bishop of Qinnasrin John, bishop of Zuptara John, bishop of Harran Daniel, archbishop of Samosata Cyriacus, bishop of Baalbek Gabriel, archbishop of Cyrrhus Isaac, archbishop of Herat Philoxenus, archbishop Dioscorus, archbishop of Edessa Habib, bishop of Irenopolis Samuel, archbishop of Maipherqat Abraham, archbishop of Aphrah Isaac, bishop of Nisibis John, bishop of Tur Abdin Job, bishop of Callisura Theodosius, bishop of Reshʿayna Cyril, archbishop of Tarsus Theophilus, bishop of Zuptara Daniel, bishop of Armenia Gregory, archbishop of Raqqa Jacob, bishop of Abadqawau Abraham, bishop of Doula Cosmas, bishop of Hadath Peter, archbishop of Resafa Jacob, bishop of Tiberias Moses, bishop of Amid George, bishop of Hadath John, bishop of Marde Timothy, bishop of Circesium Anastasius, bishop of Abadqawan Athanasius, archbishop of Damascus Athanasius, archbishop of Tarsus Theodoretus, archbishop of Maipherqat Gabriel, archbishop of Apamea Isaac, bishop of Armenia Jacob, bishop of Doliche Elias, bishop of Melitene Ignatius, bishop of Irenopolis Iwannis, archbishop of Dara Ignatius, archbishop of Amid Isaac, bishop of Zeugma Timothy, bishop of Samosata Basil, bishop of Bithynia Timothy, archbishop of Edessa Joseph, bishop of Sarug