The Apologists · AD 130–180
Cornelius of Antioch
d. c. 148 · Bishop of Antioch · Antioch
The Apologists
Who Cornelius of Antioch was
Fifth bishop of Antioch, distinguished by his see from Cornelius of Rome and Cornelius the centurion. A name in the Antiochene succession Eusebius preserved, spanning the reign of Antoninus Pius.
Also listed in the bishops of Antioch.
Common questions
When did Cornelius die?
Cornelius of Antioch is dated d. c. 148 in the archive, which places Cornelius in the Apologists (AD 130–180). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Cornelius?
Cornelius of Antioch is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome of Stridon. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Cornelius from?
The archive associates Cornelius of Antioch with Antioch.
Who were Cornelius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Cornelius of Antioch to 2 other figures, including Heros of Antioch and Eros of Antioch. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History IV.20
c. AD 325In Antioch Cornelius succeeded Heros, and after him Eros received the episcopate as the sixth in succession.Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.20 · source text
Chronicle of Jerome (the Antiochene succession)
c. AD 380Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
- AD 144 · Marcion expelled at Rome, AD 144
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Cornelius.