John VIII bar Abdoun

John VIII bar Abdoun
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
Installed6 July 1004
Term ended2 February 1033
PredecessorAthanasius IV Salhoyo
SuccessorDionysius IV Yahya
Personal details
Born944
Died2 February 1033 (aged 88 or 89)
Monastery of Ganos, Roman Empire

John VIII bar Abdoun was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1004 until his death in 1033.[1]

  1. ^ Cigaar & Metcalf (2006), p. 9