Roman Succession of Bishops
- Linus
- Anacletus
- Clement
- Evaristus
- Alexander
- Sixtus
- Telesphorus
- Hyginus
- Pius
- Anicetus
- Soter
- Eleutherius
In this order, and by this succession, the ecclesiastical tradition from the apostles, and the preaching of the truth, have come down to us. — Irenaeus Against Heresies - Volume 3
Asian Succession of Bishops
- Church of Ephesus, founded by Paul
- and John lived there
- Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna