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