"The Patriarchate of Constantinople cites its desire to cure the splits and to restore the Church unity of the people of Ukraine on the basis of a recently formulated theory," Bishop Irenaeus said.

And finally the answer comes down that four is the right number, and we have this writer by the name is Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon, in Gaul, modern day France, who around the year 180 says that no ...

It is certain that, while still very young, Irenaeus had seen and heard the holy Bishop Polycarp (d. 155) at Smyrna. During the persecution of Marcus Aurelius, Irenaeus was a priest of the Church ...

To him succeeded Anacletus. After him, in the third place from the Apostles, Clement was allotted the office of bishop." St. Irenaeus, "Against All Heresies," c. 180 A.D. "But since it would take ...

Here’s an example of Apostolic succession: Apostle John handed over to Polycarp who taught Irenaeus who went on to become Bishop of Lugdunum, now Lyon, France. And France is in the West ...

On 23 August of every year the Church celebrates the memory of an important saint and bishop of the second century Christian Church. St. Irenaeus was bishop of Lyons (Lugdunum) in the second century.