Metrophanes (Ancient Greek: Μητροφάνης) is a Greek name for males derived from μήτηρ 'mother' + φαίνω, 'appear, shine'.
The name may refer to:
- Saint Metrophanes of Byzantium, bishop of Byzantium from 306 to 314
- Metrophanes of Smyrna, Christian bishop, Metropolitan of Smyrna, in the ninth century
- Patriarch Metrophanes II of Constantinople, reigned from 1440 to 1443
- Patriarch Metrophanes III of Constantinople, reigned from 1565 to 1572 and from 1579 to 1580
- Saint Metrophanes of Voronezh, 1623 - 1703, Orthodox bishop
- Patriarch Metrophanes of Alexandria (Metrophanes Kritopoulos), reigned between 1636 and 1639
- Metrophanes, Chi Sung, 1855 – 1900, Chinese Orthodox priest and martyr
See also
- Mitrofan, Slavic equivalent
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