TEODORO bar WARBÖN. — Jacobite writer, bishop, and ant patriarch, originally from Melitene, d. in 1192–93.
He was secretary to the Jacobite patriarch Michele il Grande and, in that capacity, took part in the negotiations for union at Romqläh with the Greeks. Later he rebelled against Michele and acted against him as ant patriarch under the name of Giovanni. In the end, he was recognized by the Armenian prince Leone II of Cilicia (later king) as patriarch of the Jacobites in his state.
Two letters by him are extant; also a polemical work against the patriarch Michele and an explanation of the mysteries of the Church (ms. of Charfet 4/1), important for understanding the Jacobites’ doctrine concerning the Sacraments and their liturgical customs.