Who was the last Apostle to die? And who were succeeded them as leaders of the Christian movement?

Question

I think John was the last one. Am I right? And after all the Apsotles were gone, who were their immediate successors?

Answer 1

According to the patristic writings, John lasted until the turn of the second century. This was about thirty years longer than any of the others, who all for the most part died either in Nero's persecutions or an earlier round of persecution at the hands of the Sadducees.

The second century saint, St. Polycarp, was baptized by John. He and other early bishops of the church carried on their work. 2 Timothy describes Paul's appointment of Timothy as a bishop, and early letters by St. Ignatius describe the work of the second and third generation bishops.

Answer 2

John. He was the youngest apostle when Jesus is walking on earth as a human.

Then there is a lot of catholic rites each founded by an apostle, athough some are founded by the same apostle. Some examples are the copt ritual, the egyptian ritual, the greek ritual among other, All are catholic.

The leaders of that rites are called patriarchs, but the patriarchs as catholics sees the Pope as their supreme leader.

Answer 3

Yes you are right The Apostle John may have died during or even after being released from the Island of Patmos. The Apostles received that title for being witnesses to his resurrected bodily form including Saul/Paul in Acts.
If your deeper question is to find out about the path of the true church, here it is. The true church was spread out from Jerusalem to the entire known world until now. The true church is not or does it exclusively belong to a particular denomination. The church is the body of Christ, the believers make up the church

Answer 4

Of the original 12, the Apostle John, who died in exile on the island of Patmos after writing down his revelation. I believe it was somewhere around 96 AD. The Bible doesn't tell us, by name, who succeeded the apostles, but we do know that the Apostle Paul was grooming certain men as overseers of certain congregations, such as Timothy. Apollos also seems to have been a good candidate for overseer. There were also Barnabas and Silas, who accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys, who would also have been good candidates.

Answer 5

John the Beloved Disciple. Apostolic tradition tells us that Linus succeeded Peter as the second Pope.

Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers.
2 Timothy 4:20-22

Peace and blessings!

Answer 6

From what history tells us, John was the last to die. As to who replaced them as leaders of the Christian movement, my first guess would be Timothy and Titus, as well as those to whom Peter, Paul, James, and John addressed their letters.

A thoughtful question, indeed. Thank you. It gives me an idea for my Sunday School lesson this week.

Answer 7

As you may already know, Saint Paul was a pervert. By day he wrote his holy epistles, and by night something rather otherly was going on. Yes, John was the last; and their successors is anybody's guess, and who cares.

Answer 8

John was the last to die. One of his disciples was Polycarp. One of HIS disciples was Irenaeus. Today's successors, of course, are our Catholic Bishops. ALL Catholic bishops can trace their heritage back to one of the apostles. Pope Benedict XVI, of course, can trace his right back to Peter.

Answer 9

The names of the followers of Jesus who lived after the bible was penned aren't known except for a few. But the fact that the Roman emperor Constantine was threatened by Christians, their worship of one God, and the fact that they didn't follow the ways of the world caused him to "Christianize" the pagan religion of that day and make it illegal for Christians to "worship" except through the church at Rome.

Answer 10

List of Andrew's successors:
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Patriarch_of_Constantinople

List of Peter's successors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popes