Philip the Apostle

"The apostle who asked Christ: Show us the Father — and received the answer that to see Christ is to see the Father"

Born: c. 5 BC · Bethsaida, Galilee Died: c. AD 80 · Hierapolis, Asia Minor (martyrdom) One of the Twelve Apostles Apostolic

Biography

Who was Philip the Apostle?

Why this Father matters to Catholic apologetics: The apostle who asked Christ: Show us the Father — and received the answer that to see Christ is to see the Father

Born

c. 5 BC · Bethsaida, Galilee

Died

c. AD 80 · Hierapolis, Asia Minor (martyrdom)

See / Role

One of the Twelve Apostles

Historical Period

Apostolic

The apostle who asked Christ: Show us the Father — and received the answer that to see Christ is to see the Father.

Apostolic Succession

Where Philip the Apostle stands in the chain

Ordination chain from Christ to this Father — and onward to students. Solid links cite named primary sources. Unknown means no ordainer is historically attested. Nodes with a profile are linked.

Philip the Apostle received authority directly from Christ — not through a chain of human ordination. The Apostles are the foundation of the chain, not a link within it. Every bishop in the unbroken succession traces their authority back through the Fathers to the Apostles, and through the Apostles to Christ himself.

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