Neophytos Kotzamanides

Life

Born

September 1862

Consecrated bishop

28 September 1897

Made metropolitan

27 April 1906

Died

21 January 1931

Sees

1. 28 September 1897 – 27 April 1906

   Bishop of Moschonision

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 27 April 1906 – 30 May 1909

   Metropolitan of Varna

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 30 May 1909 – 9 October 1924

   Metropolitan of Paramythia

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 9 October 1924 – 20 November 1926

   Metropolitan of Soufli

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. 20 November 1926 – 21 January 1931

   Metropolitan of Ikaria

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 28 September 1897 by:

• Basil Asteriou Metropolitan of Smyrna, 1834–1910
• Leontios Eleutheriades Metropolitan of Ainos, d. 1918
• Porphyrios Paulides Archbishop of the Sinai, Pharan and Raithu, 1833–1909
• Cyril Bishop of Christoupolis, 1802–1899

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 2 generations back to Meletios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Neophytos Kotzamanides Metropolitan of Ikaria consecrated 28 September 1897
2. Cyril Bishop of Christoupolis, 1802–1899 consecrated 6 November 1877
3. Meletios Metropolitan of Smyrna, 1814–1883 consecrated 17 July 1845

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 31 August 1908Kallinikos Georgiades Metropolitan of Kallioupolis and Madytos, 1865–1912
• 17 May 1909Athanasios Piperas Metropolitan of Serrai, d. 1909