Gennadios Chatzeapostolou

Life

Born

25 December 1887

Ordained deacon

1910

Ordained priest

26 October 1912

Consecrated bishop

27 October 1913

Defrocked

20 December 1923

Died

23 October 1976

Sees

1. 27 October 1913 – 20 December 1923

   Bishop of Theoupolis

   Vicar of Thessaloniki · Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 20 December 1923 – 23 October 1976

   Layperson

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 27 October 1913 by:

• Gennadios Alexiades Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, 1868–1951
• Parthenios Vardakas Metropolitan of Kitros, 1867–1933
• Photios Pagiotas Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis, 1870–1928
• Diodore Karatzes Metropolitan of Sisanion and Siatista, 1880–1944
• Socrates Stavrides Metropolitan of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion, 1866–1944
• Joachim Stroumpes Metropolitan of Chios, Psara and Oinoussa, 1880–1950

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 4 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Gennadios Chatzeapostolou Bishop of Theoupolis consecrated 27 October 1913
2. Socrates Stavrides Metropolitan of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion, 1866–1944 consecrated 6 November 1911
3. Joachim Sgouros Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, 1864–1912 consecrated 14 January 1890
4. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
5. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819