Joachim Alexopoulos

Life

Born

8 November 1873

Ordained deacon

1894

Ordained priest

1904

Consecrated bishop

28 June 1923

Made metropolitan

28 June 1923

Retired

1957

Died

15 March 1959

Sees

1. 28 June 1923 – 6 November 1930

   Metropolitan of Boston

   Church of Greece

2. 6 November 1930 – 5 September 1935

   Metropolitan of Fokis

   Church of Greece

3. 5 September 1935 – February 1957

   Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros

   Church of Greece

4. February 1957 – 15 March 1959

   Former Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros

   Church of Greece

Consecration

Consecrated 28 June 1923 by:

• Alexander Demoglou Metropolitan of Corfu and Paxoi, 1876–1942
• Germanos Strenopoulos Metropolitan of Thyateira and Great Britain, 1872–1951
• Philaretos Ioannides Metropolitan of Syros, Tinos, Andros, Kea and Milos, 1886–1961

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 5 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Joachim Alexopoulos Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros consecrated 28 June 1923
2. Germanos Strenopoulos Metropolitan of Thyateira and Great Britain, 1872–1951 consecrated 1 July 1912
3. Hierotheos Anthoulides Metropolitan of Sisanion and Siatista, 1877–1920 consecrated 8 October 1906
4. Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915 consecrated 4 October 1887
5. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
6. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 1

• 7 August 1927Kallistos Papageorgopoulos Bishop of San Francisco, 1878–1940