Galaktion Tabakov

Life

Born

26 February 1946

Monastic tonsure

12 July 1969

Ordained deacon

27 July 1969

Ordained priest

28 September 1970

Made archimandrite

25 December 1976

Consecrated bishop

6 July 1986

Made metropolitan

27 February 2000

Retired

28 September 2016

Sees

1. 6 July 1986 – 1987

   Bishop of Velichka

   Vicar of Vidin · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

2. 1987 – 1988

   Bishop of Velichka

   Vicar of Vratsa · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

3. 1988 – 27 February 2000

   Bishop of Velichka

   Vicar of Stara Zagora · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

4. 27 February 2000 – 28 September 2016

   Metropolitan of Stara Zagora

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

5. 2005

   Locum tenens of Western and Central Europe

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

6. 2009 – 2010

   Locum tenens of Western Europe

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

7. 28 September 2016 – present

   Former Metropolitan of Stara Zagora

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 6 July 1986. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 6 July 2003Tikhon Ivanov Bishop of Tiberiopolis (Strumica), b. 1945
• 1 October 2014Hierotheos Kosakov Bishop of Agathopolis, b. 1977