Benjamin I Psomas/Kyriakou

Life

Born

1871

Ordained deacon

1888

Ordained priest

1908

Consecrated bishop

30 January 1912

Made metropolitan

30 January 1912

Became patriarch

18 January 1936

Died

17 February 1946

Sees

1. 30 January 1912 – 11 June 1913

   Metropolitan of Rhodes

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 11 June 1913 – 10 September 1913

   Metropolitan of Silybria

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 10 September 1913 – 1925

   Metropolitan of Philippopolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 1925 – 1933

   Metropolitan of Nicaea

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. 1933 – 18 January 1936

   Metropolitan of Heraclea

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

6. 18 January 1936 – 17 February 1946

   Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 30 January 1912 by:

• Joachim III Devetzes/Demetriades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1834–1912
• Cyril Moumtzes Metropolitan of Philadelphia, 1867–1925
• Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933
• Constantine Vontzalides Metropolitan of Samos and Ikaria, 1857–1926
• Dionysios Stavrides Metropolitan of Silybria, 1852–1913
• Anthimos Sarides Metropolitan of Maroneia and Thasos, 1870–1938
• Gennadios Alexiades Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, 1868–1951
• Parthenios Metropolitan of Dervis
• Laurence Papadopoulos Metropolitan of Drama, 1868–1928
• Theokletos Eleutheriou Metropolitan of Krinis, 1838–1918

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. Benjamin I Psomas/Kyriakou Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch consecrated 30 January 1912
2. Cyril Moumtzes Metropolitan of Philadelphia, 1867–1925 consecrated 18 May 1897
3. Basil III Georgiades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1840–1929 consecrated 24 September 1889
4. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
5. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 8 July 1923Herman Aav Archbishop of Karelia and All Finland, 1878–1961
• 4 April 1926Iakovos Papapaisiou Metropolitan of Derka, 1885–1980

Sources

Also in: Wikidata