Nikodim Piperov

Life

Born

30 January 1895

Consecrated bishop

29 January 1939

Made metropolitan

6 July 1947

Died

23 January 1980

Sees

1. 29 January 1939 – 6 July 1947

   Bishop of Stobi

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

2. 6 July 1947 – 23 January 1980

   Metropolitan of Sliven

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 29 January 1939 by:

• Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 6 generations back to Anthimos IV Vamvakis; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Nikodim Piperov Metropolitan of Sliven consecrated 29 January 1939
2. Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957 consecrated 1 April 1921
3. Basil Mikhailov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1847–1927 consecrated 18 July 1899
4. Constantine V Valiades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1833–1914 consecrated 30 January 1876
5. Methodios Aronis Metropolitan of Mytilini, d. 1897 consecrated 12 November 1867
6. Panaret Mishaikov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1805–1883 consecrated March 1851
7. Anthimos IV Vamvakis Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1788–1878 consecrated October 1825

Sources

• wikidata.org

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