Nicholas Papanikolaou

Life

Born

1883

Consecrated bishop

25 March 1918

Made metropolitan

13 March 1924

Died

15 December 1933

Sees

1. 25 March 1918 – 13 March 1924

   Bishop of Neapolis

   Vicar of Caesarea · Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 1921

   Locum tenens of Melenikos

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 13 March 1924 – 15 December 1933

   Metropolitan of Grevena

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 25 March 1918 by:

• Nicholas Sakkopoulos Metropolitan of Chalcedon, 1862–1927
• Dorotheos Mammeles Metropolitan of Prousa, 1861–1921
• Eugene Papathomas Metropolitan of Silybria, 1855–1934

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 Dionysios Kotakes; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Nicholas Papanikolaou Metropolitan of Grevena consecrated 25 March 1918
2. Dorotheos Mammeles Metropolitan of Prousa, 1861–1921 consecrated 15 March 1892
3. Joachim Euthyvoules/Chiakes Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1855–1920 consecrated 5 January 1885
4. Constantios Stavrides Metropolitan of Vizya and Medeia, 1833–1899 consecrated 13 March 1869
5. Dionysios Kotakes Metropolitan of Nicomedia, 1790–1877 consecrated October 1821