Nifon Criveanu

Life

Born

20 February 1889

Monastic tonsure

1927

Made archimandrite

1928

Consecrated bishop

17 February 1929

Made metropolitan

30 November 1939

Retired

20 April 1945

Died

14 June 1970

Sees

1. 17 February 1929 – 19 October 1933

   Bishop of Craiova

   Patriarchate of Romania

2. 19 October 1933 – 30 November 1939

   Bishop of Huși

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 30 November 1939 – 20 April 1945

   Metropolitan of Oltenia

   Patriarchate of Romania

4. 20 April 1945 – 14 June 1970

   Former Metropolitan of Oltenia

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 17 February 1929. His consecrators are not yet in the data.