Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Pimen Enev

Пимен

Metropolitan of Nevrokop · 1906–1999

Born Deyan Nedelchev Enev (Деян Неделчев Енев)

Life

Born
22 June 1906
Monastic tonsure
1 July 1933
Ordained deacon
2 July 1933
Ordained priest
8 January 1934
Made archimandrite
14 January 1938
Consecrated bishop
21 December 1947
Made metropolitan
3 August 1952
Retired
1 October 1998
Died
10 April 1999

Sees

  1. 21 December 1947 – 3 August 1952

    Bishop of Stobi

    Patriarchate of Bulgaria

  2. 3 August 1952 – 1992

    Metropolitan of Nevrokop

    Patriarchate of Bulgaria

  3. 1992 – 1 October 1998

    Metropolitan of Nevrokop

    Alternative Synod (Bulgaria)

  4. 1 October 1998 – 10 April 1999

    Former Metropolitan of Nevrokop

    Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 21 December 1947 by:

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. Pimen Enev Metropolitan of Nevrokop consecrated 21 December 1947
  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

Bishops he consecrated 9

Sources

Also in: Wikidata

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