Firmilijan Ocokoljić

Life

Born

7 January 1910

Consecrated bishop

1 August 1963

Died

2 November 1992

Sees

1. 1 August 1963 – 2 November 1992

   Bishop of Midwestern America

   Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated 1 August 1963 by:

• Chrysostom Vojinović Bishop of Braničevo, 1911–1989
• Stephen Lastavica Bishop of Eastern America and Canada, 1908–1966

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 8 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Firmilijan Ocokoljić Bishop of Midwestern America consecrated 1 August 1963
2. Chrysostom Vojinović Bishop of Braničevo, 1911–1989 consecrated 15 June 1947
3. Damaskin Grdanički Metropolitan of Zagreb, 1892–1969 consecrated 30 November 1931
4. Barnabas Rosić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1880–1937 consecrated 10 April 1910
5. Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933 consecrated 22 May 1888
6. Anthimos Peltekes Former Metropolitan of Devra and Velissa, 1840–1909 consecrated 21 May 1888
7. Kallinikos Metropolitan of Moglen, 1820–1911 consecrated 2 April 1872
8. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
9. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 3

• 3 August 1963Gregory Udicki Bishop of Western America, 1911–1985
• 18 June 1978Christopher Kovačević Metropolitan of the Midwest (Libertyville-Chicago), 1928–2010
• 17 October 1978Boris Geeza Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest, 1923–2000

Sources

Also in: Wikidata