Innocent Petrov

Life

Born

28 August 1963

Consecrated bishop

19 May 1994

Retired

12 February 2015

Sees

1. 19 May 1994 – 1996

   Bishop of Krupnik

   Alternative Synod (Bulgaria)

2. 1996 – 1998

   Metropolitan of Krupnik

   Alternative Synod (Bulgaria)

3. 1998 – 2005

   Metropolitan of Sofia

   Alternative Synod (Bulgaria)

4. 2005 – 2006

   Former Metropolitan of Sofia

   Alternative Synod (Bulgaria)

5. 2006 – 11 December 2012

   Metropolitan of Sofia

   Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Innocent)

6. 11 December 2012 – 12 February 2015

   Bishop of Krupnik

   Vicar of Stara Zagora · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

7. 12 February 2015 – present

   Former Bishop of Krupnik

   Vicar of Stara Zagora · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 19 May 1994 by:

• Pimen Enev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1906–1999

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 7 generations back to Anthimos IV Vamvakis; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Innocent Petrov Bishop of Krupnik consecrated 19 May 1994
2. Pimen Enev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1906–1999 consecrated 21 December 1947
3. Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957 consecrated 1 April 1921
4. Basil Mikhailov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1847–1927 consecrated 18 July 1899
5. Constantine V Valiades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1833–1914 consecrated 30 January 1876
6. Methodios Aronis Metropolitan of Mytilini, d. 1897 consecrated 12 November 1867
7. Panaret Mishaikov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1805–1883 consecrated March 1851
8. Anthimos IV Vamvakis Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1788–1878 consecrated October 1825

Bishops he consecrated 1

• 28 September 1999Daniel Stoikov Metropolitan of Philippopolis, b. 1956

Sources

Also in: Wikidata