Eugene Vakales/Theologou

Life

Born

1882

Ordained deacon

1906

Ordained priest

1911

Consecrated bishop

19 June 1911

Made metropolitan

19 February 1922

Retired

1936

Died

15 December 1956

Sees

1. 19 June 1911 – 19 February 1922

   Bishop of Amissos

   Vicar of Amaseia · Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 19 February 1922 – 20 March 1924

   Metropolitan of Philadelphia

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 20 March 1924 – 28 June 1928

   Metropolitan of Kydonia

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 28 June 1928 – 21 February 1935

   Metropolitan of Nigrita

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. 21 February 1935 – 20 October 1936

   Metropolitan of Nevrokop

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

6. 20 October 1936 – 15 December 1956

   Former Metropolitan of Nevrokop

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 19 June 1911 by:

• Germanos Karavangelis Metropolitan of Amaseia, 1866–1935
• Leontios Papadopoulos-Choutouriotes Metropolitan of Rodopolis, 1844–1926
• Hierotheos Christodoulides Bishop of Aristeia, 1875–1932

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 Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Eugene Vakales/Theologou Metropolitan of Nevrokopion consecrated 19 June 1911
2. Germanos Karavangelis Metropolitan of Amaseia, 1866–1935 consecrated 25 February 1896
3. Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915 consecrated 4 October 1887
4. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
5. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 19 August 1914Basil Komvopoulos Metropolitan of Drama, 1887–1941
• 15 June 1934Chrysostom Demetriou Metropolitan of Triphylia and Olympia, 1889–1958