Paul Şerpe

Life

Born

18 May 1897

Consecrated bishop

1947

Retired

15 April 1960

Died

18 May 1978

Sees

1. 1947 – 15 April 1960

   Bishop of Ploiești

   Vicar of the Patriarch of Romania · Patriarchate of Romania

2. 15 April 1960 – 18 May 1978

   Former Bishop of Ploiești

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 1947 by:

• Efrem Enăchescu Metropolitan of Chișinău and Metropolitan of Bessarabia, 1893–1968
• Benjamin Pocitan Bishop of Sinaia, 1870–1955
• Atanasie Dincă Bishop of Bârlad, 1896–1973

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 3 generations back to Pimen Georgescu; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Paul Şerpe Bishop of Ploiești consecrated 1947
2. Atanasie Dincă Bishop of Bârlad, 1896–1973 consecrated 13 December 1943
3. Nicodim Munteanu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1864–1948 consecrated 24 May 1909
4. Pimen Georgescu Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova, 1853–1934 consecrated 2 February 1895