Gherasim Rătescu

Life

Born

ca. 1780

Consecrated bishop

30 July 1819

Retired

31 March 1825

Died

19 January 1844

Sees

1. 30 July 1819 – 31 March 1825

   Bishop of Buzău

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 31 March 1825 – 19 January 1844

   Former Bishop of Buzău

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 30 July 1819 by:

• Dionysios Loupou Metropolitan of Hungro-Wallachia, 1769–1831
• Dionysios Archbishop of Pogoniani, d. 1828
• Galaktion Bishop of Râmnic, d. 1838
• Constantios Bishop of Srem, d. 1851
• Benedict Kykkotis Bishop of Troas, d. 1836
• Joannichios Bishop of Stratonikeia, d. 1839

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 2 generations back to Dositheos FiLevkadas; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Gherasim Rătescu Bishop of Buzău consecrated 30 July 1819
2. Dionysios Archbishop of Pogoniani, d. 1828 consecrated 8 July 1806
3. Dositheos FiLevkadas Metropolitan of Hungro-Wallachia, 1734–1826 consecrated 12 October 1787