Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Romania

Gherasim Safirin/Safirim/Saffirin/Saffirinu/Safrim

Gherasim

Bishop of Roman · 1849–1922

Born Gheorghe Safirin/Safirim/Saffirin/Saffirinu/Safrim (Gheorghe Safirin/Safirim/Saffirin/Saffirinu/Safrim)

Life

Born
October 1849
Monastic tonsure
December 1873
Ordained deacon
6 January 1874
Ordained priest
28 April 1878
Made archimandrite
1888
Consecrated bishop
6 July 1899
Died
14 February 1922

Sees

  1. 6 July 1899 – 17 February 1900

    Bishop of Craiova

    Vicar of Râmnic · Patriarchate of Romania

  2. 17 February 1900 – 24 June 1911

    Bishop of Roman

    Patriarchate of Romania

  3. 24 June 1911 – 14 February 1922

    Bishop of No See

    Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 6 July 1899 by:

  • Joseph Gheorghian Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Hungro-Wallachia and Primate of All Romania, 1829–1909
  • Atanasie Mironescu Metropolitan of Hungro-Wallachia and Primate of the Church of Romania, 1856–1931
  • Gherasim Timuș Bishop of Argeș, 1849–1911

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 1 generation back to Joseph Gheorghian; earlier links are not yet in the data.

  1. Gherasim Safirin/Safirim/Saffirin/Saffirinu/Safrim Bishop of Roman consecrated 6 July 1899
  2. Joseph Gheorghian Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Hungro-Wallachia and Primate of All Romania, 1829–1909 consecrated 1865

Sources

Also in: Wikidata

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