Philotheos Theochares

Life

Born

9 July 1977

Monastic tonsure

16 February 2002

Ordained deacon

17 February 2002

Ordained priest

19 June 2002

Made archimandrite

19 June 2002

Consecrated bishop

15 October 2019

Made metropolitan

9 October 2023

Sees

1. 15 October 2019 – 9 October 2023

   Bishop of Oreoi

   Vicar of Athens · Church of Greece

2. 9 October 2023 – present

   Metropolitan of Thessaloniki

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 15 October 2019 by:

• Hieronymos II Liapis Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, b. 1938
• Chrysostom Synetos Metropolitan of Dodoni, b. 1939
• Makarios Paulides Bishop of Lampsakos, b. 1937
• Panteleimon Kalaphates Metropolitan of Xanthi and Peritheorion, b. 1943
• Eusebios Pistoles Metropolitan of Samos and Ikaria, b. 1949
• Alexander Gianniris Metropolitan of Nigeria, b. 1960
• Ignatios Georgakopoulos Metropolitan of Demetrias and Almyros, b. 1956
• Ephrem Stenakis Metropolitan of Ydra, Spetsai, Aigina, Poros, Troizena and Methana, b. 1948
• Serapheim Mentzelopoulos Metropolitan of Peiraeus, b. 1956
• Andrew Nanankes Metropolitan of Arkalochorion, Kastelion and Viannos, b. 1957
• Dorotheos Polykandriotes Metropolitan of Syros, Tinos, Andros, Kea and Milos, b. 1963
• Makarios Philotheou Metropolitan of Siderokastron, b. 1952
• Chrysostom Triantaphyllou Metropolitan of Chalkis, Istiaia and Voreion Sporadon, b. 1957
• Hierotheos Tsoliakos Metropolitan of Zichnai and Nevrokopion, b. 1945
• Dionysios Mantalos Metropolitan of Corinth, Sikion, Zemenon, Tarsus and Polyfengos, b. 1952
• Chrysostom Savvatos Metropolitan of Messenia, b. 1961
• George Mantzouranes Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia, b. 1952
• Athenagoras Dikaiakos Metropolitan of Ilion, Acharnes and Petroupolis, b. 1951
• Cyril Misiakoules Metropolitan of Kephisia, Amarousios and Oropos, b. 1963
• Gabriel Papanikolaou Metropolitan of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia, b. 1976
• Anthony Avramiotes Metropolitan of Glyfada, Elliniko, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Vari, b. 1957
• Theokletos Athanasopoulos Metropolitan of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion, b. 1955
• Panteleimon Moutaphes Metropolitan of Maroneia and Komotini, b. 1970
• Maximos Papagiannes Metropolitan of Ioannina, b. 1968
• Timothy Anthes Metropolitan of Thessaliotis and Phanariopharsala, b. 1964
• Chrysostom Nases Metropolitan of Trikki, Gardiki and Pyli, b. 1975
• George Rembelos Metropolitan of Karpenision, b. 1963
• Theokletos Lambrinakos Metropolitan of Stagoi and Meteora, b. 1967
• Chrysostom Papathanasiou Metropolitan of Mani, b. 1950
• Symeon Voliotes Metropolitan of Phthiotis, b. 1977
• Hieronymos Nikopoulos Metropolitan of Larisa and Tyrnavos, b. 1971
• Athanasios Yannousas Metropolitan of Sisanion and Siatista, b. 1971
• Hieronymos Karmas Metropolitan of Kalavryta and Aigialeia, b. 1966
• Eustratios Kalogeropoulos Metropolitan of Lemnos and Agios Eustratios, b. 1962
• Constantios Panagiotakopoulos Bishop of Androusa, b. 1960

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 13 generations back to Joseph Volchanskii; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Philotheos Theochares Metropolitan of Thessaloniki consecrated 15 October 2019
2. Makarios Philotheou Metropolitan of Siderokastron, b. 1952 consecrated 16 December 2001
3. Anthimos Roussas Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, b. 1934 consecrated 14 July 1974
4. Gabriel Kalokairinos Metropolitan of Thera, Amorgos and Nisoi, 1910–1983 consecrated 17 November 1957
5. Maximos Tsaouses Metropolitan of Sardis, 1914–1986 consecrated 16 June 1946
6. Polycarp Demetriades Metropolitan of Prousa, 1892–1953 consecrated 25 December 1927
7. Alexander Nemolovsky Metropolitan of Brussels and Belgium, 1876–1960 consecrated 28 November 1909
8. Anthony Vadkovskii Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga, 1846–1912 consecrated 3 May 1887
9. Isidore Nikolskii Metropolitan of Novgorod, Saint Petersburg and Finland, 1799–1892 consecrated 11 November 1834
10. Filaret Drozdov Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, 1782–1867 consecrated 5 August 1817
11. Ambrose Podobedov Metropolitan of Novgorod and Saint Petersburg, 1742–1818 consecrated 5 June 1778
12. Gabriel Petrov-Shaposhnikov Metropolitan of Novgorod and Olonets, 1730–1801 consecrated 6 December 1763
13. Dimitrii Sechenov Metropolitan of Novgorod and Velikii Lutsk, 1709–1767 consecrated 14 September 1742
14. Joseph Volchanskii Archbishop of Moscow and Vladimir, d. 1745 consecrated 30 December 1735

Bishops he consecrated 7

• 16 October 2019Philotheos Theodoropoulos Bishop of Rogon, b. 1963
• 8 October 2022Nikephoros Eustathiou Metropolitan of Gortyna and Megalopolis, b. 1967
• 16 October 2022Dorotheos Papares Metropolitan of Drama, b. 1957
• 23 October 2023Theophilos Mantzavrakos Bishop of Lakedaimon, b. 1976
• 11 November 2023Apostolos Kavaliotis Bishop of Tanagra, b. 1965
• 12 November 2023Nektarios Paraskevakos Bishop of Karyopolis, b. 1955
• 18 October 2025Barnabas Theoharis Bishop of Christoupolis, b. 1975

Sources

• markmarkou.sites.sch.gr