Gregory I Drakopoulos

Life

Consecrated bishop

29 October 1877

Made metropolitan

22 January 1885

Died

15 September 1890

Sees

1. 29 October 1877 – 22 January 1885

   Bishop of Paramythia

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 22 January 1885 – 1888

   Metropolitan of Anchialos

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 1888 – 1889

   Metropolitan of Kastoria

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 1889 – 15 September 1890

   Metropolitan of Varna

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 29 October 1877 by:

• Nikodemos Konstantinides Metropolitan of Cyzicus, 1826–1900
• Gervasios Soumelides Metropolitan of Chaldea and Cheroianon, 1820–1906
• Ambrose Kasaras Metropolitan of Larisa, Pharsalon and Platamon, 1845–1918

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 Dionysios Kotakes; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Gregory I Drakopoulos Metropolitan of Kastoria consecrated 29 October 1877
2. Gervasios Soumelides Metropolitan of Chaldea and Cheroianon, 1820–1906 consecrated 9 August 1864
3. Dionysios Kotakes Metropolitan of Nicomedia, 1790–1877 consecrated October 1821