John Purić

Life

Born

6 June 1965

Consecrated bishop

June 2004

Retired

24 May 2016

Sees

1. June 2004 – 27 May 2011

   Bishop of Diokleia

   Patriarchate of Serbia

2. 27 May 2011 – 24 May 2016

   Bishop of Niš

   Patriarchate of Serbia

3. 24 May 2016 – present

   Former Bishop of Niš

   Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated June 2004 by:

• Paul Stojčević Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1914–2009
• Amfilohije Radović Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, 1938–2020
• Nicholas Mrđa Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosnia, 1928–2015
• Basil Kačavenda Bishop of Tuzla and Zvornik, b. 1938
• Irinej Bulović Bishop of Bačka, b. 1947
• Artemije Radosavljević Former Bishop of Raška and Prizren, b. 1935
• Pahomije Gačić Bishop of Vranje, b. 1952
• John Mladenović Bishop of Šumadija, b. 1950
• Filaret Mićević Bishop of Mileševa, b. 1947
• Joanikije Mićović Bishop of Budimlja and Nikšić, b. 1959
• Grigorije Durić Bishop of Frankfurt and All Germany, b. 1967
• Atanasije Jevtić Former Bishop of Zahumlje and Hercegovina, 1938–2021
• Joakim Jovčevski Bishop of Deljadrovci and Ilinden, b. 1949
• Teodosije Šibalić Bishop of Raška and Prizren, b. 1963

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 8 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. John Purić Former Bishop of Niš consecrated June 2004
2. Paul Stojčević Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1914–2009 consecrated 22 September 1957
3. Vincent Prodanov Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1890–1958 consecrated 1936
4. Barnabas Rosić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1880–1937 consecrated 10 April 1910
5. Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933 consecrated 22 May 1888
6. Anthimos Peltekes Former Metropolitan of Devra and Velissa, 1840–1909 consecrated 21 May 1888
7. Kallinikos Metropolitan of Moglen, 1820–1911 consecrated 2 April 1872
8. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
9. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 4 September 2011John Ćulibrk Bishop of Slavonia, b. 1965
• 18 September 2011Andrew Ćilerdžić Bishop of Austria and Switzerland, b. 1961

Sources

Also in: Wikidata