Christopher Chatzes

Life

Born

1883

Consecrated bishop

6 June 1935

Made metropolitan

18 April 1956

Retired

24 January 1967

Died

11 January 1973

Sees

1. 6 June 1935 – 9 March 1953

   Bishop of Megarida

   Old Calendar Church

2. 9 March 1953 – 18 April 1956

   Bishop of Karyopolis

   Vicar of Athens · Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 18 April 1956 – 24 January 1967

   Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 24 January 1967 – 11 January 1973

   Former Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 6 June 1935 by:

• Germanos Mavrommates Metropolitan of Demetrias, 1872–1944
• Chrysostom Kavouridis Metropolitan of Florina, 1870–1955
• Chrysostom Demetriou Metropolitan of Triphylia and Olympia, 1889–1958

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 6 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Christopher Chatzes Metropolitan of Dryinoupolis, Pogoniani and Konitsa consecrated 6 June 1935
2. Chrysostom Demetriou Metropolitan of Triphylia and Olympia, 1889–1958 consecrated 15 June 1934
3. Demetrios Pappas/Chatzeeuthymiou Metropolitan of Ioannina, 1882–1958 consecrated 8 August 1926
4. Spyridon Vlachos Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1873–1956 consecrated 16 July 1906
5. Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915 consecrated 4 October 1887
6. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
7. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819