Benjamin Kostakes/Konstakes

Life

Born

20 December 1768

Monastic tonsure

1783

Ordained priest

1788

Ordained deacon

26 September 1788

Consecrated bishop

27 July 1792

Made metropolitan

18 March 1803

Died

18 December 1846

Sees

1. 27 July 1792 – 1 June 1796

   Bishop of Huși

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 1 June 1796 – 18 March 1803

   Bishop of Roman

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 18 March 1803 – 1808

   Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 1808 – 1812

   Former Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. 1812 – 1821

   Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

6. 1821 – 1823

   Former Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

7. 1823 – 4 April 1842

   Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

8. 4 April 1842 – 18 December 1846

   Former Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 27 July 1792 by:

• Iakovos Metropolitan of Moldova
• Nikodemos Metropolitan of Synada
• Gregory Bishop of Hierapolis
• Anthony Bishop of Roman

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 Anthony; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Benjamin Kostakes/Konstakes Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava consecrated 27 July 1792
2. Anthony Bishop of Roman