Basil Lăzărescu

Life

Born

1 January 1894

Ordained priest

1926

Made archimandrite

1929

Consecrated bishop

31 December 1933

Made archbishop

1947

Made metropolitan

1947

Died

21 February 1969

Sees

1. 31 December 1933 – 1940

   Bishop of Caransebeș

   Patriarchate of Romania

2. 1940 – 1947

   Bishop of Timișoara

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 1947 – 21 February 1969

   Archbishop of Timișoara and Metropolitan of Banat

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 31 December 1933 by:

• Nicholas Bălan Archbishop of Alba Iulia and Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania, 1882–1955
• Basil Stan Bishop of Maramureș, 1875–1945
• Andrew Magieru Bishop of Arad, 1891–1960

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 Nicholas Bălan; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Basil Lăzărescu Metropolitan of Banat consecrated 31 December 1933
2. Nicholas Bălan Archbishop of Alba Iulia and Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania, 1882–1955 consecrated 27 February 1920

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 6 December 1938Emilian Antal Bishop of Târgoviște, 1894–1971
• 8 June 1941Benjamin Nistor Former Bishop of Caransebeș, 1866–1963

Sources

Also in: Wikidata