Parthenios Bitsakes

Life

Born

1841

Consecrated bishop

22 January 1887

Died

5 August 1911

Sees

1. 22 January 1887 – 1892

   Bishop of Kissamos and Selino

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 1892 – 1906

   Bishop of Kampania

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 1906 – 5 August 1911

   Bishop of Ierissos and Agion Oros

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 22 January 1887 by:

• Timothy Kastrinogiannakes/Sgouros Metropolitan of Crete, 1841–1897
• Dionysios Kastrinogiannakes/Kastrinogiannes Bishop of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, 1856–1910
• Hierotheos Praoudakes/Bragoudakes Bishop of Rethymno and Avlopotamos, 1836–1896

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 Meletios Cavasilas; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Parthenios Bitsakes Bishop of Ierissos and Agion Oros consecrated 22 January 1887
2. Timothy Kastrinogiannakes/Sgouros Metropolitan of Crete, 1841–1897 consecrated 20 January 1870
3. Meletios Cavasilas Metropolitan of Crete, 1817–1882 consecrated March 1851

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 22 February 1904Parthenios Vardakas Metropolitan of Kitros, 1867–1933
• 1 July 1907Photios Pagiotas Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis, 1870–1928