Germanos Chatzeanestes

Life

Born

1880

Ordained priest

1910

Consecrated bishop

30 September 1936

Made metropolitan

19 October 1945

Retired

9 December 1954

Died

26 November 1956

Sees

1. 30 September 1936 – 19 October 1945

   Bishop of Vresthena

   Vicar of Athens · Church of Greece

2. 19 October 1945 – 9 December 1954

   Metropolitan of Gortyna and Megalopolis

   Church of Greece

3. 9 December 1954 – 26 November 1956

   Former Metropolitan of Gortyna and Megalopolis

   Church of Greece

Consecration

Consecrated 30 September 1936 by:

• Basil Komvopoulos Metropolitan of Drama, 1887–1941
• George Misaelides Metropolitan of Drama, 1882–1958
• Cyril Authentoulides/Aphentoulides Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis, d. 1942

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 4 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Germanos Chatzeanestes Metropolitan of Gortyna and Megalopolis consecrated 30 September 1936
2. Basil Komvopoulos Metropolitan of Drama, 1887–1941 consecrated 19 August 1914
3. Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915 consecrated 4 October 1887
4. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
5. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819