Basil Kostić

Life

Born

27 November 1907

Monastic tonsure

1930

Ordained deacon

2 July 1934

Ordained priest

3 July 1934

Consecrated bishop

8 June 1947

Died

25 April 1978

Sees

1. 8 June 1947 – 20 May 1961

   Bishop of Banja Luka

   Patriarchate of Serbia

2. 20 May 1961 – 25 April 1978

   Bishop of Žiča

   Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated 8 June 1947 by:

• Gabriel IV Dožić-Medenica Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1881–1950
• Arsenije Bradvarević Metropolitan of Budim, 1883–1963
• John Ilić Bishop of Niš, 1884–1975

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 8 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Basil Kostić Bishop of Žiča consecrated 8 June 1947
2. John Ilić Bishop of Niš, 1884–1975 consecrated 21 March 1926
3. Irinej Ćirić Bishop of Bačka, 1884–1955 consecrated 15 June 1919
4. Barnabas Rosić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1880–1937 consecrated 10 April 1910
5. Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933 consecrated 22 May 1888
6. Anthimos Peltekes Former Metropolitan of Devra and Velissa, 1840–1909 consecrated 21 May 1888
7. Kallinikos Metropolitan of Moglen, 1820–1911 consecrated 2 April 1872
8. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
9. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 3

• 15 July 1951German Đorić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1899–1991
• 7 August 1960John Velimirović Bishop of Šabac and Valjevo, 1912–1989
• 4 July 1971Metodije Muždeka Bishop of Timok, 1912–1977

Sources

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