Justinian Marina

Life

Born

2 February 1901

Ordained priest

1924

Monastic tonsure

11 August 1945

Consecrated bishop

12 August 1945

Made metropolitan

16 August 1947

Made archbishop

19 November 1947

Became patriarch

24 May 1948

Died

25 March 1977

Sees

1. 12 August 1945 – 16 August 1947

   Bishop of Vaslui

   Vicar of Iași · Patriarchate of Romania

2. 16 August 1947 – 19 November 1947

   Metropolitan of Moldova

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 19 November 1947 – 24 May 1948

   Metropolitan of Moldova and Suceava and Archbishop of Iași

   Patriarchate of Romania

4. 1948

   Locum tenens of the Patriarchal Throne

   Patriarchate of Romania

5. 24 May 1948 – 25 March 1977

   Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 12 August 1945 by:

• Irineu Mihălcescu Metropolitan of Moldova, 1899–1948
• Antim Nica Archbishop of the Lower Danube, 1908–1994
• Valerian Moglan Bishop of Botoșani, 1878–1949

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 3 generations back to Pimen Georgescu; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Justinian Marina Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja consecrated 12 August 1945
2. Valerian Moglan Bishop of Botoșani, 1878–1949 consecrated 25 March 1938
3. Nicodim Munteanu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1864–1948 consecrated 24 May 1909
4. Pimen Georgescu Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova, 1853–1934 consecrated 2 February 1895

Bishops he consecrated 7

• 30 November 1947Firmilian Marin Metropolitan of Oltenia, 1901–1972
• 5 March 1950Teoctist Arăpaşu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1915–2007
• 15 March 1956Justin Moisescu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1910–1986
• 15 January 1961Nicolae Corneanu Metropolitan of Banat, 1923–2014
• 27 December 1970Anthony Plămădeală Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania, 1926–2005
• 27 January 1974Adrian Hrițcu Former Archbishop of Central and Western Europe, 1926–2013
• 9 November 1975Epifanie Norocel Archbishop of Buzău, 1932–2013

Sources

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