Joseph Gafton

Life

Born

5 December 1896

Ordained priest

1925

Monastic tonsure

1942

Consecrated bishop

19 December 1943

Died

9 June 1984

Sees

1. 19 December 1943 – 15 January 1944

   Bishop of Sinaia

   Patriarchate of Romania

2. 15 January 1944 – 5 February 1949

   Bishop of Argeș

   Patriarchate of Romania

3. 5 February 1949 – 9 June 1984

   Bishop of Râmnic and Argeș

   Patriarchate of Romania

Consecration

Consecrated 19 December 1943 by:

• Nicodim Munteanu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1864–1948
• Benjamin Bishop of Ploiești
• Galaction Bishop of Silistra
• Atanasie Dincă Bishop of Bârlad, 1896–1973

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 Pimen Georgescu; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Joseph Gafton Bishop of Râmnic and Argeș consecrated 19 December 1943
2. Nicodim Munteanu Patriarch of Romania, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobruja, 1864–1948 consecrated 24 May 1909
3. Pimen Georgescu Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldova, 1853–1934 consecrated 2 February 1895

Bishops he consecrated 1

• 21 August 1949Teofil Herineanu Archbishop of Vad, Feleacu and Cluj, 1909–1992