Metodij Poposki

Life

Born

27 March 1914

Ordained deacon

27 October 1936

Ordained priest

July 1937

Monastic tonsure

1965

Consecrated bishop

13 March 1966

Made metropolitan

17 October 1968

Died

25 February 1976

Sees

1. 13 March 1966 – 17 October 1968

   Bishop of Velika

   Macedonian Orthodox Church

2. 17 October 1968 – 25 February 1976

   Metropolitan of Debar and Kičevo

   Macedonian Orthodox Church

Consecration

Consecrated 13 March 1966 by:

• Dositej Stojković Archbishop of Ohrid and Skopje, Metropolitan of Macedonia, 1906–1981
• Clement Trajkovski Metropolitan of Ohrid and Bitola, 1912–1979
• Naum Dimovski Bishop of Zletovo and Strumica, 1912–1977

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. Metodij Poposki Metropolitan of Debar and Kičevo consecrated 13 March 1966
2. Dositej Stojković Archbishop of Ohrid and Skopje, Metropolitan of Macedonia, 1906–1981 consecrated 1951
3. Vincent Prodanov Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1890–1958 consecrated 1936
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 1

• 12 July 1967Cyril Popovich/Popovski Metropolitan of Polog and Kumanovo, 1934–2013

Sources

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