Gervasios Sarasites

Life

Born

1 January 1867

Ordained deacon

1892

Consecrated bishop

6 August 1901

Made metropolitan

27 August 1902

Died

31 May 1934

Sees

1. 6 August 1901 – 27 August 1902

   Bishop of Nazianzos

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 27 August 1902 – 10 October 1906

   Metropolitan of Rodopolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 10 October 1906 – 1 April 1910

   Metropolitan of Korçë

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 1 April 1910 – 17 November 1922

   Metropolitan of Ancyra

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. 17 November 1922 – 31 May 1934

   Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 6 August 1901 by:

• Gregory Kallides/Kalliades Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1844–1925
• Gervasios Horologas Metropolitan of Ioannina, 1856–1916
• Dorotheos Mammeles Metropolitan of Prousa, 1861–1921
• Nikephoros Levanterides Metropolitan of Mesembria, 1854–1931

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 Dionysios Kotakes; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Gervasios Sarasites Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis consecrated 6 August 1901
2. Nikephoros Levanterides Metropolitan of Mesembria, 1854–1931 consecrated 30 August 1892
3. Gervasios Soumelides Metropolitan of Chaldea and Cheroianon, 1820–1906 consecrated 9 August 1864
4. Dionysios Kotakes Metropolitan of Nicomedia, 1790–1877 consecrated October 1821

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 29 December 1913Gervasios Soumelides Metropolitan of Grevena, 1882–1943
• 11 March 1922Thomas Savvopoulos Senior Metropolitan of Chalcedon, 1889–1996

Sources

Also in: Wikidata