Cyril Stoichkov

Life

Born

15 July 1833

Monastic tonsure

1857

Ordained priest

1870

Consecrated bishop

1872

Made metropolitan

23 July 1875

Died

21 May 1914

Sees

1. 1872 – 23 July 1875

   Bishop of Belogradchik

   Vicar of Philippopolis (Vidin) · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

2. 23 July 1875 – 1877

   Metropolitan of Skopje

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

3. 1877 – 21 May 1914

   Metropolitan of Philippopolis (Vidin)

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 1872 by:

• Antim I Chalakov Former Exarch of Exarchate of Bulgaria, 1816–1888
• Dositei Stoichev Metropolitan of Samokov, 1837–1907
• Partenii Trizlovski Metropolitan of Niš, 1818–1876
• Dorotei Spasov Metropolitan of Skopje, 1830–1875

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 Joachim II Kokkodes; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Cyril Stoichkov Metropolitan of Philippopolis (Vidin) consecrated 1872
2. Antim I Chalakov Former Exarch of Exarchate of Bulgaria, 1816–1888
3. Joachim II Kokkodes Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1802–1878 consecrated December 1827