Meletii Andonov

Life

Born

1832

Monastic tonsure

1851

Consecrated bishop

15 October 1872

Died

6 May 1891

Sees

1. 15 October 1872 – date unknown

   Bishop of Sofia

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

2. date unknown – 6 May 1891

   Metropolitan of Sofia

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 15 October 1872 by:

• Antim I Chalakov Former Exarch of Exarchate of Bulgaria, 1816–1888

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. Meletii Andonov Metropolitan of Sofia consecrated 15 October 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