Arsenii Lazarov

Life

Born

18 November 1986

Monastic tonsure

11 August 2007

Ordained deacon

2008

Ordained priest

2008

Made archimandrite

6 December 2009

Consecrated bishop

6 July 2014

Sees

1. 6 July 2014 – present

   Bishop of Znepole

   Vicar of Philippopolis (Vidin) · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 6 July 2014 by:

• Yoanikii Nedelchev Metropolitan of Sliven, b. 1939
• Dometian Topuzliev Metropolitan of Vidin, 1932–2017
• Gregory Stefanov Metropolitan of Veliko Turnovo, b. 1950
• Ignatii Dimov Metropolitan of Pleven, b. 1938
• Sionii Radev Bishop of Velika, b. 1969
• Yakov Tasev Bishop of Mesembria, b. 1956
• Cyprian Kazandzhiev Bishop of Troyan, b. 1976
• Gregory Tsvetkov Metropolitan of Vratsa, b. 1970

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 Anthimos IV Vamvakis; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Arsenii Lazarov Bishop of Znepole consecrated 6 July 2014
2. Yakov Tasev Bishop of Mesembria, b. 1956 consecrated 19 October 1997
3. Pimen Enev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1906–1999 consecrated 21 December 1947
4. Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957 consecrated 1 April 1921
5. Basil Mikhailov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1847–1927 consecrated 18 July 1899
6. Constantine V Valiades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1833–1914 consecrated 30 January 1876
7. Methodios Aronis Metropolitan of Mytilini, d. 1897 consecrated 12 November 1867
8. Panaret Mishaikov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1805–1883 consecrated March 1851
9. Anthimos IV Vamvakis Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1788–1878 consecrated October 1825

Bishops he consecrated 6

• 1 October 2014Hierotheos Kosakov Bishop of Agathopolis, b. 1977
• 20 December 2016Iakov Donchev Bishop of Constantia, b. 1971
• 21 February 2021Visarion Grivov Bishop of Smolyan, b. 1971
• 26 September 2021Mikhail Dilovski Bishop of Constantia, b. 1981
• 26 June 2022Makarii Chakarov Bishop of Glavinica, b. 1981
• 10 June 2023Isaac Boyadzhiiski Bishop of Velbudzh, b. 1982