Orthodox Hierarchs

Patriarchate of Serbia

John Ilić

Jovan/Јован

Bishop of Niš · 1884–1975

Born Jordan A. Ilić (Јордан А. Илић)

Life

Born
8 January 1884
Ordained deacon
8 May 1911
Ordained priest
10 May 1911
Monastic tonsure
20 March 1926
Made archimandrite
20 March 1926
Consecrated bishop
21 March 1926
Died
5 February 1975

Sees

  1. 21 March 1926 – 23 December 1927

    Bishop of Zahumlje and Hercegovina

    Patriarchate of Serbia

  2. 23 December 1927 – 1929

    Bishop of Zvornik and Tuzla

    Patriarchate of Serbia

  3. 1930 – 13 June 1933

    Bishop of Braničevo

    Patriarchate of Serbia

  4. 13 June 1933 – 5 February 1975

    Bishop of Niš

    Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated 21 March 1926 by:

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 7 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

  1. John Ilić Bishop of Niš consecrated 21 March 1926
  2. Irinej Ćirić Bishop of Bačka, 1884–1955 consecrated 15 June 1919
  3. Barnabas Rosić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1880–1937 consecrated 10 April 1910
  4. Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933 consecrated 22 May 1888
  5. Anthimos Peltekes Former Metropolitan of Devra and Velissa, 1840–1909 consecrated 21 May 1888
  6. Kallinikos Metropolitan of Moglen, 1820–1911 consecrated 2 April 1872
  7. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
  8. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 5

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