Basil Komvopoulos

Life

Born

March 1887

Ordained deacon

May 1905

Ordained priest

1908

Consecrated bishop

19 August 1914

Made metropolitan

2 December 1916

Died

26 December 1941

Sees

1. 19 August 1914 – 2 December 1916

   Bishop of Christoupolis

   Vicar of Mytilini · Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 2 December 1916 – 10 May 1924

   Metropolitan of Methymna

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 10 May 1924 – 19 October 1930

   Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of the United States and Canada

   Self-proclaimed/Independent

4. 19 October 1930 – April 1941

   Metropolitan of Drama

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. April 1941 – 26 December 1941

   Former Metropolitan of Drama

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 19 August 1914 by:

• Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915
• Photios Marianakes Bishop of Moschonision, 1871–1930
• Eugene Vakales/Theologou Metropolitan of Nevrokopion, 1882–1956

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 Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Basil Komvopoulos Metropolitan of Drama consecrated 19 August 1914
2. Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915 consecrated 4 October 1887
3. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
4. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 30 September 1936Germanos Chatzeanestes Metropolitan of Gortyna and Megalopolis, 1880–1956
• 20 September 1940Dorotheos Palladinos Metropolitan of Levkada and Ithaki, 1888–1977