Alexander Delanas

Life

Born

1878

Ordained deacon

1905

Ordained priest

1905

Consecrated bishop

18 July 1910

Made metropolitan

21 February 1917

Died

5 January 1958

Sees

1. 18 July 1910 – 21 February 1917

   Bishop of Myrine

   Vicar of Ephesus · Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 21 February 1917 – 19 February 1922

   Metropolitan of Aneon

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 19 February 1922 – 9 October 1924

   Metropolitan of Pergamon

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 9 October 1924 – February 1943

   Metropolitan of Zichnai

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. February 1943 – 5 January 1958

   Metropolitan of Veroia and Naousa

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 18 July 1910 by:

• Joachim Euthyvoules/Chiakes Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1855–1920
• Theokletos Eleutheriou Metropolitan of Krinis, 1838–1918
• Anthimos Cheimonios Bishop of Aneon, 1852–1917

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 Dionysios Kotakes; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Alexander Delanas Metropolitan of Veroia and Naousa consecrated 18 July 1910
2. Joachim Euthyvoules/Chiakes Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1855–1920 consecrated 5 January 1885
3. Constantios Stavrides Metropolitan of Vizya and Medeia, 1833–1899 consecrated 13 March 1869
4. Dionysios Kotakes Metropolitan of Nicomedia, 1790–1877 consecrated October 1821

Bishops he consecrated 2

• 20 December 1922Damaskinos Papandreou Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1891–1949
• 21 December 1922Gregory Pleiathos Metropolitan of Chalkis, 1890–1971

Sources

Also in: Wikidata