Ambrose Nikolaou

Life

Born

1917

Ordained deacon

1940

Ordained priest

1946

Consecrated bishop

4 March 1956

Made metropolitan

22 September 1958

Died

27 July 1984

Sees

1. 4 March 1956 – 22 September 1958

   Bishop of Christoupolis

   Vicar of Mytilini · Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 22 September 1958 – 27 July 1984

   Metropolitan of Eleutheroupolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 4 March 1956 by:

• Ambrose Nikolaides Metropolitan of Phthiotis, 1880–1958
• Christopher Alexandropoulos Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Evrytania, 1898–1958
• Philip Tsorvas Metropolitan of Drama, 1913–1997
• Dionysios Charalampous Metropolitan of Trikki and Stagoi, 1905–1970

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 5 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Ambrose Nikolaou Metropolitan of Eleutheroupolis consecrated 4 March 1956
2. Ambrose Nikolaides Metropolitan of Phthiotis, 1880–1958 consecrated 5 June 1911
3. Apostolos Christodoulou Metropolitan of Serrai, 1856–1917 consecrated 8 July 1901
4. Stephen Soulides Metropolitan of Methymna, 1847–1915 consecrated 4 October 1887
5. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
6. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 1

• 25 June 1967Augustine Kantiotes Former Metropolitan of Florina, Prespa and Eordaia, 1907–2010