Meletios Sakellaropoulos
Μελέτιος
Metropolitan of Messenia · 1852–1933
Born Michael Sakellaropoulos (Μιχαήλ Σακελλαρόπουλος)
Life
- Born
- 1852
- Monastic tonsure
- 1 January 1878
- Ordained deacon
- 1890
- Ordained priest
- 8 July 1890
- Consecrated bishop
- 9 July 1904
- Made metropolitan
- 1922
- Died
- 17 June 1933
Sees
Consecration
Consecrated 9 July 1904 by:
- Theokletos I Menopoulos Metropolitan of Athens and All Greece, 1848–1931
- Gennadios Panagiotopoulos Metropolitan of Arta, 1846–1911
- Dionysios Plaisas Metropolitan of Zakynthos, 1852–1933
- Sebastian Nikokavouras Archbishop of Corfu and Paxoi, 1852–1920
Line of succession
Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 6 generations back to Anthimos III Chorianopoulos; earlier links are not yet in the data.
- Meletios Sakellaropoulos Metropolitan of Messenia consecrated 9 July 1904
- Dionysios Plaisas Metropolitan of Zakynthos, 1852–1933 consecrated 20 November 1894
- Germanos I Kalligas Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1844–1896 consecrated 17 March 1884
- Dositheos Asemakides Bishop of Thebes and Levadeia, 1807–1887 consecrated 23 November 1858
- Dionysios Sasanas Archbishop of Monemvasia and Sparta, 1810–1876 consecrated 30 November 1852
- Bartholomew Peirounis Bishop of Kalavryta and Aigialeia, d. 1865 consecrated 15 September 1818
- Anthimos III Chorianopoulos Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1762–1842 consecrated 1797
Sources
Markou names "Metropolitan Prokopios of Athens" as chief consecrator, but Prokopios II died 1902-07-04 (el.wikipedia); the Metropolitan of Athens in July 1904 was Theokletos I
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