Andrew Petkov

Life

Born

31 December 1886

Monastic tonsure

14 December 1928

Ordained deacon

15 December 1928

Ordained priest

16 December 1928

Made archimandrite

30 December 1928

Consecrated bishop

28 April 1929

Made metropolitan

4 July 1963

Died

9 August 1972

Sees

1. 28 April 1929 – 26 July 1947

   Bishop of Velika

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

2. 26 July 1947 – 4 July 1963

   Bishop of America

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

3. 4 July 1963 – 1969

   Metropolitan of America and Australia

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

4. 1969 – 9 August 1972

   Metropolitan of New York

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 28 April 1929 by:

• Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957

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 IV Vamvakis; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Andrew Petkov Metropolitan of New York consecrated 28 April 1929
2. Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957 consecrated 1 April 1921
3. Basil Mikhailov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1847–1927 consecrated 18 July 1899
4. Constantine V Valiades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1833–1914 consecrated 30 January 1876
5. Methodios Aronis Metropolitan of Mytilini, d. 1897 consecrated 12 November 1867
6. Panaret Mishaikov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1805–1883 consecrated March 1851
7. Anthimos IV Vamvakis Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1788–1878 consecrated October 1825

Sources

• wikidata.org

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