Constantine Vapheides

Life

Born

ca. 1849

Consecrated bishop

8 September 1885

Made metropolitan

8 September 1885

Died

26 April 1899

Sees

1. 8 September 1885 – 1888

   Metropolitan of Maroneia

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 1888 – 1892

   Metropolitan of Serrai

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 1892 – 1896

   Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 1896 – 26 April 1899

   Metropolitan of Didymoteixon

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 8 September 1885 by:

• Nikodemos Konstantinides Metropolitan of Cyzicus, 1826–1900
• Nathaniel Papanikas Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza, 1838–1910
• Prokopios Serraios/Vogiatzes/Despotides Metropolitan of Melenikos, d. 1891
• Anthimos Apollonios/Gketzis Former Metropolitan of Mesembria, d. 1904
• Gabriel Katsaros Metropolitan of Samos and Ikaria, 1814–1900

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 Gregory VI Phourtouniades; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Constantine Vapheides Metropolitan of Didymoteixon consecrated 8 September 1885
2. Nathaniel Papanikas Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza, 1838–1910 consecrated 4 February 1879
3. Constantios Isaakidis Metropolitan of Ganos and Chora, 1837–1907 consecrated 6 December 1868
4. Gregory VI Phourtouniades Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch, 1798–1881 consecrated 24 October 1825