Luke Kovačević

Life

Born

30 October 1950

Monastic tonsure

26 June 1976

Ordained deacon

27 June 1976

Ordained priest

28 June 1976

Made archimandrite

1991

Consecrated bishop

17 August 1992

Died

17 December 2021

Sees

1. 17 August 1992 – 13 May 1999

   Bishop of Australia and New Zealand

   Patriarchate of Serbia

2. 13 May 1999 – 17 December 2021

   Bishop of Western Europe

   Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated 17 August 1992 by:

• Paul Stojčević Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1914–2009

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 8 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Luke Kovačević Bishop of Western Europe consecrated 17 August 1992
2. Paul Stojčević Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1914–2009 consecrated 22 September 1957
3. Vincent Prodanov Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1890–1958 consecrated 1936
4. Barnabas Rosić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1880–1937 consecrated 10 April 1910
5. Philaretos Vapheides Metropolitan of Heraclea, 1850–1933 consecrated 22 May 1888
6. Anthimos Peltekes Former Metropolitan of Devra and Velissa, 1840–1909 consecrated 21 May 1888
7. Kallinikos Metropolitan of Moglen, 1820–1911 consecrated 2 April 1872
8. Paisios Kourentis/Panagiotides Metropolitan of Imbros, 1830–1904 consecrated 22 December 1863
9. Paisios Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1778–1877 consecrated ca. 1819

Bishops he consecrated 3

• 15 March 1998Joseph Pop Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe, b. 1966
• 18 July 2004Maksim Vasiljević Bishop of Western America, b. 1968
• 25 July 2004Gerasim Popović Bishop of Gornji Karlovac, b. 1972

Sources

Also in: Wikidata