Ambrose Nikolaides

Life

Born

1880

Ordained deacon

29 February 1904

Ordained priest

1906

Consecrated bishop

5 June 1911

Made metropolitan

16 July 1914

Died

21 October 1958

Sees

1. 5 June 1911 – 16 July 1914

   Bishop of Christoupolis

   Vicar of Serrai · Church of Greece

2. 16 July 1914 – 1932

   Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Evrytania

   Church of Greece

3. 1932 – 21 October 1958

   Metropolitan of Phthiotis

   Church of Greece

Consecration

Consecrated 5 June 1911 by:

• Apostolos Christodoulou Metropolitan of Serrai, 1856–1917
• Agathangelos Konstantinides Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1864–1935
• Emilianos Daggoulas/Dragoules Metropolitan of Eleutheroupolis, 1866–1927

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 4 generations back to Paisios; earlier links are not yet in the data.

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

Bishops he consecrated 8

• 20 December 1922Dorotheos III Kottaras Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1888–1957
• 21 December 1922Constantine Konstantinides Metropolitan of Aitolia and Acarnania, 1882–1934
• 24 December 1922Panteleimon Phostinis Metropolitan of Chios, Psara and Oinoussa, 1888–1962
• 11 January 1935Iakovos III Vavanatsos Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1895–1984
• 9 December 1938Spyridon Alyvizatos Metropolitan of Maroneia and Thasos, 1883–1940
• 25 June 1939John Papasarantos Metropolitan of Argolis, 1874–1942
• 1 October 1951Hierotheos Voues Metropolitan of Kefalonia, 1900–1965
• 4 March 1956Ambrose Nikolaou Metropolitan of Eleutheroupolis, 1917–1984