John Velimirović

Life

Born

3 June 1912

Consecrated bishop

7 August 1960

Died

28 March 1989

Sees

1. 7 August 1960 – 28 March 1989

   Bishop of Šabac and Valjevo

   Patriarchate of Serbia

Consecration

Consecrated 7 August 1960 by:

• German Đorić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1899–1991
• Makarije Đorđević Bishop of Srem, 1903–1978
• Basil Kostić Bishop of Žiča, 1907–1978
• Visarion Kostić Bishop of Banat, 1910–1979

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. John Velimirović Bishop of Šabac and Valjevo consecrated 7 August 1960
2. German Đorić Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1899–1991 consecrated 15 July 1951
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 2

• 15 June 1974Irinej Gavrilović Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, Patriarch of Serbia, 1930–2020
• 25 June 1978Basil Kačavenda Bishop of Tuzla and Zvornik, b. 1938

Sources

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