Paisii Ankov

Life

Born

18 August 1888

Monastic tonsure

11 May 1909

Ordained deacon

11 May 1909

Ordained priest

8 April 1917

Made archimandrite

24 May 1922

Consecrated bishop

1 April 1923

Made metropolitan

21 September 1930

Died

16 May 1974

Sees

1. 1 April 1923 – 21 September 1930

   Bishop of Znepole

   Vicar of Sofia · Patriarchate of Bulgaria

2. 21 September 1930 – 16 May 1974

   Metropolitan of Vratsa

   Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Consecration

Consecrated 1 April 1923 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. Paisii Ankov Metropolitan of Vratsa consecrated 1 April 1923
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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