Hieronymos II Liapis

Life

Born

10 March 1938

Ordained deacon

3 December 1967

Ordained priest

10 December 1967

Consecrated bishop

4 October 1981

Made metropolitan

4 October 1981

Made archbishop

16 February 2008

Sees

1. 4 October 1981 – 16 February 2008

   Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia

   Church of Greece

2. 16 February 2008 – present

   Archbishop of Athens and All Greece

   Church of Greece

Consecration

Consecrated 4 October 1981 by:

• Serapheim Tikas Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1913–1998
• Iakovos Kleomvrotos Metropolitan of Mytilini, Eressos and Plomarion, 1907–1987
• Barnabas Tzortzatos Metropolitan of Kitros and Katerini, 1918–1985
• Chrysostom Themelis Metropolitan of Messenia, 1918–2007
• Chrysostom Venetopoulos Metropolitan of Fokis, 1913–1986
• Panteleimon Karanikolas Metropolitan of Corinth, 1919–2006
• Nikodemos Graikos Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia, 1908–1996
• Prokopios Tsakoumakas Metropolitan of Filippoi, Neapolis and Thasos, 1939–2017
• Dionysios Ladopoulos Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis, 1929–2008
• Anthimos Roussas Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, b. 1934
• Christodoulos Paraskevaides Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, 1939–2008
• Cleopas Thomopoulos Metropolitan of Thessaliotis and Phanariopharsala, 1913–1999
• Agathangelos Tampouratzakis Metropolitan of Nea Smyrni, 1929–2001
• Serapheim Orphanos Metropolitan of Larisa and Tyrnavos, 1931–1989
• Kallinikos Karousos Metropolitan of Peiraeus, 1926–2020
• Theokletos Setakis Metropolitan of Ioannina, 1930–2014
• Ambrose Lenes Former Metropolitan of Kalavryta and Aigialeia, b. 1938
• Panteleimon Bezenitis Metropolitan of Attica, 1938–2014
• Dionysios Bairaktaris Metropolitan of Chios, Psara and Oinoussa, 1927–2011
• Iakovos Korozes Metropolitan of Kythira, 1927–2009
• Eustathios Speliotes Metropolitan of Monemvasia and Sparta, b. 1940
• Nikodemos Anagnostou Metropolitan of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion, 1931–2012
• Germanos Paraskevopoulos Metropolitan of Eleia and Oleni, 1932–2023
• Anastasios Yannoulatos Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, b. 1929

Line of succession

Following, at each step, the consecrator whose own documented line reaches furthest back in time. This line runs 12 generations back to Joseph Volchanskii; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Hieronymos II Liapis Archbishop of Athens and All Greece consecrated 4 October 1981
2. Chrysostom Themelis Metropolitan of Messenia, 1918–2007 consecrated 21 November 1957
3. Iakovos Coucouzes Former Archbishop of North and South America, 1911–2005 consecrated 6 February 1955
4. Maximos Tsaouses Metropolitan of Sardis, 1914–1986 consecrated 16 June 1946
5. Polycarp Demetriades Metropolitan of Prousa, 1892–1953 consecrated 25 December 1927
6. Alexander Nemolovsky Metropolitan of Brussels and Belgium, 1876–1960 consecrated 28 November 1909
7. Anthony Vadkovskii Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga, 1846–1912 consecrated 3 May 1887
8. Isidore Nikolskii Metropolitan of Novgorod, Saint Petersburg and Finland, 1799–1892 consecrated 11 November 1834
9. Filaret Drozdov Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, 1782–1867 consecrated 5 August 1817
10. Ambrose Podobedov Metropolitan of Novgorod and Saint Petersburg, 1742–1818 consecrated 5 June 1778
11. Gabriel Petrov-Shaposhnikov Metropolitan of Novgorod and Olonets, 1730–1801 consecrated 6 December 1763
12. Dimitrii Sechenov Metropolitan of Novgorod and Velikii Lutsk, 1709–1767 consecrated 14 September 1742
13. Joseph Volchanskii Archbishop of Moscow and Vladimir, d. 1745 consecrated 30 December 1735

Bishops he consecrated 57

• 27 July 1996Ignatios Triantis Metropolitan of Berat, Vlorë and Kaninë, 1934–2024
• 28 June 2008George Mantzouranes Metropolitan of Thebes and Levadeia, b. 1952
• 30 June 2008Kallinikos Demenopoulos Metropolitan of Paronaxia, b. 1959
• 17 October 2009Emmanuel Sigalas Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis, 1953–2021
• 18 October 2009Prokopios Petrides Bishop of Christianoupolis, b. 1960
• 24 October 2009Serapheim Kalogeropoulos Bishop of Rentina, 1945–2016
• 25 October 2009Theoktistos Kloukinas Metropolitan of Phokida, b. 1950
• 26 October 2009Kallinikos Korombokes Metropolitan of Arta, b. 1967
• 1 November 2009Athanasios Bachos Bishop of Oleni, b. 1954
• 14 May 2010Cyril Misiakoules Metropolitan of Kephisia, Amarousios and Oropos, b. 1963
• 16 May 2010John Tassias Metropolitan of Lagadas, Lete and Rentina, 1958–2020
• 8 October 2011Mark Vasilakes Metropolitan of Chios, b. 1965
• 9 October 2011Gabriel Papanikolaou Metropolitan of Nea Ionia and Philadelphia, b. 1976
• 10 March 2012Anthony Avramiotes Metropolitan of Glyfada, Elliniko, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Vari, b. 1957
• 11 March 2012Iakovos Bizaourtis Bishop of Thaumakos, b. 1948
• 6 October 2012Chrysostom Tsiringas Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza, b. 1957
• 7 October 2012Theokletos Athanasopoulos Metropolitan of Ierissos, Agion Oros and Ardamerion, b. 1955
• 24 February 2013Panteleimon Moutaphes Metropolitan of Maroneia and Komotini, b. 1970
• 20 October 2013Nektarios Antonopoulos Metropolitan of Argolis, b. 1952
• 1 March 2014George Chrysostomou Metropolitan of Kitros, Katerini and Platamon, b. 1964
• 28 June 2014Maximos Papagiannes Metropolitan of Ioannina, b. 1968
• 29 June 2014Chariton Toumbas Metropolitan of Elassona and Deskate, b. 1975
• 30 June 2014Timothy Anthes Metropolitan of Thessaliotis and Phanariopharsala, b. 1964
• 11 October 2014Constantine Giakoumakes Metropolitan of Megara and Salamina, b. 1960
• 12 October 2014David Tzioumakas Metropolitan of Grevena, b. 1958
• 13 October 2014Clement Koutsomytes Metropolitan of Peristerion, 1954–2021
• 31 May 2015Gerasimos Phokas Metropolitan of Kefalonia, 1951–2015
• 1 June 2015Justin Bardakas Metropolitan of Nea Krini and Kalamaria, b. 1969
• 10 October 2015Demetrios Argyros Metropolitan of Kefalonia, b. 1958
• 11 October 2015Chrysostom Nases Metropolitan of Trikki, Gardiki and Pyli, b. 1975
• 12 March 2016George Rembelos Metropolitan of Karpenision, b. 1963
• 7 October 2017Theokletos Lambrinakos Metropolitan of Stagoi and Meteora, b. 1967
• 10 February 2018Chrysostom Papathanasiou Metropolitan of Mani, b. 1950
• 11 February 2018Symeon Voliotes Metropolitan of Phthiotis, b. 1977
• 12 February 2018Constantios Panagiotakopoulos Bishop of Androusa, b. 1960
• 7 October 2018Hieronymos Nikopoulos Metropolitan of Larisa and Tyrnavos, b. 1971
• 23 March 2019Athanasios Yannousas Metropolitan of Sisanion and Siatista, b. 1971
• 13 October 2019Hieronymos Karmas Metropolitan of Kalavryta and Aigialeia, b. 1966
• 14 October 2019Eustratios Kalogeropoulos Metropolitan of Lemnos and Agios Eustratios, b. 1962
• 15 October 2019Philotheos Theochares Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, b. 1977
• 16 October 2019Philotheos Theodoropoulos Bishop of Rogon, b. 1963
• 9 October 2021Platon Krikres Metropolitan of Lagadas, Lete and Rentina, b. 1962
• 10 October 2021Kallinikos Georgatos Metropolitan of Kastoria, b. 1966
• 16 October 2021Bartholomew Antoniou-Triantaphyllides Metropolitan of Poliana and Kilkis, b. 1969
• 17 October 2021Gregory Papathomas Metropolitan of Peristerion, b. 1960
• 18 October 2021Amphilochios Rousakes Metropolitan of Thera, Amorgos and Nisoi, b. 1970
• 8 October 2022Nikephoros Eustathiou Metropolitan of Gortyna and Megalopolis, b. 1967
• 9 October 2022Damaskenos Kiametes Metropolitan of Aitolia and Acarnania, b. 1975
• 16 October 2022Dorotheos Papares Metropolitan of Drama, b. 1957
• 21 October 2023Serapion Mihalakis Metropolitan of Paramythia, Filiates and Giromeri, b. 1967
• 22 October 2023Eireneos Laftsis Metropolitan of Florina, Prespa and Eordaia, b. 1974
• 26 October 2023Nikodemos Eustathiou Bishop of Scopelos, b. 1969
• 29 October 2023Epiphanios Karageorgos Metropolitan of Mantineia and Kynouria, b. 1971
• 5 November 2023Nektarios Milionis Bishop of Photike, b. 1942
• 9 November 2023Paul Kitsos Metropolitan of Corinth, b. 1967
• 11 November 2023Apostolos Kavaliotis Bishop of Tanagra, b. 1965
• 12 November 2023Nektarios Paraskevakos Bishop of Karyopolis, b. 1955

Sources

• markmarkou.sites.sch.gr

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