Joachim Kavyres

Life

Born

12 December 1880

Ordained deacon

1902

Consecrated bishop

5 November 1917

Made metropolitan

24 February 1922

Retired

24 January 1967

Died

19 February 1974

Sees

1. 5 November 1917 – 24 February 1922

   Bishop of Amphipolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

2. 24 February 1922 – 9 October 1924

   Metropolitan of Imbros and Tenedos

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

3. 9 October 1924 – 20 November 1926

   Metropolitan of Ikaria

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

4. 20 November 1926 – 5 June 1934

   Metropolitan of Soufli

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

5. 5 June 1934 – 24 January 1967

   Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

6. 24 January 1967 – 19 February 1974

   Former Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis

   Patriarchate of Constantinople

Consecration

Consecrated 5 November 1917 by:

• Nicholas Sakkopoulos Metropolitan of Chalcedon, 1862–1927
• Dorotheos Mammeles Metropolitan of Prousa, 1861–1921
• Eugene Papathomas Metropolitan of Silybria, 1855–1934
• Constantine Koidakes Metropolitan of Kitros and Katerini, 1876–1954
• Agathangelos Papanastasiades Metropolitan of Sisanion and Siatista, d. 1929

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 Dionysios Kotakes; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Joachim Kavyres Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis consecrated 5 November 1917
2. Dorotheos Mammeles Metropolitan of Prousa, 1861–1921 consecrated 15 March 1892
3. Joachim Euthyvoules/Chiakes Metropolitan of Ephesus, 1855–1920 consecrated 5 January 1885
4. Constantios Stavrides Metropolitan of Vizya and Medeia, 1833–1899 consecrated 13 March 1869
5. Dionysios Kotakes Metropolitan of Nicomedia, 1790–1877 consecrated October 1821

Bishops he consecrated 4

• 22 March 1936Andrew Mantoudes Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza, 1891–1952
• 30 September 1936Panteleimon Papageorgiou Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, 1902–1979
• 20 September 1940Dorotheos Palladinos Metropolitan of Levkada and Ithaki, 1888–1977
• 21 November 1965Paul Polymeropoulos Metropolitan of Chios, Psara and Oinoussa, 1922–1966