Sofronie Oţel

Life

Born

12 June 1963

Ordained priest

1992

Consecrated bishop

1995

Sees

1. 1995 – present

   Bishop of Suceava

   Romanian Orthodox Old Calendar Church

Consecration

Consecrated 1995 by:

• Vlasie Mogârzan Metropolitan and Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Old Calendar Church, b. 1941
• Demosten Ioniță Bishop of Neamț, b. 1927
• Ghenadie Bishop of Bacău, 1936–2018
• Pahomie Morar Bishop of Vrancea, 1936–2006

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 Galaction Cordun; earlier links are not yet in the data.

1. Sofronie Oţel Bishop of Suceava consecrated 1995
2. Ghenadie Bishop of Bacău, 1936–2018 consecrated 12 August 1985
3. Silvester Onufrei Metropolitan of the True Orthodox Church of Romania, 1924–1992 consecrated 1968
4. Glicherie Tănase Metropolitan of the True Orthodox Church of Romania, 1891–1985 consecrated 1955
5. Galaction Cordun Archbishop-Metropolitan of Slătioara, 1883–1959 consecrated 27 March 1935

Sources

Also in: Wikidata