Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †

Deceased

Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

Titular Archbishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Jan 1916		Born
21 Nov 1936	20.8	Entered	Member of Augustinians of the Assumption
26 Jul 1942	26.5	Ordained Priest	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption
28 Apr 1963	47.2	Appointed	Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
28 Apr 1963	47.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia
5 Sep 1965	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia
9 Mar 1971	55.1	Succeeded	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
18 Dec 1993	77.9	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia
5 Sep 1995	79.6	Retired	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
12 May 2006	90.3	Died	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

MicroData Summary
Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev
Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev A.A.
(born 11 Jan 1916, died 12 May 2006)
Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Sofia

Event Place
Birth Place Srem-Jambol
Ordained Bishop Sofia, Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian)

a priest for 63.7 years
a bishop for 40.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †
Titular Bishop of Briula
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. †
Titular Bishop of Batnae
Assisted by:
Father Ivan Vitchev, A.A.
Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev † (1926)
Titular Bishop of Briula
Bishop Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. † (1920)
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Vasco Séirécov † (1975)
Bishop Georgi Ivanov Yovchev (1988)
Archbishop Mario Rizzi † (1991)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 4191163570586416620001
WikiData: Q6823855

Source(s):

d: CB
d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 187, Necrology (back)
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1965, Number 71

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