Navpliotis Iakovos

NAFPLIOTIS being his last name, and not the geographic name of his origin he must therefore be calledIakovos NAFLIOTIS and not Iakovos “o” Nafpliotis, as some have erroneously named him.
He went to Constantinople at a young age, where he was acclaimed for his exceptional caliphonus qualities, and was engaged as First Canonarchos in 1878 (at 14 years of age) in the Patriarchal Church.He served as first Canonarchos for 3 years.
This first as well as all the subsequent ordinations may be listed as follows:- First Canonarchos (1878 to 1881, from the age of 14 to 17 = 3 years of service)- Second Dometstichos (1881 to 1888, from the age of 17 to 24 = 7 years of service)- First Domestichos (1888 to 1905, from the age of 24 to 41 = 17 years of service)- Archon Lambadarios (1905 to 1911, from the age of 41 to 47 = 6 years of service)and- Archon Protopsaltis (1911 to 1938, from the age or 47 to 74, = 27 years of service).
- In total, he served the Patriarchal Analogion for 60 years!He retired in Athens, where he passed away in 1942 at the age of 78 years.