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Paul was NOT appointed through Apostolic succession.

You should read the Bible every once in a while, Harley.

James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision
Galatians 2:9

I stand by what I have written. If you will note, Paul states:

Gal 1:15-18 But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus. Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days.

Paul preached a full three years before he even met Peter or the rest of the folks. There was no conferring special blessings on him from the Jerusalem Council. Your reference was many years later when Paul turned to the Gentiles (Acts 13)

[HD:] Paul was NOT appointed through Apostolic succession.

You should read the Bible every once in a while, Harley.

James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision. Galatians 2:9

Perhaps you should have clarified which Bible you meant, and in what context. Here's what mine says IN context:

Gal. 2: 6-9 : 6 As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance—those men added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. 8 For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9 James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews. (emphasis added)

It seems pretty clear to me that the James, Peter and John in verse 9 are the same people Paul is talking about in verse 6, wouldn't you agree? Is Paul not being CRYSTAL clear that he got his authority in the exact same way that Peter got his? If you interpret verse 9 to be a laying on of hands, then the entire passage is complete gibberish and meaningless. Your version also does not include the bolded part. The Apostles recognized the grace that Paul had, they did not grant it.