Diocese of

Nikopol

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Nikopol (English) / Никопол (български език) / Nicopoli (Italiano) / Nicopolitan(us) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.01.20 – ...):Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (58)Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Nikopol (Roman Rite)

Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (58)Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (58)
(2021.01.20 – ...)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Loquimur Dei sapientiam

Born:1966.03.25 (Razgrad, Bulgaria)
Ordained Priest:2009.04.18
Consecrated Bishop:2021.03.19

Priest of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (2009.04.18 – 2021.01.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (2020.09.15 – 2021.01.20)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (2021.01.20 – ...)

Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (58)Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (58) (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2020.09.15 – 2021.01.20)

Bishop Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv.
(1994.10.18 – 2020.09.14)

Amor omnia vincit

Born:1950.10.19 (Valchevo, Bulgaria)
Ordained Priest:1985.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:1995.01.06
Died:2020.09.14 (Ruse, Bulgaria † 69)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1994.10.18 – 2020.09.14)

Bishop Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A.
(1978.12.14 – 1994.06.28)

Born:1920.04.27 (Bulgaria)
Ordained Priest:1944.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:1979.05.27
Died:1998.03.19 († 77)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1978.12.14 – 1994.06.28)

Bishop Vasco Séirécov
(1975.07.22 – 1977.01.04)

Born:1920.01.16 (Bulgaria)
Ordained Priest:1945.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1975.10.26
Died:1977.01.04 († 56)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1975.07.22 – 1977.01.04)

Blessed Bishop Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P.
(1947.07.26 – 1952.11.11)

Born:1900.11.20 (Belene, Bulgaria)
Ordained Priest:1926.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1947.10.07
Died:1952.11.11 🩸 (Sofia, Bulgaria † 51)
Beatified:1998.03.15
Feast:11.11

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1947.07.26 – 1952.11.11)

Bishop and religious of Congregation of the Passion (Passionists). Martyr.

Bishop Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P.
(1915.05.21 – 1946.08.06)

Born:1877.04.04 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1899.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:1915.08.15
Died:1946.08.06 († 69)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1915.05.21 – 1946.08.06)

Bishop Leonardo Baumbach, C.P.
(1913.03.31 – 1915.02.13)

Born:1855.06.11 (Germany)
Consecrated Bishop:1910.04.17
Died:1915.04.23 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Gerasa (1910.03.01 – 1913.03.31)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1910.03.01 – 1913.03.31)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1913.03.31 – 1915.02.13)

Titular Bishop of Soli (1915.02.13 – 1915.04.23)

Bishop Henri Doulcet, C.P. (later Archbishop)
(1895.01.07 – 1913.03.31)

Born:1857.04.26 (France)
Ordained Priest:1885.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1895.02.24
Died:1916.07.27 († 59)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1895.01.07 – 1913.03.31)

Titular Bishop of Ionopolis (1913.06.03 – 1914.03.17)

Titular Archbishop of Dioclea (1914.03.17 – 1916.07.27)

Bishop Ippolito Agosto, C.P.
(1883.04.27 – 1893.12.03)

Born:1838.07.27 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1883.05.31
Died:1893.12.03 († 55)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1883.04.27 – 1893.12.03)

Bishop Ignazio Paoli, C.P. (later Archbishop)
(1870.08.19 – 1883.04.27)

Born:1818.07.26 (Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:1870.08.28
Died:1885.02.27 († 66)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1870.08.19 – 1883.04.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1870.08.19 – 1883.04.27)

Archbishop of Bucureşti (Romania) (1883.04.27 – 1885.02.27)

Bishop Antonio Giuseppe Pluym, C.P. (later Archbishop)
(1863.09.15 – 1870.02.23)

Born:1808.10.15 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1832.10.24
Consecrated Bishop:1863.10.18
Died:1874.01.13 († 65)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1863.09.15 – 1870.02.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1863.09.15 – 1870.02.23)

Titular Archbishop of Tianæ (1870.02.23 – 1874.01.13)

Bishop Angelo Parsi
(1847.07.30 – 1863.02.24)

Born:1800.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:1847.09.19
Died:1863.02.24 († 62)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1847.07.30 – 1863.02.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1847.07.30 – 1863.02.24)

Bishop Giuseppe Molajoni
(1825 – 1847)

Born:1780.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1825.09.25
Died:1859.07.16 († 79)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1825 – 1847)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1825 – 1847)

Bishop Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P.
(1815.05.27 – 1822.04.19)

Consecrated Bishop:1815.09.24
Died:1847.12.27

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1815.05.27 – 1822.04.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1815.05.27 – 1822.04.19)

Bishop of Civita Castellana (Italy) (1822.04.19 – 1847.12.27)

Bishop of Gallese (Italy) (1822.04.19 – 1847.12.27)

Bishop of Orte (Italy) (1822.04.19 – 1847.12.27)

Bishop Francesco Maria Ferreri, C.P.
(1805.09.20 – 1814.01)

Born:1740.10.14
Consecrated Bishop:1805.09.22
Died:1814.01 († 73)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1805.09.20 – 1814.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1805.09.20 – 1814.01)

Bishop Pavel Duvanlija
(1776.09.16 – 1804.07.06)

Ordained Priest:1756.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:1777.04.06
Died:1804.07.06

Vicar Apostolic of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) (1771.07.31 – 1776.09.16)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1776.09.16 – 1804.07.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1776.09.16 – 1804.07.06)

Bishop Giacomo Antonio Riccardini, O.F.M. Conv.
(1771.03.04 – 1775?)

Born:1723.11.25
Ordained Priest:1746.11.20
Consecrated Bishop:1771.03.10

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1771.03.04 – 1775?)

Bishop Sebastiano Zanella
(1768 – 1769)

Born:1713.03.09
Consecrated Bishop:1768.06.26
Died:1769.02 († 55)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1768 – 1769)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1768 – 1769)

Bishop Nicola Pugliesi (later Archbishop)
(1751 – 1767.04.06)

Born:1718.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:1753.07.01
Died:1778.07.09 († 59)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1751 – 1767.04.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1751 – 1767.04.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ragusa (Croatia) (1767.04.06 – 1777.09.19)

Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1777.09.19 – 1778.07.09)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinopole (Turkiye) (1777.09.19 – 1778.07.09)

Bishop Antun Becić
(1743.09.23 – 1752.03.01)

Consecrated Bishop:1745.01.06
Died:1761.10.01

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1743.09.23 – 1752.03.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1743.09.23 – 1752.03.01)

Bishop of Skradin (Croatia) (1754.05.20 – 1759.07.13)

Bishop of Hvar (Croatia) (1759.07.13 – 1761.10.01)

Bishop Nikola Stanislavič, O.F.M.
(1725.06.11 – 1740.09.30)

Born:1694.05.09
Ordained Priest:1717.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:1725.06.24

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1725.06.11 – 1740.09.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1725.06.11 – 1740.09.30)

Bishop of Csanád (Hungary) (1740.09.30 – ?)

Bishop Baltazar Lieski
(1724 – ?)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1724 – ?)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1724 – ?)

Bishop Marko Andrijašević (later Archbishop)
(1717.05.10 – 1723.11.20)

Ordained Priest:1696.01
Died:1740.04.24

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1717.05.10 – 1723.11.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1717.05.10 – 1723.11.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sofia (Bulgaria) (1723.11.20 – 1740.04.24)

Bishop Anton Stefanov
(1677.05.10 – 1692)

Consecrated Bishop:1679.08.20
Died:1692

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1677.05.10 – 1692)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1677.05.10 – 1692)

Bishop Filip Stanislavov
(1673 – 1677)

Died:1677

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1648.07.06 – 1663)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1648.07.06 – 1663)

Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1673 – 1677)

Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1673 – 1677)

Fr. Francisk Sojmirovič
(Apostolic Administrator 1663.11.26 – 1673.05.17)

Bishop Filip Stanislavov
(1648.07.06 – 1663)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (26)

Beograd (←), Bucureşti (↑), Sofia–Plovdiv (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 43,241 km²

Population: 24,650 Catholics (1.0% of 2,484,900 total)

Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes

Personnel: 14 priests (3 diocesan, 11 religious), 31 religious (12 brothers, 19 sisters)

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