| Bishops of Nikopol (Roman Rite) |
 Bishop Rumen Ivanov Stanev (52)
(Apostolic Administrator 2026.04.09 – ...)
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 Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (60)
(2021.01.20 – 2026.04.09)
Bishop emeritus 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 – 2026.04.09) |
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Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (60) (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) |
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Bishop Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A.
(1978.12.14 – 1994.06.28) | Born: | 1920.04.27 (Nicolaevo, Bulgaria) | | Ordained Priest: | 1944.06.04 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1979.05.27 | | Died: | 1998.03.19 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria † 77) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1978.12.14 – 1994.06.28) |
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Bishop Vasco Séirécov
(1975.07.22 – 1977.01.04) | Born: | 1920.01.16 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) | | Ordained Priest: | 1945.03.18 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1975.10.26 | | Died: | 1977.01.04 (Ruse, Bulgaria † 56) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1975.07.22 – 1977.01.04) |
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Blessed Bishop Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P.
(1947.07.26 – 1952.11.11) |
Bishop Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P.
(1915.05.21 – 1946.08.06) | Born: | 1877.04.04 (Beesel, Netherlands) | | Ordained Priest: | 1899.09.23 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1915.08.15 | | Died: | 1946.08.06 (Ruse, Bulgaria † 69) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1915.05.21 – 1946.08.06) |
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Bishop Leonardo Baumbach, C.P.
(1913.03.31 – 1915.02.13) | Born: | 1855.06.11 (Ludwigsburg, Germany) | | Ordained Priest: | 1880? | | 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) |
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Bishop Henri Doulcet, C.P. (later Archbishop)
(1895.01.07 – 1913.03.31) | Born: | 1857.04.26 (Paris, France) | | Ordained Priest: | 1885.05.30 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1895.02.24 | | Died: | 1916.07.27 (Palaiseau, France † 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) |
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Bishop Ippolito Agosto, C.P.
(1883.04.27 – 1893.12.03) | Born: | 1838.07.27 (Andora, Italy) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1883.05.31 | | Died: | 1893.12.03 (Belene, Bulgaria † 55) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1883.04.27 – 1893.12.03) |
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Bishop Ignazio Paoli, C.P. (later Archbishop)
(1870.08.19 – 1883.04.27) | Born: | 1818.07.26 (Santa Maria a Vezzano, Italy) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1870.08.28 | | Died: | 1885.02.27 (Wien, Austria † 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) |
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Bishop Anton Pluim, C.P. (later Archbishop)
(1863.09.15 – 1870.02.23) | Born: | 1808.10.15 (Rotterdam, Netherlands) | | Ordained Priest: | 1832.10.24 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1863.10.18 | | Died: | 1874.01.13 (Istanbul, Turkiye † 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) |
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Bishop Angelo Parsi
(1847.07.30 – 1863.02.24) | Born: | 1800.05.16 (Civitavecchia, Italy) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1847.09.19 | | Died: | 1863.02.24 (Civitavecchia, Italy † 62) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1847.07.30 – 1863.02.24) Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1847.07.30 – 1863.02.24) |
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Bishop Giuseppe Molajoni
(1825 – 1847) | Born: | 1780.03.25 (Roma, Italy) | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1825.09.25 | | Died: | 1859.07.16 († 79) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1825 – 1847) Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1825 – 1847) |
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Bishop Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P.
(1815.05.27 – 1822.04.19) |
Bishop Francesco Maria Ferreri, C.P.
(1805.09.20 – 1813.11.04) | Born: | 1740.10.14 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1805.09.22 | | Died: | 1813.11.04 (Bucharest, Romania † 73) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1805.09.20 – 1813.11.04) Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1805.09.20 – 1813.11.04) |
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Bishop Pavel Duvanlija
(1776.09.16 – 1804.07.06) | Born: | 1733? (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) | | Ordained Priest: | 1756.05.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1777.04.06 | | Died: | 1804.07.06 († 70) |
| 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) |
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Bishop Giacomo Antonio Riccardini, O.F.M. Conv.
(1771.03.04 – 1775?) | Born: | 1723.11.25 (Monte San Pietrangeli, Italy) | | Ordained Priest: | 1746.11.20 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1771.03.10 | | Died: | 1782? († 59) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1771.03.04 – 1775?) |
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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) |
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Bishop Nicola Pugliesi (later Archbishop)
(1751 – 1767.04.06) | Born: | 1718.07.30 (Zaton Veliki, Croatia) | | 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) |
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Bishop Antun Becić
(1743.09.23 – 1752.03.01) | Born: | 1698? | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1745.01.06 | | Died: | 1761.10.01 († 62) |
| 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) |
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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 | | Died: | 1750? († 56) |
| 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 – 1750?) |
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Bishop Baltazar Lieski
(1724 – ?) |
Bishop Marko Andrijašević (later Archbishop)
(1717.05.10 – 1723.11.20) | Born: | 1670? | | Ordained Priest: | 1696.01 | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1717.06? | | Died: | 1740.04.24 († 69) |
| 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) |
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Bishop Anton Stefanov
(1677.05.10 – 1692) | Born: | 1645? | | Consecrated Bishop: | 1679.08.20 | | Died: | 1692 († 47) |
| Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1677.05.10 – 1692) Apostolic Administrator of Valachie (Romania) (1677.05.10 – 1692) |
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Bishop Filip Stanislavov
(1673 – 1677) |
Fr. Francisk Sojmirovič
(Apostolic Administrator 1663.11.26 – 1673.05.17) |
Bishop Filip Stanislavov
(1648.07.06 – 1663) (see above) |
Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross, Ruse (Русе), Ruse 
