Recent Events

Bishop Rumen Ivanov Stanev, Titular Bishop of Simidicca, Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria, was appointed as Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Bishop Gheorghi Ivanov Jovčev resigned as Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Fr. Petko Valov was consecrated as Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Bishop Christo Proykov resigned as Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Fr. Petko Valov, Priest of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), was elected Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Bishop Christo Proykov resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Bishop Rumen Ivanov Stanev, Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Fr. Petko Valov, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria, was elected President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov was consecrated as Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov, Priest of Nikopol (Bulgaria) and Apostolic Administrator of Nikopol (Bulgaria), was elected Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Fr. Rumen Ivanov Stanev was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Simidicca and Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov, Priest of Nikopol (Bulgaria), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Bishop Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Nikopol (Bulgaria), passed away at 69

Fr. Rumen Ivanov Stanev, Priest of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria), was elected Titular Bishop of Simidicca and Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Fr. Petko Valov, Priest of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Prof. Vladimir Gradev resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (without ecclesiastical province) (Bulgaria)

Bishop Christo Proykov, Titular Bishop of Briula, President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria and Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), was appointed as Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., resigned as Procurator at Rome of the Maronites

Prof. Vladimir Gradev was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Mr. Bogdan Patashev resigned as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Bishop Michel Aoun, Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites and Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Mr. Giovanni Battista Franzoni, O.S.B. Cas., Abbot Ordinary emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura (Italy), passed away at 88

Archbishop Antonio Mennini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Mr. Bogdan Patashev was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, Titular Archbishop of Madaurus, passed away at 77

Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., Procurator at Rome of the Maronites, was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites and Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia

Pope John XXIII, Supreme Pontiff, Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation, Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, was canonised

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia

Bishop François Eid, O.M.M., Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt), was appointed as Procurator at Rome of the Maronites

Archbishop Mario Rizzi, Undersecretary emeritus of Congregation for the Oriental Churches, passed away at 86

Fr. Michel Aoun was consecrated as Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Michel Aoun, Priest of Beirut of the Maronites (Lebanon), was elected Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Macedonia

Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation and Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Archbishop Luciano Suriani was appointed as Delegate for Pontifical Representations of Secretariat of State

Fr. Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov was appointed as Priest of Nikopol (Bulgaria)

Archbishop Luciano Suriani resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uzbekistan

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

Msgr. Luciano Suriani was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Amiterno

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza, Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

Msgr. Luciano Suriani, Priest of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Amiterno

Archbishop Anselmo Guido Pecorari resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

Archbishop Blasco Francisco Collaço resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Apostolic Delegate to Botswana, Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland

Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), passed away at 90

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M., was consecrated as Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Bishop-elect François Eid, O.M.M., Procurator at Rome of the Maronites, was appointed as Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M., Procurator at Rome of the Maronites, was elected Bishop of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)

Fr. François Eid, O.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)