Bulgarian Church

Recent Appointments of Bishops

DateDescendingRecent Events
2024.07.06

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

2024.04.08

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

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

2020

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

2019.10.11

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

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)

2006.05.12

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

1997.10.11

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

1995.09.05

Bulgaria Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Bulgaria Bishop Christo Proykov succeeded as Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

1995

Bulgaria Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

Bulgaria Bishop Christo Proykov was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

1994.01.06

Bulgaria Fr. Christo Proykov was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Briula

1993.12.18

Bulgaria Bishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., Titular Bishop of Diocletianoplis in Thracia, President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria and Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), was promoted as Titular Archbishop of Diocletianoplis in Thracia

Bulgaria Fr. Christo Proykov, Priest of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), was elected Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and Titular Bishop of Briula

1971.05.23

Bulgaria Fr. Christo Proykov was appointed as Priest of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

1971.03.09

Bulgaria Bishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., succeeded as Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Bulgaria Bishop Kyril Stefan Kurteff, Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), passed away at 79

1970

Bulgaria Bishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

1965.09.05

Bulgaria Fr. Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Diocletianoplis in Thracia

1963.04.28

Bulgaria Fr. Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A., was elected Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and Titular Bishop of Diocletianoplis in Thracia

1951.08.07

Bulgaria Bishop Ivan Garufaloff, C.R., Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria), passed away at 63

1951.04.27

Bulgaria Bishop Ivan Garufaloff, C.R., resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

Bulgaria Bishop Kyril Stefan Kurteff was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

1942.11.01

Bulgaria Fr. Ivan Garufaloff, C.R., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Lagania

1942.07.06

Bulgaria Fr. Ivan Garufaloff, C.R., was elected Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and Titular Bishop of Lagania

1941.05.30

Bulgaria Bishop Kyril Stefan Kurteff resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)

1940.02.17

Greece Bishop Epifanio Scianow, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Macedonia of the Bulgarians (Greece), passed away at 90

1926.12.05

Bulgaria Fr. Kyril Stefan Kurteff was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Briula

1926.07.31

Bulgaria Fr. Kyril Stefan Kurteff was elected Apostolic Exarch of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and Titular Bishop of Briula

1926

Bulgaria Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian Rite) was established (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople, Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia and Apostolic Vicariate of Tracia) (Bulgaria)

Greece Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia (Bulgarian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia) (Greece)

Turkiye Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople (Bulgarian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia) (Turkiye)

Turkiye Apostolic Vicariate of Tracia (Bulgarian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia) (Turkiye)

1924

Turkiye Titular Archiepiscopal See of Theodosiopolis ante Apri (Bulgarian Rite) was suppressed (Turkiye)

Greece Bishop Epifanio Scianow resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Macedonia of the Bulgarians (Greece)

Turkiye Fr. Cristoforo Kondoff resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Tracia of the Bulgarians (Turkiye)

1923.08.17

Archbishop Michail Miroff, Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis ante Apri of the Bulgarians, passed away at 63

1923

Turkiye Fr. Cristoforo Kondoff was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tracia of the Bulgarians (Turkiye)

1921.05.27

Turkiye Bishop Michele Petkoff, Vicar Apostolic of Tracia of the Bulgarians (Turkiye), passed away at 70

1918.03.04

Greece Bishop Lazzaro Mladenoff, C.M., Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Macedonia of the Bulgarians (Greece), passed away at 63

1907.02.17

Fr. Michail Miroff was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis ante Apri of the Bulgarians

1907.01.08

Archbishop-elect Michail Miroff was confirmed as Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis ante Apri of the Bulgarians

1906.12.22

Fr. Michail Miroff was elected Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis ante Apri of the Bulgarians

1905.03.13

Turkiye Archbishop Nilo Isworoff, Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Constantinople of the Bulgarians (Turkiye) and Archbishop ad personam, passed away at 81

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