Bishops of Bulgaria

by Liturgical Precedence

Bulgaria
Date of
ConsecrationAscending
Bishop Ordinaries of Bulgaria (7)
1988.07.31Bishop Gheorghi Ivanov Jovčev (75)Bishop Gheorghi Ivanov Jovčev (75), Bishop emeritus of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
1994.01.06Bishop Christo Proykov (80)Bishop Christo Proykov (80), Bishop emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria)
2006.02.11Bishop François Eid, O.M.M. (82)Bishop François Eid, O.M.M. (82), Bishop emeritus of Cairo of the Maronites (Egypt)
2012.02.25Bishop Michel Aoun (66)Bishop Michel Aoun (66), Bishop of Jbeil of the Maronites (Lebanon) and Apostolic Visitator in Bulgaria and Romania of the Maronites
2021.01.17Bishop Rumen Ivanov Stanev (52)Bishop Rumen Ivanov Stanev (52), Bishop of Sofia–Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Apostolic Administrator of Nikopol (Bulgaria) and General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria
2021.03.19Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (60)Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov (60), Bishop emeritus of Nikopol (Bulgaria)
2024.07.06Bishop Petko Valov (60)Bishop Petko Valov (60), Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia of the Bulgarians (Bulgaria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria

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