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==Life==
 
==Life==
Metropolitan Simeon was born Hristo Dimitrov Kostadinov in the coastal Bulgarian town of Varna. He was a teacher and a monk at the Rila Monastery. He has held various religious offices in Bulgaria, the US, Canada, Australia, and Western Europe.  He was ordained a [[bishop]] in 1973, and in 1979 he was made Vicar Bishop of Western Europe.  In 1986, he became bishop of this diocese, and in 1994, he was elevated to Metropolitan for Western and Central Europe.  In June, 2013, he stepped down from this position due to illness and age.  Afterwards, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he reposed.  His body is to be transported back to Bulgaria to be buried at the Rila Monastery there, per his wishes.
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Metropolitan Simeon was born Hristo Dimitrov Kostadinov in the coastal Bulgarian town of Varna. He was a teacher and a monk at the Rila Monastery. He has held various religious offices in Bulgaria, the US, Canada, Australia, and Western Europe.  He was tonsured a [[monk]] on December 6, 1954. He was ordained a [[hieromonk]] in 1958 by [[Alexei I (Simansky) of Moscow|Patriarch Alexei I of Russia]]. He was ordained a [[bishop]] in 1973 as bishop of Glavnitsa, vicar bishop of the diocese of New York, and administrator of the diocese of Akron. In 1979 he was made Vicar Bishop of Western Europe.  In 1986, he became bishop of this diocese, and in 1994, he was elevated to Metropolitan for Western and Central Europe, the first bishop of this .  In June, 2013, he stepped down from this position due to illness and age.  Afterwards, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he reposed.  His body is to be transported back to Bulgaria to be buried at the Rila Monastery there, per his wishes.
  
 
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*[http://www.bta.bg/en/c/DF/id/1317110 Bulgarian News Agency]
 
*[http://www.bta.bg/en/c/DF/id/1317110 Bulgarian News Agency]
 
*[http://www.orthodoxie-in-deutschland.de/ Metropolit Symeon entschlafen] Orthodoxie-in-Deutschland, April 17, 2016 news item (in German)
 
*[http://www.orthodoxie-in-deutschland.de/ Metropolit Symeon entschlafen] Orthodoxie-in-Deutschland, April 17, 2016 news item (in German)
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*[http://www.rilaeu.com/MetSim.htm UNSER  METROPOLIT  SIMEON - OUR  METROPOLITAN  BISHOP  SIMEON] (in German)
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*[http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2016/04/16/403791/ex-bulgarian-metropolitan-of-w-c-europe-passes-away.html Ex-Bulgarian Metropolitan of W, C Europe passes away] FOCUS News Agency - April 16, 2016
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Revision as of 16:38, May 10, 2016

Metropolitan Simeon (Kostadinov) (September 17, 1926 - April 16, 2016) was the former Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe of the Church of Bulgaria.

Life

Metropolitan Simeon was born Hristo Dimitrov Kostadinov in the coastal Bulgarian town of Varna. He was a teacher and a monk at the Rila Monastery. He has held various religious offices in Bulgaria, the US, Canada, Australia, and Western Europe. He was tonsured a monk on December 6, 1954. He was ordained a hieromonk in 1958 by Patriarch Alexei I of Russia. He was ordained a bishop in 1973 as bishop of Glavnitsa, vicar bishop of the diocese of New York, and administrator of the diocese of Akron. In 1979 he was made Vicar Bishop of Western Europe. In 1986, he became bishop of this diocese, and in 1994, he was elevated to Metropolitan for Western and Central Europe, the first bishop of this . In June, 2013, he stepped down from this position due to illness and age. Afterwards, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he reposed. His body is to be transported back to Bulgaria to be buried at the Rila Monastery there, per his wishes.

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Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe
1994-2013
Succeeded by:
Antoniy (Michalev)
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