Patriarchate of Bulgaria | |
Founder(s) | King Boris I |
Autocephaly/Autonomy declared | 927, 1186, 1872 |
Autocephaly/Autonomy recognized | 927, 1235, 1945 by Constantinople |
Current primate | Patr. Maxim |
Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Primary territory | Bulgaria |
Possessions abroad | N. America, Australia, W. Europe, Antarctica |
Liturgical language(s) | Church Slavonic |
Musical tradition | Byzantine Chant / Choral |
Calendar | Revised Julian |
Population estimate | 6,500,000 [1] |
Official website | Church of Bulgaria |
The Church of Bulgaria is one of the autocephalous churches of the Orthodox Christian communion whose territory consists of the Republic of Bulgaria. The church is led by the Patriarch of All Bulgaria.
The primate of the Church of Bulgaria has been His Holiness Maxim, Metropolitan of Sofia, Patriarch of All Bulgaria since 1971.
History
Organization
Dioceses in Bulgaria:
- Diocese of Vidin (Видинска епархия)
- Diocese of Vratsa (Врачанска епархия)
- Diocese of Lovech (Ловчанска епархия)
- Diocese of Veliko Turnovo (Търновска епархия)
- Diocese of Dorostol and Cherven (Доростоло-червенска епархия) (with seat in Ruse)
- Diocese of Varna and Preslav (Варненско-преславска епархия) (with seat in Varna)
- Diocese of Sliven (Сливенска епархия)
- Diocese of Stara Zagora (Старозагорска епархия)
- Diocese of Plovdiv (Пловдивска епархия)
- Diocese of Sofia (Софийска епархия)
- Diocese of Nevrokop (Неврокопска епархия)
Dioceses abroad:
- Diocese of Central and Western Europe (with seat in Berlin)
- Diocese of America, Canada and Australia (with seat in New York)
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External links
- The Church of Bulgaria: official website
- Eastern Christian Churches: The Orthodox Church of Bulgaria by Ronald Roberson, a Roman Catholic priest and scholar
- Orthodoxy Bulgaria: unofficial page in Bulgarian language
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