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His Holiness '''Maxim (Minkov)''', [[Patriarch]] of Bulgaria and Bishop of Sofia, is was the current [[primate]] of the [[Church of Bulgaria]]from 1971 until his death on [[November 6]], 2012.
==Life==
Patr. Maxim led the Church of Bulgaria during much of the period of the communist dictatorship and the transition of Bulgaria to a non-communist state. During much of this period the Church of Bulgaria was split into to warring Synods.
Patriarch Maxim passed away [[November 6]],2012, a few days after his 98th birthday.
