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− | His Holiness '''Maxim (Minkov)''', [[ | + | His Holiness '''Maxim (Minkov)''', [[Patriarch]] of Bulgaria and Bishop of Sofia, is the current [[primate]] of the [[Church of Bulgaria]]. |
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+ | His Holiness Maxim was born Marin Naydenov Minkov on [[October 29]], 1914 in the village of Oreshak, near the town of Troyan. Marin received his theological education at the Sofia Seminary of St. John of Rila and the Orthodox Theological Department of Sofia University. | ||
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+ | In 1941, he was [[tonsure]]d and received the name Maxim and then entered the [[Holy Orders]]. In 1955, he was named secretary general of the [[Holy Synod]]. In 1956, he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] with the titular Bishop of Branit. In 1960, he was elected [[Metropolitan]] of Lovech, and then on [[July 4]], 1971, he was elected Patriarch of Bulgaria. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
+ | *[http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=98346 Head of Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Maksim] | ||
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/bulgaria/current.htm#maxim_patr Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute | *[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/resources/hierarchs/bulgaria/current.htm#maxim_patr Listing] at the Orthodox Research Institute | ||
*[[w:Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria|''Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria'' at Wikipedia]] | *[[w:Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria|''Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria'' at Wikipedia]] |
Revision as of 22:11, September 16, 2009
His Holiness Maxim (Minkov), Patriarch of Bulgaria and Bishop of Sofia, is the current primate of the Church of Bulgaria.
Life
His Holiness Maxim was born Marin Naydenov Minkov on October 29, 1914 in the village of Oreshak, near the town of Troyan. Marin received his theological education at the Sofia Seminary of St. John of Rila and the Orthodox Theological Department of Sofia University.
In 1941, he was tonsured and received the name Maxim and then entered the Holy Orders. In 1955, he was named secretary general of the Holy Synod. In 1956, he was consecrated with the titular Bishop of Branit. In 1960, he was elected Metropolitan of Lovech, and then on July 4, 1971, he was elected Patriarch of Bulgaria.
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.
Maxim (Minkov) of Bulgaria | ||
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Preceded by: ? |
Bishop of Branit 1956-1960 |
Succeeded by: ? |
Preceded by: ? |
Metropolitan of Lovech 1960-1971 |
Succeeded by: ? |
Preceded by: Cyril (Markov) |
Patriarch of Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia 1971-present |
Succeeded by: — |
External links
- Head of Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Maksim
- Listing at the Orthodox Research Institute
- Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria at Wikipedia
- The Official Web-site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by century > 20th-21st-century bishops
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by city > Bishops of Branit
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by city > Bishops of Lovech
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Bishops by city > Bishops of Sofia
Categories > People > Clergy > Bishops > Patriarchs of Bulgaria