List of Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria
The Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria, joint in an episcopal conference (Mejduritualnata Episcopska Konferenzia vâv Bâlgaria), comprises only exempt sees:
- two Latin exempt bishoprics
- one Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan (exempt) jurisdiction
There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Sofia (into which is also vested the Apostolic Nunciature to Macedonia).
Current jurisdictions
Latin exempt jurisdictions
Eastern Catholic
sole remaining jurisdiction of a rite-specific particular church sui juris - Byzantine Rite, Bulgarian language
- Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (covering all and only Bulgaria)
Defunct jurisdictions
Titular sees
- seven Metropolitan Titular archbishoprics: Marcianopolis, Philippopolis in Thracia, Preslavus, Ratiaria, Serdica, Ternobus, Velebusdus
- four other Titular archbishoprics: Anchialus, Beroë, Mesembria, Odessus
- fourteen Episcopal Titular bishoprics: Abrittum, Appiaria, Bononia, Bucellus, Castra Martis, Deultum, Dorostorum, Germania in Dacia, Margum, Nicopolis ad Iaternum, Novæ, Œscus, Sozopolis in Hæmimonto, Transmarisca
Other defunct jurisdictions
All other defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
Sources and external links
- GCatholic - data for all sections
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- Latin:
- Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia
- Cathedral of St Louis, Plovdiv
- St Paul of the Cross Cathedral, Rousse
- Byzantine Catholic:
- Cathedral of the Dormition, Sofia
- Latin, Sofia:
- Petar Bogdan
- Giorgio Radovani
- Vinkenti Peev
- Ivan Romanov
- Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov
- Gheorghi Ivanov Jovcev
- Latin, Nicopolis:
- Eugene Bossilkov
- Samuel Dzhundrin
- Petko Christov
- Strahil Kavalenov
- Byzantine Greek:
- Joseph Sokolsky
- Raphael Popov
- Nil Izvorov
- Lazar Mladenov
- Epiphanius Shanov
- Michael Petkov
- Michael Mirov
- Kiril Kurtev
- Methodius Stratiev
- Christo Proykov
- Catholicism portal
- Bulgaria portal