Diocese of Plovdiv

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The diocese of Plovdiv ( Bulgarian Пловдивска епархия / Plowdiwska Eparchija) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church based in Plovdiv . The diocese is one of the largest in Bulgaria and is now divided into nine okolii : Asenovgrad , Haskovo , Pazardzhik , Panagyurishte , Karlovo , Smolyan , Ivaylovgrad , Peschtera and Plovdiv.

Metropolitans

• Paisij (1858–1872)
• Panaret (1861-1883)
• Neophytos VIII. (1882–1890), later became Patriarch of Constantinople
• Nathanael (1891–1906)
• Maksim (1906-1938)
• Kiril (1938-1968)
• Warlaam (1969–1986)
• Arseniy (1987-2006)
• Nikolaj (2007–)

Important church buildings

• Bachkovo Monastery
• Critchim Monastery
• Kalofer Monastery
• The Church of St. Constantine and Elena in Plovdiv

Web links

Commons : Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Plovdiv  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The Diocese of Plovdiv on the official website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian)