Diocese of Wraza

One of the monastery churches in the Tscherepisch Monastery

The Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Wraza ( Bulgarian Врачанска епархия ) is an eparchy ( diocese ) of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church . The diocese of Wraza is now divided into three Okolii : Wraza , Byala Slatina and Orjachowo . The center of the diocese is Wraza.

Leading clergy

• Metropolitan Sophronius of Wraza (1794–1803)
• Metropolitan Agapij of Waraza (1833–1849)
• Metropolitan Awerkij Petrovich (1872–1874)
• Metropolitan Konstantin von Waraza (1884–1912)
• Metropolitan Kliment von Waraza (1914–1930)
• Metropolitan Paisij von Waraza (1930–1974)
• Metropolitan Kalinik (1974-2016)
• Metropolitan Grigory (since 2017)

Important church buildings

• St. Nicholas Church in Vrazza
• Cathedral of St. Apostles
• Bistrez Monastery
• Gradeschinitsa Monastery
• Tscherepisch Monastery

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Wraza  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Diocese of Vraza on the Official Website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (bulg.)
• The diocese of Vrazza on the website www.pravoslavie.bg (bulg.)