Eparchy of St. John XXIII. in Sofia
| Eparchy of St. John XXIII. in Sofia | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Bulgarian Catholic Church |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Diocesan bishop | Christo Proikov |
| founding | 1926 |
| surface | 110,994 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 7.351.234 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 10,000 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 588 |
| Friars | 15 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 27 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language |
Bulgarian Church Slavonic |
| cathedral | Успение Богородично |
| Website | http://www.kae-bg.org/ |
The eparchy of St. John XXIII. in Sofia ( Latin : Exarchatus Apostolicus Sophiae , Bulgarian Апостолическа Екзархия София ) is a Bulgarian Catholic eparchy of the Byzantine Rite that is uniate with the Roman Catholic Church and is based in Sofia in Bulgaria (ul.Liulin Planina 5).
history
The Exarchate was established in 1926 through the elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate for Thrace, which had been vacant since 1921
The approx. 10,000 Bulgarian Catholic Christians are cared for pastorally by six diocesan priests and fifteen religious priests in the 21 parishes belonging to the exarchate . They are supported by forty nuns and fifteen friars .
On October 11, 2019, Pope Francis elevated the Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia to an eparchy and named it Eparchy St. John XXIII. in Sofia .
Apostolic Exarchs of Sofia
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- Kyrill Kurtew (July 31, 1926–1941)
- Ivan Dimitrov Garufalov CR (July 6, 1942 - April 27, 1951)
- Kyrill Kurtew (April 27, 1951 - March 9, 1971)
- Metodi Stratiew AA (March 9, 1971 - September 5, 1995)
- Christo Projkow (September 5, 1995 - October 11, 2019)
Bishops of the Eparchy St. John XXIII. in Sofia
- Christo Projkow (since October 11, 2019)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1969 | ? | 8,500,000 | ? | 8th | 8th | 0 | 21st | 20th | |||
| 1988 | 15,000 | ? | ? | 20th | 12 | 8th | 750 | 16 | 40 | 18th | |
| 1999 | 15,000 | ? | ? | 16 | 6th | 10 | 937 | 10 | 39 | 20th | |
| 2000 | 15,000 | ? | ? | 15th | 5 | 10 | 1,000 | 10 | 40 | 20th | |
| 2001 | 15,000 | ? | ? | 17th | 5 | 12 | 882 | 14th | 40 | 20th | |
| 2002 | 15,000 | ? | ? | 18th | 5 | 13 | 833 | 15th | 40 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 10,000 | ? | ? | 19th | 5 | 14th | 526 | 14th | 40 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 10,000 | ? | ? | 21st | 6th | 15th | 476 | 15th | 40 | 21st | |
| 2009 | 10,000 | ? | ? | 21st | 5 | 16 | 476 | 20th | 38 | 21st | |
See also
Web links
- Official website (Bulgarian) Exarchate Sofia ( Memento from January 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Entry on Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (Bulgarian) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 27, 2014.
- Entry on Bulgarian Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia on gcatholic.org (English)
- Congregation for the Oriental Churches: Ottantesimo anniversario dell'esarcato apostolico per i cattolici di rito bizantino-slavo residenti in Bulgaria (28 ottobre 2006) (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2001, p. 881.
- ↑ Elevazione dell'Esarcato Apostolico di Sofia per i fedeli cattolici di rito bizantino-slavo residenti in Bulgaria ad Eparchia e nomina del primo Vescovo Eparchiale. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 11, 2019, accessed October 11, 2019 (Italian).