Kyrill Kurtew
Kyrill Stefan Nikola Kurtew ( Bulgarian Кирил Куртев ; born July 18, 1891 in Driptschewo , Charmanli , Chaskovo Oblast , Bulgaria ; † March 9, 1971 in Kuklen ) was a Bulgarian clergyman and Apostolic Exarch of Sofia .
Life
Cyril Kurtew received on 8 September 1913 by Archbishop Mikhail Mirow the Diakonen- and on 1 June the following year by the Apostolic Vicar of Thrace, Michail Petkov , the ordination in the Bulgarian Catholic Church .
Pope Pius XI appointed him on July 31, 1926 as the first Apostolic Exarch of Sofia and Titular Bishop of Briula . He was ordained episcopate on December 5th of the same year by the Melkite Bishop of Sidon , Atanase Khoriaty BS . Co -consecrator was the Italian-Albanian bishop of Lungro , Giovanni Mele . The inauguration took place on February 6 of the following year.
On May 30, 1941, Pope Pius XII. his resignation. On November 1, 1942, he donated his episcopal ordination to his successor Ivan Dimitrov Garufalov CR , who was appointed one year later . On April 27, 1951 Kurtev was again appointed Apostolic Exarch of Sofia and replaced Garufalov, who died a little later.
Kyrill Kurtew took part in the second and fourth session of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Mikhail Petkov Vicar Apostolic of Thrace |
Apostolic Exarch of Sofia 1926–1941 |
Ivan Dimitrov Garufalov CR |
| Ivan Dimitrov Garufalov CR | Apostolic Exarch of Sofia 1951–1971 |
Metodi Stratiew AA |
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| SURNAME | Kurtew, Kyrill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kurtew, Kyrill Stefan Nikola (full name); Kurteff, Kyril Stefan Nikola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian clergyman, Apostolic Exarch of Sofia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dripchevo , Charmanli , Haskovo Oblast , Bulgaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1971 |
| Place of death | Kuklen |