Elderly Bulgarian Patriarch to Withdraw from Post

13/10/2012 The Bulgarian Holy Synod is calling an emergency meeting on October 16 and 17 when, reportedly, the Head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Maxim is going to withdraw from the post. The information was reported Saturday by the Bulgarian Pressa (Press) daily, citing insider sources speaking off-the-record. The Holy Synod Chief Secretary, Bishop Naum, has warned all members that they must attend and absences would not be excused.