Category: Bulgaria

Metropolitan Pachomius Enthroned as Metropolitan of Vidin in Grand Ceremony

OCP- February 16, 2025

bg-patriarshia.bg OCP News Service – 16/02/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: The Vidin Diocese formally welcomed its new spiritual leader, Metropolitan Pachomius, in a grand enthronement ceremony ... Read More

Bishop Pachomius Elected New Metropolitan of Vidin

OCP- February 9, 2025

OCP News Service – 09/02/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church unanimously elected His Eminence Bishop Pachomius of Branica as ... Read More

Bulgarian Patriarch Thanks Armenian Catholicos for Support on Religious Law

OCP- February 3, 2025

OCP News Service – 03/02/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil spoke by telephone with Catholicos Karekin II, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic ... Read More

Lawmakers Affirm Bulgarian Orthodox Church as Sole Representative of Orthodoxy in Bulgaria

OCP- February 2, 2025

orthochristian.com and OCP News Service – 02/02/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Parliament has reinforced the Bulgarian Orthodox Church-Bulgarian Patriarchate (BOC-BP), led by His Holiness ... Read More

Bulgarian Patriarch Meets with Austrian Ambassador

OCP- January 21, 2025

bg-patriarshia.bg OCP News Service – 21/01/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: On January 21, His Holiness Patriarch Daniil of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church visited the Austrian Embassy ... Read More

Armenian Apostolic Church Supports Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Exclusive Status

OCP- January 14, 2025

Bishop Datev Hagopian OCP News Service – 14/01/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: The Armenian Apostolic Church has expressed its support for the Bulgarian Orthodox Church's exclusive ... Read More

Patriarch Daniil and PM Glavchev Unite to Uphold Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Integrity

OCP- January 8, 2025

bg-patriarshia.bg OCP News Service – 08/01/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: In a significant meeting held in Sofia, His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil met with Acting Prime ... Read More

President Radev and Patriarch Daniil Address Risks of Parallel ‘Orthodox Church’ in Bulgaria

OCP- January 3, 2025

bg-patriarshia.bg OCP News Service – 03/01/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: His Holiness Patriarch Daniil of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, accompanied by Metropolitans Anthony of Western and ... Read More

Bulgarian Church Protests Legal Recognition of Old Calendar Group

OCP- January 1, 2025

OCP News Service – 01/01/2025 Sofia – Bulgaria: On December 30, 2024, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church issued a statement categorically protesting ... Read More

Archimandrite Bogoslov (Dimitrov) Consecrated as the Vicar Bishop of Stara Zagora

OCP- December 23, 2024

OCP News Service – 23/12/2024 Sofia – Bulgaria: On December 22,2024, in the cathedral church "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra" in Stara Zagora, the ... Read More