List of Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria

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The Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria, joint in an episcopal conference (Mejduritualnata Episcopska Konferenzia vâv Bâlgaria), comprises only exempt sees:

two Latin exempt bishoprics
one Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan (exempt) jurisdiction

There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Sofia (into which is also vested the Apostolic Nunciature to Macedonia).

Current jurisdictions

Latin exempt jurisdictions

Eastern Catholic

sole remaining jurisdiction of a rite-specific particular church sui juris - Byzantine Rite, Bulgarian language

Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (covering all and only Bulgaria)

Defunct jurisdictions

Titular sees

seven Metropolitan Titular archbishoprics: Marcianopolis, Philippopolis in Thracia, Preslavus, Ratiaria, Serdica, Ternobus, Velebusdus
four other Titular archbishoprics: Anchialus, Beroë, Mesembria, Odessus
fourteen Episcopal Titular bishoprics: Abrittum, Appiaria, Bononia, Bucellus, Castra Martis, Deultum, Dorostorum, Germania in Dacia, Margum, Nicopolis ad Iaternum, Novæ, Œscus, Sozopolis in Hæmimonto, Transmarisca

Other defunct jurisdictions

All other defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

Sources and external links

GCatholic - data for all sections

v t e Catholic Church in Bulgaria
Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria
Cathedrals	Latin: Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia Cathedral of St Louis, Plovdiv St Paul of the Cross Cathedral, Rousse Byzantine Catholic: Cathedral of the Dormition, Sofia
Dioceses	Latin: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicopolis Byzantine Catholic: Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sofia
Former dioceses	Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thrace Macedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the Bulgarians
Bishops	Latin, Sofia: Petar Bogdan Giorgio Radovani Vinkenti Peev Ivan Romanov Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov Gheorghi Ivanov Jovcev Latin, Nicopolis: Eugene Bossilkov Samuel Dzhundrin Petko Christov Strahil Kavalenov Byzantine Greek: Joseph Sokolsky Raphael Popov Nil Izvorov Lazar Mladenov Epiphanius Shanov Michael Petkov Michael Mirov Kiril Kurtev Methodius Stratiev Christo Proykov
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria Bulgaria–Holy See relations
See also	Council of Serdica Titular see of Philippopolis
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