List of Patriarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The following people were as metropolitans and patriarchs leaders of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church:

Archbishops of Preslav ( 870-927 )

  • Georgi, Archbishop of Silistra (870 - ca 886 )
  • Iosif the Confessor (about 886 - )

Patriarch of Preslav (927-1018)

  • Leonti ( 917-927 )
  • Dimitriy ( 927 -? )
  • Sergiy
  • Grigoriy
  • Damjan - Patriarch of Bulgaria and Archbishop of Pliska and Bishop Drastar

Patriarch of Ohrid (927-1018)

  • German (approx. 970-980 ) - Patriarch of Bulgaria and Archbishop of Ohrid
  • Philipp (980-1010) - Patriarch of Bulgaria and Archbishop of Ohrid
  • David (1010-1018) - Patriarch of Bulgaria and Archbishop of Ohrid
  • In the year 1018 the patriarchate was dissolved, as Bulgaria came under Byzantine rule. In Ohrid still resided an autocephalous archbishop, who was appointed by Byzantium.

Patriarch of Tarnovo (1235-1393)

Church union with Rome (1204-1235)

  • Vasily I., Archbishop of Turnovo

Orthodox Patriarchate (1235-1393)

  • Joakim I. (1235-1246)
  • Vasil II
  • Joakim II
  • Ignatiy (1272-1273)
  • Makariy ( 1273 -? )
  • Joakim III. (? -Ca. 1300)
  • Wisarion
  • Dorotey
  • Novel
  • Teodosiy I. (? -Ca. 1337)
  • Ioanikiy I.
  • Simeon (ca. 1346 )
  • Teodosiy II (ca. 1360 )
  • Ioanikiy II
  • Euthymius (1375-1393)

Exarch of Bulgaria

  • Hilarion I. (1872 ) ( † 1884)
  • Anthim I. (1872-1877)
  • Joseph I (1877-1915)

Chairman of the Holy Synod

1915 to 1945 because of internal disagreements could be elected by the Holy Synod no exarch. During this time, led one of the respective chairmen of the Holy Synod of the affairs of the Church.

  • Partenij, Metropolitan of Sofia (1915-1918)
  • Vasili, Metropolitan of Dorostol (1918-1921)
  • Maxim, Metropolitan of Plovdiv (1921-1927)
  • Kliment, Metropolitan of Vratsa (1928-1930)
  • Neophyte, Metropolitan of Vidin (1930-1944)
  • Stephen I, Metropolitan of Sofia (1944-1948, from 1945-1948 Exarch; * 1878 - † 1957)

Again conducted from 1948 to 1953 due to interference of the Bulgarian Communist Party by the Chairman of the Holy Synod

  • Michael, Metropolitan of Dorostol (1948-1948)
  • Paisios, Metropolitan of Vratsa (1949-1950)
  • Kiril, Metropolitan of Plovdiv (1951-1953)

Patriarch of Bulgaria

  • Kiril (1953-1971)
  • Maxim (1971-2012) Pimen of Newrokop (1996-1998) (counter Patriarch )
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