Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia, Bulgaria 🇧🇬 (Bulgarian Rite) (original) (raw)
Continent: East Europe
Rite: Bulgarian (Byzantine)
Type: Diocese 
Name: Saint John XXIII of Sofia (English) / Hl. Johannes XXIII. in Sofia (Deutsch) / San Juan XXIII de Sofía (español) / San Giovanni XXIII di Sofia (Italiano) / św. Jana XXIII w Sofii (polski) / Свети Йоан XXII (български език) / Sanctus Ioannes XXIII Sophiæ pro fidelibus ritus byzantini slavorum (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
History
- 1926: Established as Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia / София (български език) / Sophiæ (Latin) (from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople, Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia and Apostolic Vicariate of Tracia)
- 2019.10.11: Promoted as Diocese of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (English) / Hl. Johannes XXIII. in Sofia (Deutsch) / San Juan XXIII de Sofía (español) / San Giovanni XXIII di Sofia (Italiano) / św. Jana XXIII w Sofii (polski) / Свети Йоан XXII (български език) / Sanctus Ioannes XXIII Sophiæ pro fidelibus ritus byzantini slavorum (Latin) (without ecclesiastical province)
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch:
Bishop Christo Proykov (78) (1993.12.18 – 1995.09.05) - Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch: Bishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. (later Archbishop) (1963.04.28 – 1971.03.09)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Population: 10,000 Catholics
Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes
Personnel: 16 priests (4 diocesan, 12 religious), 36 religious (13 brothers, 23 sisters)