Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria

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Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and a prominent Eastern Orthodox religious leader.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgarian Orthodox bishop
Christian religious leader
Eastern Orthodox patriarch
activeIn 21st century
affiliation Orthodox Church in communion with other Eastern Orthodox Churches
alsoKnownAs Neophyte
Patriarch Neophyte
birthDate 1945-10-15
birthName Simeon Dimitrov
birthPlace Sofia
surface form: Sofia, Bulgaria
church Bulgarian Orthodox Church
clergyRank Metropolitan
Patriarch
consecrationAsBishop 1985
countryOfCitizenship Bulgaria
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
diocese Diocese of Ruse
educatedAt Faculty of Theology of Sofia University
Moscow Theological Academy
Sofia Theological Seminary
electedAsPatriarch 2013-02-24
ethnicGroup Bulgarians
fieldOfWork church administration
pastoral ministry
theology
gender male
hasRole chairman of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
spiritual leader of Bulgarian Orthodox Christians
headOf Bulgarian Orthodox Church
languageSpoken Bulgarian
memberOf Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
monasticName Neophyte
monasticRank monk
notableFor leading the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the 21st century
participation in inter-Orthodox relations
role in post-communist religious life in Bulgaria
ordination 1969
positionHeld Metropolitan of Ruse
Patriarch of Bulgaria
precededBy Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Sofia
surface form: Sofia, Bulgaria
startTimeInOfficeAsPatriarch 2013-02-24
title His Holiness

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Patriarch of Bulgaria currentHolder Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria
Patriarch of Bulgaria titleInBulgarian Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria
this entity surface form: Патриарх Български