Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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Eastern Orthodox diocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction

The Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction centered in Bulgaria’s capital, overseeing Orthodox parishes in the Sofia region under the authority of the Bulgarian Patriarchate.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Sofia Diocese 1
Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church canonical 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox diocese ⓘ
ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
belongsToCommunion Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
clericalStructure bishop ⓘ
deacons ⓘ
priests ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
denomination Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecclesiasticalProvince Bulgarian Patriarchate NERFINISHED ⓘ
followsLiturgicalRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy diocesan bishop ⓘ
hasCathedralCity Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCentralCity Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction administers sacraments within its territory ⓘ
manages monasteries and churches in its jurisdiction ⓘ
oversees Orthodox parishes in the Sofia region ⓘ
provides pastoral care to Orthodox Christians in Sofia region ⓘ
hasHierarchyLevel diocese ⓘ
hasLiturgicalCalendar Julian calendar (traditional Orthodox use in Bulgaria) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryReligion Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
isDioceseOf Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageUsed Bulgarian ⓘ
Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Sofia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed western Bulgaria ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
seat Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
territorialJurisdiction Sofia region NERFINISHED ⓘ
parishes in and around Sofia ⓘ
tradition Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ
typeOfOrganization religious organization ⓘ
underJurisdictionOf Bulgarian Patriarchate NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia → isCathedralChurchOf → Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Saint Nedelya Church → isPartOf → Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Sofia Diocese