Patriarch of Bulgaria

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Christian religious title ecclesiastical office patriarchal title

The Patriarch of Bulgaria is the supreme head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the highest-ranking bishop in its ecclesiastical hierarchy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Bulgarian Exarch 2
Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious title ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ
patriarchal title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
associatedWith Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Bulgarian Exarchate
associatedWithCapital Sofia as ecclesiastical center ⓘ
authorityOver all bishops of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
belongsToChurchFamily Eastern Orthodox patriarchates ⓘ
canonicalStatus recognized autocephalous patriarchate in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
currentHolder Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate 24 February 2013 ⓘ
denomination Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
electedBy Church–People’s Council of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
firstHolder Patriarch Damian of Bulgaria ⓘ
hasPrivilege presiding over the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
representing the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in inter-Orthodox relations ⓘ
headOf Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel supreme head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hierarchicalRank highest-ranking bishop in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
historicalContinuity Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: medieval Bulgarian Patriarchate
jurisdiction Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: autocephalous Bulgarian Orthodox Church
linkedToState historically influential in Bulgarian national identity ⓘ
liturgicalRole chief celebrant in national church ceremonies ⓘ
memberOf Eastern Orthodox episcopate ⓘ
officeCreatedIn 10th century ⓘ
officeLanguage Bulgarian ⓘ
positionHeldIn Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
precededByOffice Patriarch of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bulgarian Exarch
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Sofia ⓘ
surface form: Sofia, Bulgaria
restorationOfPatriarchate 1953 ⓘ
restoredFrom Patriarch of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bulgarian Exarch
seat Sofia ⓘ
see Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Bulgarian Patriarchate

Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky ⓘ
style His Holiness ⓘ
symbolicRole spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria ⓘ
termLength life tenure ⓘ
titleHolderType bishop ⓘ
titleInBulgarian Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form: Патриарх Български

Referenced by (6)

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

Bulgarian Orthodox Church → currentLeader → Patriarch of Bulgaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Orthodox Church → leaderTitle → Patriarch of Bulgaria ⓘ
Patriarch of Bulgaria → precededByOffice → Patriarch of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bulgarian Exarch
Patriarch of Bulgaria → restoredFrom → Patriarch of Bulgaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bulgarian Exarch