Patriarchate of Bulgaria

Hierarchs, by century of consecration

19th century 2820th century 6621st century 23Consecration date unknown 11

19th century 28

• 1831Avksentii Metropolitan, 1798–1865
• June 1850Hilarion Ivanov Metropolitan of Kyustendil, 1800–1884
• March 1851Panaret Mishaikov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1805–1883
• 1852Hilarion Metropolitan of Kyustendil, b. 1800
• 4 April 1857Gennadii Dmitrov Metropolitan of Velissa, 1800–1876
• 5 October 1858Hilarion Mikhailovski Metropolitan of Turnovo, 1812–1875
• 29 October 1859Partenii Trizlovski Metropolitan of Niš, 1818–1876
• 1872Cyril Stoichkov Metropolitan of Philippopolis (Vidin), 1833–1914
• 5 May 1872Dositei Stoichev Metropolitan of Samokov, 1837–1907
• 1 July 1872Gregory Nemtsov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1828–1898
• 21 August 1872Symeon Popov Metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav, 1840–1937
• 24 September 1872Nathaniel Boikikev Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1820–1906
• 15 October 1872Meletii Andonov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1832–1891
• 1873Dionisii Metropolitan of Lovech, d. 1875
• 1873Partenii Ivanov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1845–1918
• 1873Serapheim Kinov Metropolitan of Sliven, 1819–1896
• 28 January 1873Gervasii Georgiev Metropolitan of Sliven, 1838–1919
• 14 June 1873Dionisii Metropolitan of Lovech, 1840–1875
• 21 April 1874Clement Drumev Metropolitan of Turnovo, 1840–1901
• 21 April 1875Sinesii Dimitrov Metropolitan of Skopje, 1836–1917
• 1876Joseph I Yovchev Exarch of Bulgaria, 1840–1915
• 1886Maksim Pelov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1850–1938
• 20 November 1888Gregory Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1821–1909
• 15 August 1893Antim Varbanov Metropolitan of Turnovo, 1854–1914
• 24 April 1894Hilarion Stanev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1850–1925
• 6 May 1894Avksentii Goleminov Metropolitan, 1850–1919
• 22 December 1897Gerasim Bairamov Metropolitan of Strumica, 1860–1918
• 18 July 1899Basil Mikhailov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1847–1927

20th century 66

• 10 February 1902Neofit Nikolov Bishop of Braničevo, 1844–1908
• 7 December 1908Neofit Paskalev/Paskov Metropolitan of Skopje, 1870–1938
• 21 June 1909Neofit Karaabov Metropolitan of Vidin, 1868–1971
• 5 July 1909Varlaam Konstantinov Bishop of Levkada, 1851–1937
• 5 August 1910Boris Georgiev Metropolitan of Ohrid and Prespa, 1875–1938
• 28 November 1910Hilarion Nikolov Bishop of Niš, 1872–1950
• 1 April 1921Stephen I Shokov Metropolitan of Sofia, 1878–1957
• 1 April 1923Paisii Ankov Metropolitan of Vratsa, 1888–1974
• 14 January 1924Chariton Vulchev-Adzhamovski Bishop of Dragovita, 1880–1958
• 28 April 1924Michael Chavdarov Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1884–1961
• 28 April 1929Andrew Petkov Metropolitan of New York, 1886–1972
• 14 December 1930Boris Razumov Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1888–1948
• 1 November 1931Sofronii Chavdarov Metropolitan of Veliko Turnovo, 1888–1961
• 13 December 1931Evlogii Georgiev Metropolitan of Sliven, 1890–1947
• 5 July 1936Joseph Lazarov Metropolitan of Varna and Preslav, 1900–1988
• 12 July 1936Cyril Konstantinov Patriarch of Bulgaria, Metropolitan of Sofia, 1901–1971
• 27 November 1938Filaret Atanasov Metropolitan of Lovech, 1901–1960
• 29 January 1939Nikodim Piperov Metropolitan of Sliven, 1895–1980
• 30 January 1939Clement Kinov Metropolitan of Stara Zagora, 1897–1967
• 23 June 1940Flavian Popov Bishop of Znepole, 1884–1956
• 30 June 1940Sofronii Koev Former Metropolitan of Dorostol and Cherven, 1897–1995
• 8 April 1945Partenii Stamatov Bishop of Levkada, 1907–1982
• 30 May 1946Tikhon Kazasov Bishop of Smolyan, 1901–1978
• 21 December 1947Pimen Enev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1906–1999
• 2 April 1950Stephen Staikov Former Metropolitan of Veliko Turnovo, 1907–1995
• 30 December 1951Jonah Prodanov Bishop of Agathonica, 1915–1959
• 27 December 1953Symeon Tsonev Bishop of Troyan, 1900–1971
• 1 January 1954Varlaam Peshev Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1910–1986
• 3 January 1954Nicholas Demchenko Bishop of Makariopol, 1908–1981
• 30 December 1956Maksim Minkov Metropolitan of Sofia, Patriarch of Bulgaria, 1914–2012
• 7 April 1957Joseph Ivanov Metropolitan of New York, 1907–1987
• 16 December 1962Anthony Kostov Former Bishop of Provat, 1915–2002
• 4 April 1965Stephen Yolov Bishop of Glavinica, 1904–1970
• 11 April 1965Gregory Uzunov Metropolitan of Lovech, 1906–2000
• 18 December 1966Pankratii Donchev Metropolitan of Stara Zagora, 1926–1998
• 30 June 1968Filaret Ignatov Metropolitan of Vidin, 1921–1987
• 17 November 1968Gerasim Boev Bishop of Branitsa, 1914–1995
• 30 March 1969Arsenii Chakandrakov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1932–2006
• 1 July 1969John Nikolov Bishop of Dragovita, 1925–2005
• 6 December 1971Kalinik Aleksandrov Metropolitan of Vratsa, 1931–2016
• 14 January 1973Symeon Kostadinov Former Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe, 1926–2016
• 21 January 1973Hilarion Draganov Metropolitan of Dorostol, 1913–2009
• 15 December 1974Dometian Topuzliev Metropolitan of Vidin, 1932–2017
• 20 April 1975Yoanikii Nedelchev Metropolitan of Sliven, b. 1939
• 7 May 1978Gelasii Kostov Metropolitan of New York, 1933–2004
• 6 December 1980Nestor Krastev Bishop of Smolyan, 1925–2013
• 7 December 1980Joseph Bosakov Metropolitan of America, Canada and Australia, b. 1942
• 21 January 1981Hilarion Tsonev Metropolitan of Dorostol, 1913–2009
• 28 November 1982Naum Shotlev Bishop of Agathonica, 1926–2005
• 8 December 1985Neofit Dimitrov Patriarch of Bulgaria, Metropolitan of Sofia, b. 1945
• 22 December 1985Gregory Stefanov Metropolitan of Veliko Turnovo, b. 1950
• 6 July 1986Galaktion Tabakov Metropolitan of Stara Zagora, b. 1946
• 26 June 1988Cyril Kovachev Metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav, 1954–2013
• 29 June 1988Ignatii Dimov Metropolitan of Pleven, b. 1938
• 25 March 1989Nathaniel Kalaidzhiev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1952–2013
• 14 September 1992Avenir Arnaudov Bishop of Znepole, 1930–2001
• 10 October 1992Genadii Valchev Bishop of Melnik, 1955–2008
• 20 December 1992Paul Petrov Bishop of Levski, b. 1957
• 3 April 1994Ambrose Parashkevov Metropolitan of Dorostol, 1942–2020
• 19 May 1994Innocent Petrov Bishop of Krupnik, b. 1963
• 31 August 1994Nikon Lalkov Bishop of Agathopolis, 1931–2002
• 19 February 1997Teodosii Kupichkov Bishop of Devol, 1934–2017
• 27 August 1997Constantine Petrov Bishop of Markianopol, 1941–2017
• 19 October 1997Yakov Tasev Bishop of Mesembria, b. 1956
• 18 October 1998Evlogii Stamboldzhiev Bishop of Adrianopolis, b. 1954
• 19 October 1998Gabriel Dinev Metropolitan of Lovech, b. 1950

21st century 23

• 7 July 2001Nicholas Sevastiyanov Metropolitan of Plovdiv, b. 1969
• 6 July 2003Tikhon Ivanov Bishop of Tiberiopolis (Strumica), b. 1945
• 17 March 2007Naum Dimitrov Metropolitan of Ruse (Cherven), b. 1968
• 18 March 2007John Ivanov Metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav, b. 1969
• 24 March 2007Sionii Radev Bishop of Velika, b. 1969
• 20 January 2008Daniel Nikolov Metropolitan of Vidin, b. 1972
• 3 March 2008Cyprian Kazandzhiev Bishop of Troyan, b. 1976
• 22 March 2008Boris Dobrev Former Bishop of Agathonica, b. 1953
• 23 March 2008Anthony Mikhalev Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe, b. 1978
• 6 April 2008Ignat Karagyozov Bishop of Provat, b. 1972
• 29 October 2010Gregory Tsvetkov Metropolitan of Vratsa, b. 1970
• 30 November 2010John Stoikov Bishop of Glavinica, 1949–2019
• 18 December 2011Serapheim Dinkov Metropolitan of Nevrokop, b. 1974
• 6 July 2014Arsenii Lazarov Bishop of Znepole, b. 1986
• 27 July 2014Polycarp Petrov Bishop of Belogradchik, b. 1978
• 1 October 2014Hierotheos Kosakov Bishop of Agathopolis, b. 1977
• 18 December 2016Gerasim Georgiev Bishop of Melnik, b. 1979
• 20 December 2016Iakov Donchev Bishop of Constantia, b. 1971
• 21 February 2021Visarion Grivov Bishop of Smolyan, b. 1971
• 26 September 2021Mikhail Dilovski Bishop of Constantia, b. 1981
• 19 October 2021Pakhomii Lozanov Bishop of Braničevo, b. 1978
• 26 June 2022Makarii Chakarov Bishop of Glavinica, b. 1981
• 10 June 2023Isaac Boyadzhiiski Bishop of Velbudzh, b. 1982

Consecration date unknown 11

• Antim I Chalakov Former Exarch of Exarchate of Bulgaria, 1816–1888
• Evtimii Metropolitan of Sofia, Patriarch of Bulgaria, 1332–1402
• John Metropolitan of Sofia
• Kalevit Metropolitan of Sofia, d. 1503
• Kalist Metropolitan of Sofia
• Leontii Metropolitan of Sofia
• Meletii I Archbishop of Ohrid, d. 1656
• Michael Metropolitan of Sofia
• Nikita Metropolitan of Sofia
• Silouan Metropolitan of Sofia
• Silvester Metropolitan of Sofia

Sees 78

• Adrianopolis 1914– · 2
• Agathonica 1951–2014 · 3
• Agathopolis 1998– · 2
• Akron 1970–1989 · 4
• America 1947–1963 · 1
• America and Australia 1963–2001 · 2
• America, Canada and Australia 2001– · 1
• Belogradchik 1872– · 2
• Braničevo 1874– · 6
• Branitsa 1968–1995 · 1
• Bregalnica 1908–1910 · 1
• Bulgaria 1877–1945 · 2
• Bulgaria, Metropolitan of Sofia 1953– · 2
• Constantia 1985– · 5
• Devol 1998–2017 · 1
• Diopol 1831–1838 · 1
• Dorostol 2003– · 5
• Dorostol and Cherven 1872–2001 · 5
• Dragovita 1924–2018 · 3
• Edirne (Adrianopolis) 1878–1894 · 1
• Exarchate of Bulgaria 1872–1888 · 1
• Glavinica 1950– · 5
• Hercegovina 1838–1848 · 1
• Krupnik 1965–2015 · 4
• Kyustendil 1872–1884 · 2
• Levka 1873–1994 · 2
• Levkada 1909–1982 · 3
• Levski 1998– · 1
• Lovech 1852– · 12
• Lozengrad 1925–1932 · 1
• Makariopol 1858–1981 · 2
• Markianopol 1921–2017 · 3
• Melnik 1998– · 3
• Mesembria 1998–2013 · 1
• Nevrokop 1888– · 7
• New York 1969–2004 · 3
• Niš 1872–1950 · 2
• No See 1861–1938 · 4
• Ohrid 1637–1888 · 2
• Ohrid and Prespa 1872–1938 · 2
• Pelagonia 1906–1919 · 1
• Philippopolis (Plovdiv) 1872–1883 · 1
• Philippopolis (Vidin) 1877–1914 · 1
• Pleven 1998– · 1
• Plovdiv 1891– · 6
• Plovdiv and Lovech 1886–1892 · 1
• Provat 1940– · 3
• Representative to the Patriarchate of Moscow 1968–1972 · 1
• Ruse 2001–2013 · 1
• Ruse (Cherven) 2014– · 1
• Samokov 1872–1907 · 1
• Skopje 1875–1917 · 4
• Sliven 1873– · 5
• Smolyan 1931– · 4
• Sofia 1070–1957 · 12
• Sofia, Patriarch of Bulgaria 1375–2012 · 2
• Stanimaka 1998–1999 · 1
• Stara Zagora 1886– · 8
• Stobi 1875–2014 · 9
• Strumica 1897–1919 · 2
• the Patriarchal Throne 2012–2013 · 1
• Tiberiopolis 1998–1999 · 1
• Tiberiopolis (Strumica) 2003– · 1
• Troyan 1953–2016 · 4
• Turnovo 1872–1914 · 4
• Varna and Preslav 1937–1988 · 1
• Varna and Veliki Preslav 1872– · 4
• Velbudzh 2023– · 1
• Veles 1894–1906 · 1
• Velichka 1986–2000 · 1
• Velika 1873– · 11
• Veliko Turnovo 1935– · 3
• Velissa 1870–1876 · 1
• Vidin 1914– · 4
• Vratsa 1930– · 6
• Western and Central Europe 1994– · 3
• Western Europe 1986–2010 · 2
• Znepole 1923– · 12

Also served here 3

Hierarchs listed under another jurisdiction who held a see in this one.

• Boris Bogoev Metropolitan of Plovdiv, 1911–2006
• Evlogii Bishop of Adrianopolis, d. 2009
• Gabriel Galev Metropolitan of Nevrokop, 1944–2008