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List of cathedrals in Bulgaria

List of cathedrals in Bulgaria

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This is the list of cathedrals in Bulgaria sorted by denomination.

Eparchies of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has 13 dioceses on the territory of Bulgaria. Each diocese has a diocesan center (city or town) in which the cathedral (the church building that houses the seat of the metropolitan) of the respective diocese is located. In addition, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has a Patriarchal Cathedral - the church building that houses the seat of the Patriarch (the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church). The Patriarchal Cathedral plays the role of a national cathedral. Thus, the total number of cathedrals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the territory of Bulgaria is 14 (13 metropolitan cathedrals - one for each diocese, plus the patriarchal cathedral).

Eastern Orthodox

The following cathedrals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church are located in Bulgaria:[1]

Name Image Built Location Affiliation Notes
1 Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral1882 - 1912Sofia National Cathedral The largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the Balkans and one of the largest in the world.
2 Cathedral of St. Demetriusca 1640 (the old building of the cathedral - demolished in 1889) / 1889-1900 (the current church building of the cathedral)[2][3]Vidin Eparchy of Vidin The second largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the Balkans.[2]The largest Orthodox church building in the Balkans from 1900 to 1912.
3 Cathedral of the Holy Assumption1880-1943[4]Varna Eparchy of Varna and Veliki Preslav The third largest church building and cathedral in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans.
4 Saint Nedelya Cathedral10th century / 1867 / 1927-1933Sofia Eparchy of Sofia The previous church building on the site was destroyed after the communist terrorist act of 1925 - the biggest terrorist act in Europe at the time and the biggest in the history of Bulgaria.
5 Holy Apostles Cathedral1898Vratsa Eparchy of Vratsa
6 Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Methodius2005-2017Lovech Eparchy of Lovech The newest cathedral building in Bulgaria.
7 Cathedral of the Most Holy Nativity of the Theotokos1844Veliko Tarnovo Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo
8 Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul1860Silistra Eparchy of Dorostol
9 Cathedral of St. Demetrius1831Sliven Eparchy of Sliven
10 Cathedral of St. Demetrius1859-1861Stara Zagora Eparchy of Stara Zagora
11 Cathedral of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God9th century / 1844 -1852Plovdiv Eparchy of Plovdiv
12 Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and St Elijah1904 -1914Gotse Delchev Eparchy of Nevrokop
13 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity1632Ruse Eparchy of Ruse
14 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity1893 - 1912Pleven Eparchy of Pleven Cathedral of the newest diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

Former cathedrals

Name Image Built City
Great Basilica9th centuryPliska
Round Church10th centuryPreslav
Church of St George10th–11th centuryKyustendil
Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God11th–12th centuryVeliko Tarnovo
Cathedral of St. Marina1851Plovdiv
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity1868Lovech

Church buildings in administrative centers that are not diocesan centers

Name Image Built City
Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius1897 – 1907Burgas
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary1844Blagoevgrad

Catholic

Latin Rite

The following are Latin Rite cathedrals and co-cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria:[5]

Name Image Built City
Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross1892Ruse
Cathedral of St. Louis of France1858 – 1861Plovdiv
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour 2007-2020 Vidin
Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph2006Sofia

Eastern Rites

This cathedral belongs to the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church:

Name Image Built City
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary1922 - 1924Sofia

See also


References

  1. Bulgarian Orthodox Church official site: Епархии (Eparchies)
  2. vidin-online.com. "Катедрала "Св.В.М.Димитър" - Видин онлайн". www.vidin-online.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. GCatholic.org: Cathedrals in Bulgaria (in Bulgarian)

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