Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv

DIOCESE OF SOFIA AND PLOVDIV (Dioecesis Sophiae et Philippopolis)

Country : Bulgaria
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1601 as Diocese of Sardica (old name of Sophia)
Elevated 1642 as Archdiocese of Sardica
Degraded 1759 to Apostolic Vicariate of Sofia and Plovdiv
Re-established 1979 as Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
No bishop from 1983-1995

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv

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Arms of Bishops

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Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov (1978-1983)
Gheorghi Ivanov Jovčev (1995 -present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

Rumen Ivanov Stanev (2020-present)

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