Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church

Bulgarian saints

  • Acacius of Mount Athos (Акакий Сярски, преподобномъченик) -May 1
  • New-Martyr Anastasius of Bulgaria (Анастасий (Спас) Струмишки, мъченик) – August 29
  • Hieromonk Anthymus, the Athonite Fool-for-Christ (Антим) – December 9
  • Astion, monk, in Scythia (Астион, преподобномъченик) – July 7
  • Boris-Michael, Equal-to-the-Apostles, prince and baptizer of Bulgaria (Борис-Михаил, свети) -May 2
  • Prince Boyan, Martyrs of Bulgaria (Боян, княз Български) – March 28
  • Martyr Bessarion, Bishop of Smolyan (Висарион смоленски, свещеномъченик) – July 29
  • Gabriel, founder of Lesnov Monastery in Bulgaria (Гаврил Лесновски, преподобни) – January 15
  • Great-martyr George the New at Sofia, Bulgaria (Георги Най-нови, мъченик) – May 26
  • Martyr George of Sofia (Георги Софийски (Стари), мъченик) – March 26
  • New-Martyr George of Sofia (Георги Софийски Нови, мъченик) – February 11
  • New-Martyr Damaskinos of Gabrovo, Bulgaria (Дамаскин Габровски, свещеномъченик) – January 16
  • 26 martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos (Двадесет и шест Зографски мъченици, свети) – October 10
  • Demetrius of Basarbovo (Димитрий Бесарбовски, свети) – October 27
  • New-Martyr Demetrius of Sliven, Bulgaria (Димитър Сливенски, свети) – January 30
  • Dionysius the Hagiorite (Дионисий Атонски, преподобни) – June 25
  • Dionysios the monk of Prodromou Skete on Athos (Дионисий, преподобномъченик) – November 1
  • Saint Euthymius, Patriarch of Tаrnovo and Bulgaria (Евтимий, патриарх Търновски) – January 20
  • Martyr Epictetus, presbyter (Епиктет, преподобномъченик) – July 7
  • Ephraim the Bulgarian, Patriarch of Serbia (Ефрем, патриарх Белградски, българин) -June 15
  • New-Martyr Chryse (Zlata) of Meglena, Bulgaria (Злата Мъгленска, великомъченица) – October 13
  • Martyr Zosimas the Soldier at Antioch in Pisidia (Зосима Созополски, свети) – June 19
  • John, Abbot of Rila in Bulgaria (Иван Рилски, чудотворец) – October 19
  • Joachim I, Patriarch of Tarnovo and Bulgaria (Иоаким I, патриарх Търновски) – January 18
  • Joachim, monk of Osogov (Иоаким Осоговски, преподобни) – August 16
  • New-martyr John the Bulgarian (Иоан Български, мъченик) – March 5
  • John-Vladimir, Prince of Bulgaria, ruler of Serbia, Great-martyr and Miracle-worker (Иоан Владимир, княз) – May 22
  • John Koukouzelis the Hymnographer of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos (Иоан Кукузел, преподобни) -October 1
  • New-Martyr John of Tarnovo (Иоан Търновски, мъченик) – July 16
  • Saint Cyprian of Serbia (Киприан, свети) – September 16
  • Martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia (Кириакия-Неделя, великомъченица) – July 7
  • Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, Enlightener of the Slavs (Кирил, свети) – May 11
  • Saint Clement of Ochrid, Enlightener of the Bulgarians (Климент, архиепископ Охридски) – November 25
  • Saint Cosmas the Bulgarian of Zographou Monastery (Козма Зографски, преподобни) – September 22
  • New-Martyr Lazarus of Bulgaria who suffered at Pergamus (Лазар Български, мъченик) – April 23
  • Martyr Luke the New of Mytilene (St. Anne Skete) on Mount Athos (Лука Одрински, преподобномъченик) – March 23
  • Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius, Enlightener of the Slavs (Методий, архиепископ Моравски) – May 11
  • Saint Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Moravia, and Enlightener of the Slavs (Методий, Учител и Просветител славянобългарски) -April 6
  • Righteous Michael the soldier of Bulgaria(Михаил Воин, праведни) – November 22
  • Saint Michael, first Metropolitan of Kiev (Михаил, свети) – September 30
  • Saint Nahum of Ohrid, Enlightener of the Bulgarians, disciple of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonder-worker (Наум Охридски, чудотворец) – December 23
  • Saint Nectarios the Bulgarian of Bitol (Bulgaria) and his elder Saint Philotheos the Righteous, of Karyes Skete on Mount Athos (Нектарий Битолски, преподобни) -December 5
  • Nicetas the Hieromartyr, struggler of Serrai (Никита Сярски, свещеномъченик) – April 4
  • Saint Nicodemus the Righteous of Mount Athos (Никодим Албански, преподобномъченик) -July 14
  • Great-martyr Nicholas of Sofia (Николай Софийски, великомъченик) – May 17
  • New-Martyr Onuphrius Manassias of Chilandar Monastery on Mount Athos (Онуфрий Габровски, преподобномъченик) – January 4
  • Venerable Paisius of Hilandar, Bulgaria (Паисий Хилендарски, преподонни) – June 19
  • Saint Paraskeve of Serbia (Параскева-Петка Епиватска) – >October 14
  • Martyrs at Tiberiopolis: Bishops Timothy and Theodore, Priests Peter, John, Sergius, Theodore and Nicephorus, Deacons Basil and Thomas, Monks Hierotheus, Daniel, Chariton, Socrates, Comasius and Eusebius, and Etymasius (Петнадесет Тивериополски свещеномъченици) – November 28
  • Saint Peter, king of Bulgaria (Петър Български, свети) – January 30
  • Venerable Pimen the Bulgarian of the Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos (Пимен Зографски, преподобни) – November 3
  • New-Martyr Procopius of Varna (Прокопий Варненски, преподономъченик) – June 25
  • Saint Prochorus, abbot in Vranski desert on the river Pshina in Bulgaria (Прохор Пшински, преподобни) – January 15
  • New-Martyr Raiko (John) of Bulgaria (Райко-Иоан Български, мъченик) – May 14
  • Saint Romanus of Tarnovo (Роман Търновски) – February 17
  • Saint Romilus the Hesychast of Ravenica, monk of Mount Athos, disciple of St. Gregory of Sinai, and with him Saints Nestor, Martinius, Daniel, Sisoes, Zosimas, and Gregory (Ромил Бдински (Видински), преподобни) -January 16
  • New-Martyr Simeon of Samokov (Симеон Самоковски, свещеномъченик) – August 21
  • Saint Sophronius, monk of Bulgaria (Софроний Български (Софийски), преподобни) – May 28
  • Saint Sophronius of Vratsa (Софроний, епископ Врачански) – March 11
  • Saint Theodosius of Tarnovo (Теодосий Търновски, преподобни) – November 27
  • Saint Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria (Теофил, преподобни) – October 10
  • Hieromartyr Therapont, Bishop of Sardis (Терапонт, свещеномъченик) – May 27

Български екзарси

Българските екзарси са духовните водачи на Българската православна църква, които, с отделни прекъсвания, последователно я ръководят в периода 1872-1948 г. Те активно се включват в процеса по възвръщането на автокефалната самостоятелност на БПЦ, станала факт през 1953 г. с възстановяването на Българската Патриаршия.

Bulgarian partiarchs

Title Name Birth name Reign Seat
Archbishops of Drastar (870–919)
Archbishop Georgi 870 – c. 886 Drastar
Archbishop Joseph I c. 886 – beg. of 10-th c. Drastar
Archbishop Leontiy 917–919 Preslav
Patriarchs of Bulgaria (919–1018)
Patriarch
uncanonical title – not recognized
by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Leontiy 919 -927 Preslav
Patriarch
title was canonical recognized
by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Dimitriy I c. 927 – c. 930 Preslav
Patriarch Sergiy c. 931 – c. 940 Preslav
Patriarch Grigoriy I c. 940 – c. 944 Preslav
Patriarch Damyan c. 944 – c. 972 Dosorostol,Sredets (?)
Patriarch German c. 972 – c. 990 Maglen, Prespa
Patriarch Nikolay c. 991 – c. 1000 Prespa
Patriarch Philip c. 1000 – c. 1015 Ohrid
Patriarch David c. 1015 – 1018 Ohrid
Archbishops of Tarnovo (1186–1235)
Primate
title was canonical recognized
by Innocent III in 1204
Vasiliy I 1186–1232 Tarnovo
Primate Yoakim I 1232–1246 Tarnovo
Patriarchs of Bulgaria (1235–1393)
Patriarch
title was canonical recognized
by the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs in 1235
Yoakim I 1235–1246 Tarnovo
Patriarch Visarion c. 1246 Tarnovo
Patriarch Vasiliy II 1246 – c. 1254 Tarnovo
Patriarch Vasiliy III c. 1254 – 1263 Tarnovo
Patriarch Yoakim II 1263–1272 Tarnovo
Patriarch Ignatiy 1272–1277 Tarnovo
Patriarch St. Makariy 1277–1284 Tarnovo
Patriarch Yoakim III 1284–1300 Tarnovo
Patriarch Dorotey 1300 – c. 1315 Tarnovo
Patriarch Roman c. 1315 – c. 1325 Tarnovo
Patriarch Teodosiy I c. 1325 – 1337 Tarnovo
Patriarch Yoanikiy I 1337 – c. 1340 Tarnovo
Patriarch Simeon c. 1341 – 1348 Tarnovo
Patriarch Teodosiy II 1348–1363 Tarnovo
Patriarch Yoanikiy II 1363–1375 Tarnovo
Patriarch Evtimiy 1375–1394 Tarnovo
Exarchs of Bulgarians (1872–1915)
Exarch
title was granted by a decree (firman) of the Sultan, promulgated on 28 February 1870.
Unrecognized by
the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Ilarion Ivan Ivanov 12 February 1872 – 16 February 1872 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Exarch Antim I Atanas Mihaylov Chalakov 16 February 1872 – 14 April 1877 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Exarch Joseph I Lazar Yovchev 24 April 1877 – 20 June 1915 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire; Sofia, Bulgaria
Vicars – Chairmans of the Holy Synod (1915–1945)
Parteniy Petar Popstefanov Ivanov Popov 1915–1918 Sofia
Metropolitan Vasiliy Vasil Mihaiylov 1918–1921 Sofia
Metropolitan Maxim Marin Penchov Pelov 1921 – 28 March 1928 Sofia
Metropolitan Kliment Grigoriy Ivanov Shivachev 28 March 1928 – 3 May 1930 Sofia
Metropolitan Neofit Nikola Dimitrov Karaabov 4 May 1930 – 15 October 1944 Sofia
Metropolitan Stefan Stoyan Popgeorgiev Shokov 16 October 1944 – 21 January 1945 Sofia
Exarchs of Bulgarians (1945–1948)
Exarch Stefan Stoyan Popgeorgiev Shokov 21 January 1945 – 6 September 1948 Sofia
Vicars – Chairmans of the Holy Synod (1948–1953)
Metropolitan Mihail Dimitar Todorov Chavdarov 8 November 1948 – 4 January 1949 Sofia
Metropolitan Paisiy Alexandar Raykov Ankov 4 January 1949 – 3 January 1951 Sofia
Metropolitan Cyril Konstantin Markov Konstantinov 3 January 1951 – 10 May 1953 Sofia
Patriarchs of Bulgaria (since 1953)
Patriarch
title was recognized
by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Cyril I Konstantin Markov Konstantinov 10 May 1953 – 7 March 1971 Sofia
Patriarch Maxim Marin Naydenov Minkov