Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sofia


The Bulgarian Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia is the fourth, so far last and sole jurisdiction, covering Bulgaria, of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Dormition, in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, which also has a Latin Catholic diocesan see.

History

It was established in 1926 as Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia, on Bulgarian territory split off from the suppressed Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople and both its daughters Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia and Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thrace, reuniting the original Balkanic jurisdiction.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 10,000 Bulgarian Catholics in 20 parishes with 17 priests, 42 lay religious and 1 seminarian.

Ordinaries

;Apostolic Exarchs of Sofia