List of Patriarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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Listed below are the Patriarchs of All Bulgaria, leaders of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

Contents 1 Archbishops of Preslav (870-927) 2 Patriarchs of Bulgaria (927-1018), 1st Time 3 1018 - 1185 under rule to Ohrid Archbishopric 4 Patriarchs of Bulgaria (1235-1393), 2nd Time 5 Exarch of the Bulgarians (1872-1915), 1st Time 6 Vicar - Chairmans of the Holy Synod (1915-1945), 1st Time 7 Exarch of the Bulgarians (1945-1948), 2nd Time 8 Vicar - Chairmans of the Holy Synod (1948-1953), 2nd Time 9 Patriarchs of Bulgaria (since 1953), 3rd Time

[edit] Archbishops of Preslav (870-927)

• Georgi, Archbishop of Silistra (870- c. 886)
• Iosif the Confessor (c.886-beg. of X century)
• Leontiy, proclaimed patriarch, not recognised by Byzantium (917-927)

[edit] Patriarchs of Bulgaria (927-1018), 1st Time

• Dimitriy (927-?)
• Sergiy
• Grigoriy
• Damyan moves the patriarchate seat to West Bulgaria (c.969)
• German (c.970-980)
• Philip (980-1010)
• David (1010-1018)

[edit] 1018 - 1185 under rule to Ohrid Archbishopric

• Ohrid Archbishopric
  • Patriarchs
    • Filip (976)
    • German (or Gavriil)
    • Nikolay
    • David (998-1018)
  • Archbishops
    • Yoan(1018-1037)
    • Lav (Leon) (1043-1056)
    • Teodul (1054-1064)
    • Yoan Lampin (1064-1079)
    • Yoan IV Ainos (1075)
    • Theofilakt Bulgarian (1078-1108)
    • Lav II Mung (1108-1120)
    • Mihail (Маxim) (1130)
    • Evstatii (1134)
    • Yoan Komnin
    • Adrian
    • Konstantin
    • Vasiliy (1160)
    •  ? 1183
    • Yoan Kamatir (1183-1213)
    • Dimitar Homatian (1216-1235)
    • Konstantin Kavasala (1250)
    • Makariy (1295)
    • Grigoriy (1317)
    • Nikolay (1346)
    • Grigoriy
    • Nikodim (1452)
    • Dorotey (1466)
    • Prochor - restore patriarch title
    • Grigoriy (1566)
    • Gavril (1585-1587)
    • Grigoriy (1590-?)
    • Atanasiy (1596)
    • Varlaam (1598)
    • Avramiy (1631)
    • Atanasiy (1661)
    • Zosima I (1663)
    • Theofan (?-1676)
    • Meletiy (1676 -?)
    • Grigoriy (1685)
    • German (1688-1691)
    • Zosima II (1691?-1693)
    • Ignatiy (1693)
    • Danail (1694)
    • Mark Ksilokarev
    • Dionisiy (?-1714)
    • Filotey (1714-?)
    • Yoasaf II (1719-1745)
    • Dionisi (1752-1756)
    • Yeremiya (1763)
    • Ananiy (1763-?)
    • Arseniy (1763 - january 16 1767) - abolution of Ohrid Archbishopric

[edit] Patriarchs of Bulgaria (1235-1393), 2nd Time

• Vasiliy I, Archbishop of Turnovo (1186-1204)
• St. Ioakim I (1204-1237 or 1246)
• Vasiliy II
• Ioakim II
• Ignatiy (1272-1273)
• Makariy (1273-?)
• Ioakim III (?-c.1300)
• Visarion
• Dorotey
• Roman
• Teodosiy I (?-c.1337)
• Ioanikiy I
• Simeon (c.1346)
• Teodosiy II (c.1360)
• Ioanikiy II
• St. Evtimiy (1375-1393)

[edit] Exarch of the Bulgarians (1872-1915), 1st Time

• Ilarion (1872)
• Antim I (1872-1877)
• Joseph I (1877-1915)

[edit] Vicar - Chairmans of the Holy Synod (1915-1945), 1st Time

• Parfenii (1915-1918)
• Vasilii (1918-1921)
• Maxim (1921-1927)
• Climent (1928-1930)
• Neofit (1930-1944)
• Stefan (1944-1945)

[edit] Exarch of the Bulgarians (1945-1948), 2nd Time

• Stefan (1945-1948)

[edit] Vicar - Chairmans of the Holy Synod (1948-1953), 2nd Time

• Mihail (1948)
• Paisii (1949-1951)
• Cyril (1951-1953)

[edit] Patriarchs of Bulgaria (since 1953), 3rd Time

• Cyril I (1953-1971)
• Maxim I (1971-Present)