Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicopolis

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Diocese of Nicopolis

Dioecesis Nicopolitanus

Епархия Никопол
Catholic
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Location
Country Bulgaria
MetropolitanImmediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area43,241 km2 (16,695 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
2,500,000 [lower-alpha 1]
25,000 [lower-alpha 1]  (1%)
Parishes21 [lower-alpha 1]
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Latin Rite
Established
  • 1648;376 years ago (1648) (suffragan to Sofia) [2]
  • 1789;235 years ago (1789)(subject to the Holy See)
Cathedral St Paul of the Cross Cathedral, Rousse
Secular priests 4 plus 9 religious priests [lower-alpha 1]
Language Bulgarian
Calendar General Roman
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Strahil Kavalenov
Website
diocesi-nicopoli.bg
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The Diocese of Nicopolis building in Rousse

The Diocese of Nicopolis [lower-alpha 2] (Latin : Dioecesis Nicopolitanus) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church, which includes the whole northern part of Bulgaria. The seat of the episcopal see is in Rousse, although the diocese is named after Nicopolis ad Istrum. The diocese is immediately subject of the Holy See.

Contents

The current bishop is Strahil Kavalenov. [1]

History

Originally erected in 1789, the diocese has not experienced any name changes, nor jurisdictional alterations.

List of ordinaries of the diocese of Nicopoli [1] [2] [3]
NameAppointedTerm EndTerm end reason
Philippus Stanislaus16481663
Francesco Sojmirović  [ sr ]16631673Died
Philippus Stanislaus16731674Died [lower-alpha 3]
Anton Stefanov (Stephani), O.F.M. Obs.16771692Died
Marko Andrijašević (Andreassi)17171723Appointed archbishop of Sardica (Sredek, Sofia)
Balthasar Lieschi1724unknown
Nicola Stanislavich, O.F.M. Obs.17251740Confirmed bishop of Csanád
Antun Becić17431752Resigned
Nicola Pugliesi17521767Appointed archbishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)
Sebastiano Canepa17671769Died
Giacomo Antonio Riccardini, O.F.M. Conv.17711775Resigned
Paul Dovanlia17761804Died
Francesco Maria Ferreri, C.P.18051814Died
Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P.18151822Appointed bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese
Giuseppe-Maria Molajoni18251847Resigned
Angelo Parsi18471863Died
Antonius Jozef Pluym C.P.18631870Resigned
Ignazio Paoli, C.P.18701883Appointed archbishop (personal title) of Bucuresti
Ippolito Agosto, C.P.18831893Died
Henri Doulcet, C.P.18951913Resigned
Leonardo Baumbach, C.P.19131915Died
Damiaan Johannes Theelen, C.P.19151946Died
Blessed Eugene Bossilkov, C.P.19471952Died
Vasco Séirécov19751977Died
Samuel Dzhundrin, A.A.1978 [lower-alpha 4] 1994Retired
Petko Christov, O.F.M. Conv.19942020Died
Strahil Kavalenov 2021present

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Annuario Pontificio (2022) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org [1]
  2. Alternate spellings include Nicopoli and Nikopol
  3. Year of death uncertain
  4. Dzhundrin was appointed bishop in 1978, but not ordained and installed until 1979

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diocese of Nicopoli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Diocese of Nikopol, Bulgaria". GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. СПИСЪК НА ЕПИСКОПИТЕ В КНЕ [List of Bishops of the Ecne]. Diocese of Nicopoli (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 March 2024.