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His Holiness
Neophyte
28th Patriarch of All Bulgaria
Metropolitan of Sofia
Bulgarian patriarch Neophyte just after his inauguration in 2013
Native name
Патриарх Неофит
Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
See
Sofia
Installed
24 February 2013
Term ended
13 March 2024
Predecessor
Maxim
Successor
TBD
Orders
Rank
Patriarch
Personal details
Born
Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov
(1945-10-15)15 October 1945
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died
13 March 2024(2024-03-13) (aged 78) Sofia, Bulgaria
Buried
Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox Church
Previous post(s)
Metropolitan Bishop of Ruse (2001–2013)
Bishop of Dorostol and Cherven (1994–2001)
Patriarch Neophyte (Bulgarian: Патриарх Неофит, romanized: Patriarch Neofit), secular name Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Симеон Николов Димитров; 15 October 1945 – 13 March 2024[1]), was the Patriarch of All Bulgaria, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013[2] until his death on 13 March 2024. Prior to his election, he was the Metropolitan Bishop of Ruse (2001–2013) and Bishop of Dorostol and Cherven (1994–2001).
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