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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Nikopol, Bulgaria

Diocese of Nikopol

Nicopolitan(us)

The Diocese of Nikopol (Nicopolis) is a Latin Catholic diocese covering northern Bulgaria, created in 1648 and immediately subject to the Holy See. Its cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross is in Ruse, and the see has been led by Bishop Strahil Kavalenov since 2021.

On the map

Esri
Nikopol, Bulgaria, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1648
Catholics
25,000
Priests
4
Territory
43,241 km²

Parishes and churches

22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Rumen Ivanov Stanev
Born
19 August 1973
Birthplace
Kaloyanovo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross stands in Nikopol, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

All of northern Bulgaria falls within the Diocese of Nicopolis (Latin: Dioecesis Nicopolitanus), a Latin diocese named after Nicopolis ad Istrum though its episcopal seat is in Rousse. The see is immediately subject to the Holy See.