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Diocese of Nikopol
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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.
- Apostolic Administrator
- Rumen Ivanov Stanev
- Established
- 1648
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross
- Patron
- Saint Paul of the Cross
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Immediately subject to the Holy See
- Catholics
- 25,000
Neighbouring dioceses
- Bucureşti, Bucarest RO 125 km
- San Basilio Magno di Bucarest RO 126 km
- Romania RO 127 km
- Diocese of Saint John XXIII of Sofia 131 km
- San Giovanni XXIII di Sofia 171 km
- Sofia e Plovdiv 174 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Anthony of Padua · Belene (Белене) 20 km
- Immaculate Conception · Oresh (Ореш) 31 km
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius · Oresh (Ореш) 31 km
- Sacred Heart of Jesus · Dragomirovo (Драгомирово) 35 km
- Sts. Peter and Paul · Dragomirovo (Драгомирово) 35 km
- St. Anne · Malchika (Малчика) 36 km
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Sources: Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08