List of Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria
The Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria, joint in an episcopal conference (Mejduritualnata Episcopska Konferenzia vâv Bâlgaria), comprises only exempt sees:
- two Latin exempt bishoprics
- an Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan (exempt) jurisdiction
There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital Sofia (into which is also vested the Apostolic Nunciature to Macedonia).
Current jurisdictions
Latin exempt jurisdictions
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nikopol
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
Eastern Catholic
sole remaining jurisdiction of a rite-specific particular church sui juris - Byzantine Rite, Bulgarian language
- Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia (covering all and only Bulgaria)
Defunct jurisdictions
Titular sees
- seven Metropolitan Titular archbishoprics: Marcianopolis, Philippopolis in Thracia, Preslavus, Ratiaria, Serdica, Ternobus, Velebusdus
- four other Titular archbishoprics: Anchialus, Beroë, Mesembria, Odessus
- fourteen Episcopal Titular bishoprics: Abrittum, Appiaria, Bononia, Bucellus, Castra Martis, Deultum, Dorostorum, Germania in Dacia, Margum, Nicopolis ad Iaternum, Novæ, Œscus, Sozopolis in Hæmimonto, Transmarisca
Other defunct jurisdictions
All other defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.
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