Joseph I of Bulgaria

Exarch Joseph I (also known as Iosif I, secular name Lazar Yovchev, Bulgarian: Лазар Йовчев; May 5, 1840, Kalofer, central Bulgaria – June 20, 1915, Sofia), was a Bulgarian Exarch from 1877 to 1915.


Joseph I
Bulgarian Exarch and Metropolitan of Lovech
ChurchBulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian Exarchate)
SeeConstantinople
Installed24 April 1877
Term ended20 June 1915
PredecessorAnthim I
SuccessorParthenius
Personal details
Birth nameLazar Yovchev
Born(1840-05-05)May 5, 1840
Kalofer, Ottoman Empire
DiedJune 20, 1915(1915-06-20) (aged 75)
Sofia, Bulgaria
BuriedSt. Nedelya Church, Sofia
NationalityBulgarian
DenominationEastern Orthodox Church
ResidenceConstantinople, Ottoman Empire
Signature

His grave, marked by a white cross and a bed of flowers, is located just outside the western wall of St Nedelya Church in Sofia.


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