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Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Particular church in full communion with the Catholic Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church[lower-alpha 1] is a sui iuris ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church based in Bulgaria. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. The Church's liturgical usage is that of the Byzantine Rite in the Bulgarian language. The Church is organised as a single eparchy — the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sofia.
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Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church | |
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Classification | Eastern Catholic |
Structure | Eparchy |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop of Sofia | Christo Proykov |
Associations | Congregation for the Oriental Churches |
Region | Bulgaria |
Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
Headquarters | Cathedral of the Dormition Sofia, Bulgaria |
Congregations | 21 |
Members | 10,000 |
Ministers | 21 |
Official website | http://www.kae-bg.org |
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