Bulgaria

Eastern Rumelia


c. 85 AD                  Roman province of Thrace

1204 - 1230               Duchy of Philippopolis (Plovdiv)

1208 - 1219               Reincorporated into Bulgaria

1230                      Restored to Bulgaria

1371 - 1395               Despotate to Velbazhd

1395                      Part of the Ottoman Empire

10 Jul 1877 - 19 May 1879 Russian occupation

19 May 1879               Autonomy within Ottoman Empire

18 Sep 1885               Annexed by Bulgaria

05 Oct 1908               De jure incorporation in to Bulgaria


Roman Governors

85 - 95                   Tiberius Claudius Sacerdos Iulianus

108                       Prefernius Paetus Memmus Apollinaris

109 - 112                 Pubius Juventius Celsus

112 - 114                 Titus Statillus Maximus Severus Hadrianus

114 - 116                 Gnaeus Minicus Faustinus

116 - 118                 Aulus Platorius Nepos

123 - 126                 Quintus Tineius Rufus

133 - 136                 .... Fronto

138                       Julius Crassipes

138 - 139                 Gaius Rubrius Vinicius Porcius

142                       Marcus Antonius Zeno

143 - 146                 Gaius Fabius Agrippinus

146 - 149                 Marcus Pontius Sabinus

149 - 152                 Gaius Gallonius Fronto Quintus Marcius Turbo

152 - 155                 Gaius Julius Commodus Orfitanus

155 - 158                 Lucius Pompeius Vopiscus

158 - 161                 Lucius Pullaienus Gargillus Antiquus

161 - 164                 Appius Claudius Martialis

164 - 167                 Quintus Tullius Maximus

168 - 1..                 Caerellius Priscus

172 - 174                 Gaius Pantuleius Graptiacus

174 - 177                 Asellius Aemilianus

177 - 180                 Claudius Bellicus

180                       Aemulilius Justinius

184 - 185                 Julius Castus

186 - 187                 Caecilius Maternus

188 - 189                 Gnaeus Suellius Rufus Marcianus

190                       Quintus Caecilius Secundus Servilianus

192 - 193                 Tiberius Claudius Attalus Paterculianus

196 - 198                 Titus Statius Barbarus

198                       Gaius Caecina Largus

202                       Quintus Sicinius Clarus Pontianus

202 - 213                 Flavius Claudianus

213 - 217                 .... Pudens

217 - 22.                 Quintus Atrius Clonius

227 - 229                 Rutilius Pudens Crispinus

229 - 235                 Marcus Ulpius Senecio Saturninus

238 - 241                 Lucius Catius Celer

241 - 2..                 Titus Julius Priscius

Dukes of Philippopolis

1204 - 1208               Renier de Trit

1219 - 1230               Gerard de Estreux

Princes

1371 - 1378               Jovan Dragaš

1378 - 1395               Konstantin Dragaš

18 Sep 1885 - 07 Sep 1886 Battenberg, Aleksandur of Bulgaria .......... s.a

14 Aug 1887 - 05 Oct 1908 Wettin-Koháry, Ferdinand of Bulgaria ........ s.a


Governors-General

18 May 1879 - 26 Apr 1884 Alexandros Stefanou Vogoridis ............... 1823-1910

26 Apr 1884 - 18 Sep 1885 Gavril Baes Krustevich ...................... 1820-1898

Bulgarian Commissioner of South Bulgaria

07 Sep 1885 - 05 Apr 1886 Georgi Ivanov Stranski ...................... 1847-1904

Governors-General

17 Apr 1886 - 05 Oct 1908 The Monarch of Bulgaria


Chief-Secretaries

18 May 1879 - 26 Apr 1884 Gavril Baes Krustevich ...................... s.a

26 Apr 1884 - 18 Sep 1885 Nikola Anastasov Nachov ..................... 1853-1916


Orthodox Church of Bulgaria

927 Patriachate recognised by Constantinople

971 Patriachated abolished

976 Elevated to Patriachate of Ohid

1018 Abolished

1235 Restored (Turnovo)

1393                      Patriarchate abolished

22 Feb 1945               Autocephaly recognised by Constantinople

01 Aug 1961               Patriarchate recognised by Constantinople

 

Exarchs of the Bulgarians

26 Feb 1870 - 16 Feb 1872 Illarion (Ivan Ivanov) ...................... 1800-1884

16 Feb 1872 - 14 Apr 1877 Antim I (Anthim I) .......................... 1816-1888

                          (Atanas Mihaylov Chalakov)

06 May 1877 - 20 Jun 1915 Iosif I (Joseph I) .......................... 1840-1915

                          (Lazar Yovchev)

Provisional Heads of the Synod

       1915 - 20 Jun 1918 Parteni of Sofia (Parthenius) ............... 1845-1918

                          (Petar Popstefanov Ivanov Popov)

   Jun 1918 - 1920        Vasili (Basilius) of Dorostolum ............. 1847-1927

       1920 - 22 Oct 1921 Boris of Ohrid .............................. 1875-1938

22 Oct 1921 - 1927        Maksim I (Maxim) of Plovdiv ................. 1850-1938

28 Mar 1928 - 03 May 1930 Kliment (Clement) of Vratsa ................. 1873-1930

04 May 1930 - 16 Oct 1944 Neofit (Neophyte) of Vidin .................. 1868-1971

16 Oct 1944 - 08 Sep 1948 Stefan I (Stephen I) of Sofia ............... 1878-1957

                          (Stoyan Popgeorgiev Shokov)

08 Nov 1948 - 04 Jan 1949 Mikhail (Michael) of Dorostolum ............. 1884-1961

                          (Dimitar Todorov Chavdarov)

04 Jan 1949 - 03 Jan 1951 Paisios (Paisius) of Vratsa ................. 1888-1974

Metropolitans of Sofia, Patriarchs of All Bulgaria

03 Jan 1951 - 07 Mar 1971 Kirill of Plovdiv ........................... 1901-1971

                          (Konstantin Markov Konstantinov)

13 Mar 1971 - 06 Nov 2012 Maksim II (Marin Naydenov Minkov) ........... 1914-2012

                          (Locum Tenens to 7 Jul 1971)

25 Mar      - 07 Nov 1992 Pimen of Nevrokop ........................... 1906-1999

                          (Locum Tenens for suspended Maksim II)

01 Jul 1996 - 10 Apr 1999 Pimen ....................................... s.a

                          (in dissidence for B.O.C - Alternative synod)

10 Apr 1999 - 2005        Innokenty of Sofia (1st Time) ............... 1963-

                          (in dissidence for B.O.C - Alternative synod)

       2005 - 22 Mar 2006 Boris of Plovdiv ............................ 1911-2006

                          (Locum Tenens [for B.O.C - Alternative synod])

22 Mar 2006 - 11 Dec 2012 Innokenty (2nd Time)

                          (in dissidence for B.O.C - Alternative synod)

10 Nov 2012 - 24 Feb 2013 Kiril of Varna .............................. 1954-2013

                          (Locum Tenens)

24 Feb 2013 - 13 Mar 2024 Neofit ...................................... 1945-2024

                          (Simeon Nikolov Dmitrov)

30 Jun 2024 -             Daniil ...................................... 1972-

                          (Atanas Trendafilov Nikolov)


Note: From 1992 to 2012 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Alternative synod was

formed in opposition to Maksim II who's election was declared illegal for being

held under the former communist regime. The schism eventually ended in 2015.