site.btaThree Candidates for Patriarch Elected
Metropolitan Cyprian of Stara Zagora and Emil Velinov, head of the Protocol Department of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, announce the three candidates for Patriarch, Sofia, June 20, 2024 (BTA Photo/Dimitrina Vetova)
At an eight-hour meeting on Thursday, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church elected by secret ballot three diocesan metropolitans as worthy candidates for Patriarch.
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