Fifty-four-year-old Metropolitan Gregory of Vratsa was unanimously elected temporary head of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Gregory will be responsible for organizing the election of a new patriarch within the next 4 months.
Nine out of the thirteen metropolitans are eligible for the position of patriarch. According to the statute of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, they must be at least 50 years old and have served as a metropolitan for at least 5 years. One of the eligible candidates, Metropolitan Nikolai of Plovdiv, announced that he will not run for patriarch. The temporary head of the Holy Synod will also lead the Sofia diocese until the election of a new patriarch, said the spokesman of the Holy Synod- Metropolitan Cyprian of Stara Zagora.
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A silver medal depicting an ancient theatre mask has been created on the occasion of the discovery of the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich...
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