This is the list of cathedrals in Bulgaria sorted by denomination.
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has 13 dioceses on the territory of Bulgaria. Each diocese has a diocesan center (city or town) in which the cathedral (the church building that houses the seat of the metropolitan) of the respective diocese is located. In addition, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has a Patriarchal Cathedral - the church building that houses the seat of the Patriarch (the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church). The Patriarchal Cathedral plays the role of a national cathedral. Thus, the total number of cathedrals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the territory of Bulgaria is 14 (13 metropolitan cathedrals - one for each diocese, plus the patriarchal cathedral).
Eastern Orthodox The following cathedrals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church are located in Bulgaria:Bulgarian Orthodox Church official site: Епархии (Eparchies) №NameImageBuiltLocationAffiliationNotes1Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 1882 - 1912 Sofia National CathedralThe largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the Balkans and one of the largest in the world. 2 Cathedral of St. Demetrius ca 1640 (the old building of the cathedral - demolished in 1889) / 1889-1900 (the current church building of the cathedral) VidinEparchy of VidinThe second largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the Balkans.The largest Orthodox church building in the Balkans from 1900 to 1912.3 Cathedral of the Holy Assumption 1880-1943 Varna Eparchy of Varna and Veliki PreslavThe third largest church building and cathedral in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans. 4 Saint Nedelya Cathedral 10th century / 1867 / 1927-1933 SofiaEparchy of SofiaThe previous church building on the site was destroyed after the communist terrorist act of 1925 - the biggest terrorist act in Europe at the time and the biggest in the history of Bulgaria.5 Holy Apostles Cathedral 1898 Vratsa Eparchy of Vratsa6 Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Methodius 2005-2017 LovechEparchy of LovechThe newest cathedral building in Bulgaria. 7 Cathedral of the Most Holy Nativity of the Theotokos 1844 Veliko TarnovoEparchy of Veliko Tarnovo8 Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul 1860 SilistraEparchy of Dorostol9 Cathedral of St. Demetrius 1831 SlivenEparchy of Sliven10 Cathedral of St. Demetrius 1859-1861 Stara ZagoraEparchy of Stara Zagora11 Cathedral of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God 9th century / 1844 -1852 PlovdivEparchy of Plovdiv12 Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and St Elijah 1904 -1914 Gotse DelchevEparchy of Nevrokop13Cathedral of the Holy Trinity 1632 RuseEparchy of Ruse14 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity 1893 - 1912 PlevenEparchy of PlevenCathedral of the newest diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Former cathedrals NameImageBuiltCity Great Basilica 9th century Pliska Round Church 10th century Preslav Church of St George 10th–11th century Kyustendil Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God 11th–12th century Veliko Tarnovo Cathedral of St. Marina 1851 PlovdivCathedral of the Holy Trinity 1868 Lovech
Church buildings in administrative centers that are not diocesan centers NameImageBuiltCity Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius 1897 – 1907 Burgas Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1844 Blagoevgrad
Catholic
Latin Rite The following are Latin Rite cathedrals and co-cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria:GCatholic.org: Cathedrals in Bulgaria
NameImageBuiltCity Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross 1892 Ruse Cathedral of St. Louis of France 1858 – 1861 Plovdiv Cathedral of Christ the Saviour2007-2020Vidin Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph 2006 Sofia
Eastern Rites This cathedral belongs to the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church:
NameImageBuiltCity Cathedral of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1922 - 1924 Sofia
See also Lists of cathedrals by country Orthodoxy in Bulgaria
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