Sofia, June 21, 2024
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The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church chose yesterday three candidates to participate in the upcoming Patriarchal elections, reports the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
His Holiness Patriarch Neofit, who presided over the Bulgarian Church for 11 years, reposed in the Lord 
Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria reposes in the LordThe Patriarch was in poor health in recent years.
“>in March . His successor will be chosen from the among the three candidates by a council of the bishops together with clerical, monastic, and lay representatives, on June 30.
The three candidates for the next Patriarch are:
It is noteworthy that none of the hierarchs who concelebrated with Ukrainian schismatic “bishops” in Istanbul 
Bulgarian hierarchs concelebrate with Ukrainian schismatics in IstanbulFor the first time, hierarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church concelebrated with representatives of the graceless “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” sect yesterday at Life-giving Spring Monastery in Istanbul.
“>in May were chosen as candidates.
Met. Gregory was elected temporary head of the Holy Synod following the repose of Pat. Neofit, with responsibility for organizing the Patriarchal election.
Constantinople’s decision is against the canons—Bulgarian Met. Gabriel of LovechThe decision of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, announced on Thursday, October 11, does not correspond to the canons of the Church, and the problems arising from it must be discussed at a pan-Orthodox Council, His Eminence Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church said in an interview with TASS on Friday.
“>Metropolitans Gabriel and 
”Our Paschal Joy is Grieved”: The Open Letter of Metropolitan Daniil of Vidin, Bulgaria concerning Constantinople’s actionsI believe it necessary for reasons put forth in my letter to share with Your Eminence my concerns with regard to recent developments in the Orthodox Church.”>Daniil are well known for their firm Orthodox stance on ecclesiology and the issue of the Ukrainian schisms.
Met. Daniil is also well known in the diaspora, having labored for 8 years as vicar in the Bulgarian Church’s Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia.
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