Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia

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The Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia is an Eastern Catholic diocese based in Bulgaria that serves as the main ecclesiastical jurisdiction for Bulgarian Greek Catholics in communion with Rome.

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Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bulgarian Greek Catholic jurisdiction
Eastern Catholic eparchy
diocese
belongsTo worldwide Catholic Church
cathedral Cathedral of the Dormition
cathedralCity Sofia
churchCategory Eastern Catholic Church jurisdiction
churchCommunion full communion with the Pope
churchSuiIuris Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
churchTradition Byzantine
city Sofia
communionWith Holy See
Roman Catholic Church
country Bulgaria
denomination Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Immediately subject to the Holy See
ecclesiasticalRank eparchy
governedBy eparchial bishop
hasClergy Bulgarian Greek Catholic priests
hasFaithful Bulgarian Greek Catholic laity
hasHierarchy eparch
hasLiturgicalHeritage Byzantine-Slavic tradition
isMainJurisdictionFor Bulgarian Greek Catholics in communion with Rome
jurisdictionType eparchy
liturgicalLanguage Bulgarian
locatedIn Sofia Province
metropolitanStatus exempt
namedAfter Pope John XXIII
partOf Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
patronSaint Pope John XXIII
primaryConstituency Bulgarian Greek Catholics
Eastern Catholics in Bulgaria
primaryRiteFaithful Bulgarian Byzantine Catholics
region Eastern Europe
rite Byzantine Rite
seeCity Sofia
servesEthnicGroup Bulgarians
servesRiteCommunity Byzantine-rite Catholics in Bulgaria
subjectTo Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
suiIurisChurchFamily Byzantine Catholic Churches
territorialScope Bulgaria
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar

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Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church hasJurisdiction Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia