Former Bulgarian Apostolic Vicariate of

Constantinople

Turkiye , Bulgaria , Greece

Continent: Central and Southwest Asia

Rite: Bulgarian (Byzantine)

Type: Apostolic Vicariate

Name: Constantinople

Suppressed

Past Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Constantinople (Bulgarian Rite)

Archbishop Joseph Sokolsky
(1861 – 1879.09.30)

Born:	1786 (Bulgaria)
Consecrated Bishop:	1861.04
Died:	1879.09.30 († 93)

Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople of the Bulgarians (Turkiye) (1861 – 1879.09.30)

Archbishop ad personam (1861.04 – 1879.09.30)

History

1861: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
1883.04.07: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Tracia
1883.06.12: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia
1926: Suppressed (to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia)

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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