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Patriarch Daniil celebrates the first mass

Our new head of the church was elected yesterday after a runoff

Jul 1, 2024 07:51 578

Patriarch Daniil celebrates the first mass  - 1

One day after he was elected patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan Daniil of Sofia will celebrate his first mass as the head of the church, NOVA reported .

Daniil Vidinski was elected head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church after a runoff in which he received three more votes than his rival Metropolitan Grigori of Vratsa. 138 delegates took part in the Patriarchal Electoral Assembly. The enthronement ceremony of the new patriarch was held in the "Alexander Nevsky" cathedral. and it was attended by high clergy and many officials.