Six months have passed since the death of the Bulgarian patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan Neophyte on September 13, 2024
On this occasion, with the blessing of His Holiness the Metropolitan of Sofia and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil, from 9:00 a.m. today, September 7, in the metropolitan cathedral church "St. great martyr Sunday" in Sofia, a bishop's requiem holy liturgy will be celebrated. After it, at 11:00 a.m., a memorial service will be held for our dear First Hierarch, announced the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) and the Sofia Metropolitanate, BTA reported.
"May God forgive and rest the soul of His faithful servant, who longed for the peace of Christ, for God's justice and favor among men! May his bright memory live forever!", says the condolence for six months since the death of Patriarch Neophyte.
On March 16, Bulgaria sent His Holiness the Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan Neophyte of Sofia to his last earthly journey. He died on March 13 at 10:22 p.m. after a long illness at the Military Medical Academy (MMA-Sofia) as a result of multi-organ failure.
BTA reminds that Metropolitan Neofit of Ruse was elected Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia on February 24, 2013 at the Patriarchal Electoral Church Council in Sofia. The enthronement of His Holiness Neophyte, as the Bulgarian Patriarch, took place on the same day - February 24, 2013, in the Patriarchal Cathedral "St. Alexander Nevsky".
Metropolitan Daniil of Vidin was elected Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia by the delegates of the Patriarchal Electoral Church Council, which took place on June 30 of this year. in Sofia.