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Diocese of Sofia–Plovdiv
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The Diocese of Sofia-Plovdiv is a Latin Catholic diocese covering southern Bulgaria, promoted to a diocese in 1979 from an apostolic vicariate and immediately subject to the Holy See. Its cathedral is St. Louis of France in Plovdiv, with a co-cathedral of St. Joseph in Sofia.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Rumen Ivanov Stanev
- Latin name
- Sophiae et Philippopolis
- Established
- 1979 (archdiocese 1979)
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Louis of France, Plovdiv
- Co-cathedral
- Cathedral of St. Joseph, Sofia
- Rank
- Diocese Immediately Subject To The Holy See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Immediately subject to the Holy See
- Catholics
- 33,000
- Chancery
- bul. Kn. Maria Luisa 3, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Telephone
- Tel. 898.224.220
- eparhia@abv.bg
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Saint John XXIII of Sofia 82 km
- Diocese of Nikopol 176 km
- Beata Maria Vergine Assunta in Strumica-Skopje MK 189 km
- Thessaloniki GR 237 km
- Diocese of Skopje MK 277 km
- Bucureşti, Bucarest RO 280 km
Parishes near the see
- Immaculate Conception · Plovdiv (Пловдив) 4 km
- Катедрала „Свети Лудвик“ (катедрална енория) · Пловдив (Plovdiv) 4 km
- St. Louis of France Cathedral · Plovdiv 4 km
- St. Andrew · Kaloyanovo (Калояново) 24 km
- Sorrowful Mother of God · Duvanlii (Дуванлии) 26 km
- Our Lady Health of the Sick · Rakovski (Раковски) 27 km
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Sources: Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001003080 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08