Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo is one of the eparchies of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the Bulgaria.
History The Eparchy was established after the conversion of the Bulgarians in the time of Saint Boris I of Bulgaria. After 1185 Tarnovo became the centre of the Tarnovo Patriarchate. When the Ottomans conquered Bulgaria Tarnovo Patriarchate decreases in Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo. The Eparchy were subordinated Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The first metropolitan of the Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo after the Ottoman rule was Ilarion Makariopolski in 1872.
Monasteries
Veliko Tarnovo vicarage Arbanassi monastery "Assumption of Virgin. Virgin" Arbanassi monastery "St. Nikolay" Kilifarevo Monastery "Nativity of the Virgin" Kapinovo "St. Nicolas " Merdanski "St. Forty Martyrs " Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity Plakovski "St. Prophet Elijah " Transfiguration Monastery Prisovski "St. Archangel Michael " Prisovski "St. Panteleimon "
Gorna Oryahovitsa vicarage Gornooryahovski "St.. Prophet Elijah " Lyaskovski "St.St. Peter and Paul "(Peter and Paul Monastery)
Gabrovo vicarage Sokolski Monastery
Dryanovo vicarage Dryanovo Monastery
Elena vicarage Buynyovski "St. Prophet Elijah " Mariinsky monastery "St. Transfiguration of Our Lord"
Svishtov vicarage Svishtov Monastery "St. Ap. Peter and Paul " Svishtov Monastery "St. Mary "
Sevlievo vicarage Batoshevski monastery "Blessed Virgin" Batoshevski monastery "Dormition of the Mother of God"
Structure Veliko Tarnovo spiritual district Gabrovo spiritual district Gorna Oryahovitsa spiritual district Dryanovo spiritual district Elena spiritual district Nikopol spiritual district Pavlikeni spiritual districthttp://www.otizvora.com/ ЦЪРКОВНО УСТРОЙСТВО НА ВЕЛИКОТЪРНОВСКА ЕПАРХИЯ Svishtov spiritual district Sevlievo spiritual district
Bishops Joseph (Rafailov) (1914-1918) Philip (Penchev) (1920-1935) Sofronii (Chavdarov) (1935-1961)https://www.geni.com Митрополит Софронии Търновски Stefan (Staikov) (1962-1992) Gregory (Stefanov) (1994-)
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