Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov

Bogdan Dobranov (Bulgarian: Богдан Добранов) (1914–1983) was a Bulgarian Catholic priest and bishop Ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv.

Biography

Bogdan Dobranov Bishop was born in Plovdiv. On March 23, 1940 he was ordained a priest, and on October 10, 1959 he was elected titular bishop of Gyufi. He was consecrated bishop on November 8, 1959. On July 22, 1975 he was appointed as the Sofia - Plovdiv apostolic vicar, and on 14 December 1978 he was appointed as the Sofia - Plovdiv eparhien bishop. After his death, the Sofia - Plovdiv diocese remained without a bishop for nearly five years (SEDE VACANTE), because of the difficult political situation.

References

External links

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdobranov.html

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