Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sofia

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Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia Eparchia Sanctus Ioannes XXIII Sophiæ
Cathedral of the Dormition
Location
Country	Bulgaria
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Established	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Cathedral	Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Petko Valov
Website
http://www.kae-bg.org/

The Bulgarian Catholic Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia is an eparchy of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church which is a sui iuris ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church based in Bulgaria. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. The Church is organised as a single eparchy (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Church).^[1][2] Its liturgical usage is that of the Byzantine Rite in the Bulgarian language. It was elevated from an Apostolic Exarchate to a full eparchy by Pope Francis on 12 October 2019.^[3] The cathedral church of the eparchy is the Cathedral of the Dormition (Катедрала Успение Богородично Катедрала Успение Богородично), in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.