Stefan I of Bulgaria

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His Holiness

Stefan I

Bulgarian Exarch and Metropolitan of Sofia
Church| Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian Exarchate)
See| Sofia
Installed| 21 January 1945
Term ended| 6 September 1948
Predecessor| Neophyte of Vidin
Successor| Mihail of Dorostol
Personal details
Born|

Stoyan Popgeorgiev Shokov

(1878-09-19)19 September 1878

Shiroka Laka, Ottoman Empire

Died| 12 May 1957(1957-05-12) (aged 78)
Banya, Bulgaria
Buried| Bachkovo Monastery
Nationality| Bulgarian
Denomination| Eastern Orthodox Church
Residence| Sofia, Bulgaria

Stefan I was a Bulgarian prelate. He was elected Metropolitan of Sofia in 1922 and, from 1945, also served as Exarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He actively contributed to the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews in World War II.[1][2] He was awarded Order of the White Eagle and other decorations.[3]

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## References

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1. ^ Bar-Zohar, Michael (1998). Beyond Hitler's Grasp. The Heroic Rescue of Bulgaria's Jews. Massachusetts: Adams Media Corporation. ISBN 1580620604.
2. ^ Popgueorguiev, Stoyan (Metropolitan Stefan) The Righteous Among The Nations, Popgueorguiev, Stoyan (Metropolitan Stefan)
3. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 599.

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Heads of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church since 1872

Exarchs of the Bulgarians
(1872–1915)|

* Ilarion (Ivanov) [bg]
* Anthim I (Chalakov)
* Joseph I (Yovchev)

Vicars – Chairmen of the Holy Synod [bg]
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* Parthenius (Popov) [bg]
* Vasilius (Mihaiylov) [bg]
* Maxim (Pelov) [bg]
* Clement (Shivachev) [bg]
* Neophyte (Karaabov) [bg]
* Stefan I (Shokov)

Exarch of the Bulgarians
(1945–1948)|

* Stefan I (Shokov)

Vicars – Chairmen of the Holy Synod [bg]
(1948–1953)|

* Michael (Chavdarov) [bg]
* Paisius (Ankov) [bg]
* Cyril (Konstantinov)

Patriarchs of All Bulgaria
(1953–present)|

* Cyril (Konstantinov)
* Maxim (Minkov)
* Neophyte (Dimitrov)
* Daniil (Nikolov)

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