Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicopoli

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Nicopoli
latin= Dioecesis Nicopolitanus
country= Bulgaria | metropolitan="Immediately Subject to the Holy See"
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = St Paul of the Cross Cathedral ⋅, Rousse
area= 43,241
population= 3,000,000
catholics= 30,000
catholics_percent= 1.0
bishop= Petko Jordanov Christov

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicopoli is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Rite, which includes the whole Northern part of Bulgaria. The seat of the episcopal see is in Rousse, although the diocese is named after Nikopol. The diocese is immediately subject of the Holy See.

The current bishop is Petko Jordanov Christov, who was appointed in 1994.

History

Originally erected in 1789, the diocese has not experienced any name changes, nor jurisdictional alterations.

Ordinaries

*Francesco Maria Ferreri, C.P. † (20 Sep 1805 Appointed — Jan 1814 Died)
*Fortunato Maria Ercolani, C.P. † (27 May 1815 Appointed - 19 Apr 1822 Appointed, Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese)
*Giuseppe-Maria Molajoni † (23 Sep 1825 Appointed - )
*Angelo Parsi † (30 Jul 1847 Appointed - )
*Antonio Giuseppe Pluym † (15 Sep 1863 Appointed - 1 Mar 1870 Resigned)
*Ignazio Paoli, C.P. † (19 Aug 1870 Appointed - 27 Apr 1883 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Bucuresti)
*Ippolito Agosto, C.P. † (27 Apr 1883 Appointed - 1893 Died)
*Henri Doulcet, C.P. † (7 Jan 1895 Appointed - 31 Mar 1913 Resigned)
*Leonardo Baumbach, C.P. † ( 1913 Succeeded - 1915 Died)
*Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P. † (21 May 1915 Appointed - 6 Aug 1946 Died)
*Bl. Vincentius Eugenio Bossilkoff, C.P. † (26 Jul 1947 Appointed - 11 Nov 1952 Died)
*Vasco Séirécov † (22 Jul 1975 Appointed - 4 Jan 1977 Died)
*Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. † (14 Dec 1978 Appointed - 28 Jun 1994 Retired)
*Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. (18 Oct 1994 Appointed - )

ources and external links

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnicp.html