The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, traditionally close to Russia, has elected a new Patriarch, Daniel, 52, who has taken pro-Kremlin positions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The new Patriarch of Bulgaria was elected by the Patriarchal Electoral Assembly in the second round of voting in which the Metropolitan of Vrats Mr. Grigorios and the Metropolitan of Vidin Mr. Daniel participated. 69 votes were received by the Metropolitan of Vidin, Mr. Daniel, 66 votes by the Metropolitan of Vratsis, Grigorios, while there were also three invalid ballots. Daniel succeeds the charismatic patriarch Neophytos, who died in March after more than ten years in office, and who had called for an end to the war in Ukraine. The new Patriarch has instead supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a long video message broadcast in 2023. He also strongly criticized the Bulgarian government’s decision to expel, in September 2023, the head of the Russian Orthodox Stake Church in Sofia, Archbishop Vassianos, and two […]
Source: News Beast
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