Petko Christov

The Most Reverend

Petko Christov

OFM. Conv.
The Most Reverend; Petko Christov; OFM. Conv.
Bishop of Nicopolis
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Nicopolis
See	Nicopolis
Appointed	18 October 1994
Orders
Ordination	15 December 1985; by Samuel Dzhundrin
Consecration	6 January 1995; by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born	Petko Jordanov Christov; October 9, 1950; Velchevo (village), Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Died	September 14, 2020 (aged 69); Ruse, Bulgaria

Petko Jordanov Christov, OFM Conv. (Bulgarian: Петко Йорданов Христов; 9 October 1950 – 14 September 2020) was a Bulgarian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicopolis from 1994 until his death in 2020. He was a member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.

Biography

Petko Jordanov Christov was born in Velcevo, Veliko Tarnovo. He studied at the Professional School of Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy ("Angel Popov") in Veliko Tarnovo, in the fields of civil engineering and architecture.

From 1977 to 1985 in Bulgaria he studied to become a priest and was ordained on 15 December 1985 by Bishop Samuel Dzhundrin. In 1990 Christov gave his first vows in the order of Franciscans on 15 December 1993. He served in parishes in Belene and Tranchovitsa. On 18 October 1994 he was consecrated by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Nicopolis. On 6 January 1995 he was ordained at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican by John Paul II, with cardinals Giovanni Battista Re and Jorge María Mejía being his co-consecrators.

From 1992 to 1993 he was one of the founders of Caritas in Belem. Christov was president of the Catholic charity Caritas in Bulgaria since 1997 and a member of the Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria. On December 1, 2001 in Sofia at the XVIII National Conference of Caritas Bulgaria he was elected its president.

In the Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria he was the chairman of the following committees:

After illness, Bishop Christov died on September 14, 2020^[1] in the hospital in the city of Ruse at the age of 69. He was buried in a special chapel in the cathedral in Ruse on September 19, 2020.

Distinctions

Order pro merito Melitensi, bestowed by the ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, His Excellency Count Camillo Dzukoli in a ceremony in St Paul of the Cross Cathedral in Rousse, 30 November 2011,^[2] for his active work and cooperation related to charitable activities of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria

References

External links

[1] tholic.org

[2] "Catholic-news » Никополският епископ монс. Петко Христов отличен с Големия кръст на Малтийския орден". Retrieved Sep 14, 2020.

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v t e Catholic Church in Bulgaria
Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria
Cathedrals	Latin: Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia Cathedral of St Louis, Plovdiv St Paul of the Cross Cathedral, Rousse Byzantine Catholic: Cathedral of the Dormition, Sofia
Dioceses	Latin: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicopolis Byzantine Catholic: Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sofia
Former dioceses	Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thrace Macedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the Bulgarians
Bishops	Latin, Sofia: Petar Bogdan Giorgio Radovani Vinkenti Peev Ivan Romanov Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov Gheorghi Ivanov Jovcev Latin, Nicopolis: Eugene Bossilkov Samuel Dzhundrin Petko Christov Strahil Kavalenov Byzantine Greek: Joseph Sokolsky Raphael Popov Nil Izvorov Lazar Mladenov Epiphanius Shanov Michael Petkov Michael Mirov Kiril Kurtev Methodius Stratiev Christo Proykov
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to Bulgaria Bulgaria–Holy See relations
See also	Council of Serdica Titular see of Philippopolis
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