Macedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the Bulgarians
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The Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia (informally Macedonia of the Bulgarians) was the third second missionary, pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite in Bulgarian language).
As Apostolic Vicariate it was exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See, and entitled to a titular bishop.
History
It was established on 1883.06.12 as Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia on Ottoman territory in Greece and Macedonia, split off from the Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople.
In 1926 it was suppressed, its territory (like that of its sister Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tracia (Hadrianopolis) and their mother Constantinople) being reassigned to establish the Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia, which thus became the only diocese, covering the entire particular church.
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Vicars of Macedonia
- Lazzaro Mladenoff, Lazarists (C.M.) (1883.06.12 – death 1918.03.04), Titular Bishop of Satala (1883.06.12 – 1918.03.04)
- Epifanio Scianow (1895.07.23 – retired 1924), Titular Bishop of Livias (1895.07.23 – death 1940.02.17)
