Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †

Deceased

Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

Titular Bishop of Briula

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 Jul 1891		Born
8 Sep 1913	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
1 Jun 1914	22.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
31 Jul 1926	35.0	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
31 Jul 1926	35.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Briula
5 Dec 1926	35.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Briula
6 Feb 1927	35.5	Installed	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
30 May 1941	49.8	Resigned	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
27 Apr 1951	59.7	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
9 Mar 1971	79.6	Died	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

MicroData Summary for Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev
(VIAF: 62418006; WikiData: Q16006954)
Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev (born 18 Jul 1891, died 9 Mar 1971) Apostolic Exarch of Sofia

Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Dripcevo
Ordained Bishop San Clemente, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

a priest for 56.7 years
a bishop for 44.2 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Archbishop Michel Miroff (Mirov) †
Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Mihail Petkov †
Titular Bishop of Hebron
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. †
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Giovanni Mele †
Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)
Assisted by:
Father Dionisius Holoverskys
Rector

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. † (1920)
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Ordained Deacon:
Bishop Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha † (1935)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Petras Pranciskus Bučys, M.I.C. † (1930)
Bishop Ivan Dimitrov Garufalov, C. R. † (1942)
Bishop Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov † (1959)
Bishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. † (1960)
Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † (1965)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Denis Leonid Varouhas † (1932)
Bishop Bl. Vincent Eugène Bossilkov (Bossilkoff), C.P. † (1947)

Source(s):

c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1926, Number 84
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 113, Additions/Corrections (front)
nm: CB, 29 Jul 2024

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