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The '''Church of Bulgaria''' is one of the [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] churches of the Orthodox Christian communion whose territory consists of the Republic of Bulgaria. The church is led by the Patriarch of All Bulgaria.
The primate of the Church of Bulgaria was is His Holiness [[Maksim Neofit (MinkovDimitrov) of Bulgaria|MaximNeofit (Dimitrov)]], Metropolitan of Sofia, Patriarch of All Bulgaria, who [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[February 24]], 2013, succeeding His Holiness [[Maxim (Minkov) of Bulgaria|Maxim]] since 1971 until his death who had reposed on [[November 6]], 2012.
== History ==