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Joseph (Bosakov) of America and Australia

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Biography
From 1956 to 1961 - a student of Sofia Seminary. In 1970 he graduated from the Sofia Ecclesiastical Academy .
April 12, 1970 in Troyan Monastery Metropolitan Lovchanski Maxim (Patriarch of Bulgaria) became a monk with the name [[Joseph]] in honor of the righteous [[Joseph of Arimathea | Joseph of Arimathea ]]. May 3 of that year, the Metropolitan Lovchanskim [[Maxim (Patriarch of Bulgaria) | Maxim]] has ordained as [[hierodeacon]]. On December 27 was ordained to the rank of a priest.
From July 1971 - Protosingel of Diocese of Sofia | Sofia diocese.
From 10 October 1971, at the direction of the Holy Synod passed specialization in [[Moscow Theological Academy | Moscow Theological Academy]].
On July 21, 1973, after defending his doctoral thesis with the blessing of the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Maxim was elevated by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia [[Pimen (Patriarch) | Pimen]] to the rank of a archimadrid .
On his return to [[Bulgaria | Bulgaria]] was again appointed Protosingel at Diocese of Sofia .
December 7, 1980 was consecrated to a rank of bishop and appointed second vicar of Velichskogo of the Diocese of Sofia.

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