There are about 30,000 Catholics living in Bulgaria. The Church has two main dioceses:
Sofia–Philipopolis
Nicopolis
Both dioceses are active and growing. They run churches, schools, and charity programs without any restrictions Letter from Philippopolis 15th November 1914.
Respectfully,
Robert Mknini
Archbishop, Apostolic Vicar
To: Monsieur O’Mahony,
23 Rue Gladstone, Sofia
Freedom for Catholic Schools in Sofia
Catholic School of Sofia
November 11th, 1914
I, the Director of the French Catholic School in Sofia, confirm that since we began our work in 1881, we have always received kind and fair treatment from the Bulgarian authorities.
We have had complete freedom to organize our school as we wish, using our own methods and teaching programs. Whenever government inspectors visited, they showed support and approval of how we ran our school.
Today, the French Catholic schools for boys and girls in Sofia teach 950 students, most of whom are Bulgarian citizens City Tour Istanbul.
Bulgaria is without a doubt the most welcoming country in the Balkans for foreign schools, especially for ours. I am happy to share this positive experience as a sign of Bulgaria’s hospitality.
Signed,
Frère Feorin, Director
To: Monsieur O’Mahony, Sofia
Catholic and Armenian Communities Are Growing
In 1887, there were 18,505 Catholics in Bulgaria.
By 1910, the number had grown to 32,132.
The Armenian population, who follow the Gregorian Church, also enjoys full religious and political freedom in Bulgaria.
In 1892, there were 6,643 Armenians, and by 1910, this number had risen to 12,270.
