# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/neophyte-of-bulgaria
# Generated: 2026-08-16T11:07:05.820Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/neophyte-of-bulgaria"
name: "Neophyte of Bulgaria"
slug: "neophyte-of-bulgaria"
description: "Patriarch Neophyte was the Patriarch of All Bulgaria, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013 until his death on 13 March 2024. Prior to his election, he was the Metropolitan Bishop of Ruse (2001–2013) and Bishop of Dorostol and Cherven (1994–2001)."
tagline: "Bulgarian orthodox patriarch (2013-2024)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "academics"
profileType:
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  slug: "academic"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1945-10-15"
deathDate: "2024-03-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.89
  momentum:             3.795180722891565
  historical:           19.76256533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Neofite dari Bulgaria"
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    title: "Neofito (patriarca di Bulgaria)"
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    title: "Neofit (patriarcha Bułgarii)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Neófito da Bulgária"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Patriarhul Neofit al Bulgariei"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump