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Raphael Popov

Bulgarian priest · Turkey · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1830 to 1876 · aged 46

Raphael Popov was a Bulgarian Byzantine-Catholic bishop and one of the leaders of the Bulgarian national revival. Originally he was an Eastern Orthodox deacon, but converted in 1860 to Catholicism.

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A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026

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In 1865, he became an Apostolic administrator of the Bulgarian Byzantine Catholic Church in the Ottoman Empire and was ordained as bishop.

Country
Turkey
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1876 · aged 46