Results of first round of voting for the new BOC Patriarch announced
Counting the votes of the first round of voting for the new Patriarch of the BOC. Photo: Screenshot of BOC video
On June 29-30 in Sofia, a series of events dedicated to the enthronement of the new Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church are being held. They began on Saturday, June 29, with the participation of delegation members invited to the Vespers service, officiated by Archpriest Efimiy, spiritual mentor of the Sofia diocese, at the historic St. Sofia Cathedral.
On June 30, the Patriarchal Electoral Church Council is convening and the enthronement of the new Bulgarian Patriarch will take place.
According to the results of the voting, which took place around 9 a.m., in the first round Metropolitan Grigory of Vratsa received 64 votes, Metropolitan Daniel of Vidin received 51 votes, and Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech received 19 votes.
Four ballots were declared invalid.
In the second round, the choice will be made between the two candidates who received the highest number of votes.
Previously, the UOJ wrote in its article Battle for the Throne: Who will become new Patriarch of Bulgarian Church?
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