Patriarch Neophyte will be remembered as a wise and kind spiritual leader who gave faith and strength to the laity even when he was physically weak himself." Outgoing Prime Ministe, Nikolai Denkov, wrote in a post on the official Facebook profile of the Council of Ministers on March 13.
Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte has passed away
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The head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Neophyte, died at the age of 78 in hospital in the evening on March 13 of multiorgan failure after a long illness.
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