Bishop Kyril Stefan (Nikola) Kurteff †

Deceased

Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian)

Titular Bishop of Briula

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 Jul 1891		Born	Dripcevo
8 Sep 1913	22.1	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
1 Jun 1914	22.9	Ordained Priest	Priest
31 Jul 1926	35.0	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
31 Jul 1926	35.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Briula
5 Dec 1926	35.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Briula
6 Feb 1927	35.6	Installed	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
30 May 1941	49.9	Resigned	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
27 Apr 1951	59.8	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
9 Mar 1971	79.6	Died	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father

a priest for 56.8 years
a bishop for 44.3 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Archbishop Michele Miroff (Mirov) †
Titular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Michel Petkoff †
Titular Bishop of Hebron
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Atanasio Khoriaty, B.S. †
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Giovanni Mele †
Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Atanasio Khoriaty, B.S. †
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Petras Pranciskus Bucys, M.I.C. † (1930)
Bishop Ivan Dimitrov Garufaloff, C. R. † (1942)
Bishop Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov † (1959)
Bishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. † (1960)
Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † (1965)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Denis Leonid Varouhas † (1932)
Bishop Bl. Vincent Eugène Bossilkov (Bossilkoff), C.P. † (1947)

Source(s):

c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1932
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1926, Number 84
c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 113, Additions/Corrections (front)

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