Sliven Eparchy

Sliven Eparchy covers the Sliven, Burgas and Yambol regions and part of the Haskovo region. It is separated on seven ecclesiastic districts and there are seats of bishop’s vicarage.

The districts are not consistent with the administrative country partition.

Sliven, Burgas, Jambol, Topolovgrad, Karnobat, Kotel and Malko Tarnovo are the ecclesiastic districts.

The Sliven eparchy has 430 inhabited places, 190 parishes, which are served  from 90 parish priests, 287 old Orthodox Churches and about 50 new Churches and chapels built after 1989.

Metropolitan bishop of Sliven Joanikii

The Sliven bishop’s residence was established in 1873.

Main working churches in Sliven Eparchy are:

Sliven

Ø “Saint Dimitar”cathedral church

Ø “Saint Nikola”Church

Ø “Saint Virgin Mary”Church

Ø “Saint Sofia” Church

 Sliven,

“Rechica” district

Ø Saint Trinity” Church

Kotel

Ø “Saint Trinity” Church

Ø “Saints Petar and Pavel” Church

Jeravna

Ø “Saint Nikola” Church

Yambol

Ø “Saint Nikola” Cathedral church

Ø “Saint Georgi” Church

Ø “Saint Trinity” Church

Ø “Saint Alexandar Nevski” Chuch in the monastery “Saint Spas” near Yambol

Topolovgrad

Ø “Saint Virgin Mary” Church

Ø “Saint Georgi Martyr” Church

Malko Tarnovo

Ø “The Assumption” Church

Ahtopol

Ø “Saint Iani” Monastery

Sozopol

Ø – “Saint Ioan” Church

Burgas

Ø “Transfiguration” Church

Ø   “Saints Kiril and Metodii” Church

Pomorie

Ø “Saint Virgin Mary” Church

Neseber

Ø “Saint Virgin Mary” Church

Aitos

Ø “Saint Dimitar” Church

Karnobat

Ø “Saint Ioan Bogoslov” Church

There are five  working monasteries in Sliven eparchy nowadays: two male – “Saint Georgi” in Pomorie, “Saint Spas Ascension” – Bakandjika /Yambol region/ and three virginal- “Saint Trinity” - Ustrem village /Topolovgrad region/, known as the Karakoliuvski monastery, “The Assumption” – Kabile village /Yambol region/, “The Assumption” – between “Meden Rudnik” district and  Gorno Ezerovo /Burgas/.