Bishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. †

Deceased

Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Titular Bishop of Batnae

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
24 Jan 1897		Born
29 Jan 1923	26.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
20 Apr 1958	61.2	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
20 Apr 1958	61.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Batnae
4 Dec 1960	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Batnae
27 Apr 1965	68.2	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
11 Jul 1974	77.4	Died	Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

MicroData Summary
Simeon Kokov (Kokoff)
Bishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff) O.F.M. Cap.
(born 24 Jan 1897, died 11 Jul 1974)
Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father
Second Vatican Council: Session Three: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Baltadzhii (Sekirovo), Vicariate Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv
Ordained Bishop Sofia, Vicariate Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv
Death Place Plovciv, Vicariate Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv
Buried Place (Original) Cemetery, Sekirovo, Vicariate Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv

a priest for 51.4 years
a bishop for 13.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †
Titular Bishop of Briula

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev † (1926)
Titular Bishop of Briula
Bishop Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. † (1920)
Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Dimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi) † (1903)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyrille VIII Geha † (1885)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Grégoire II Youssef (Sayyour) † (1856)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Clément Michael Bahous † (1836)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Maximos III Michel Mazloum † (1810)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Agapios III Matar, B.S. † (1795)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Cyril VII (François) Siaj (Siage) † (1763)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Euthyme Fadel (Maalouly) † (1724)
Bishop of Fourzol (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Néophytos Nasri † (1722)
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)
Patriarch Athanasius Dabbas † (1685)
Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek)
Bishop Leonce †
Bishop of Saidnaya (Melkite Greek)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † (1965)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q12293751

Source(s):

b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1960, Number 120
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 11, Number 569
loc: CB, 8 Oct 2025

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