Decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Bulgaria on the case of Archimandrite Nikanortranslated

During its meeting yesterday, the Holy Synod of the Church of Bulgaria made decisions regarding the case of Archimandrite Nikanor, on whom the Patriarchate has imposed a holiday. The announcement in detail:

During its session on October 2, 2026, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria, of the Bulgarian Patriarchate, in full composition, sitting as an Ecclesiastical Court, examined the refugees of Archimandrite Nikanoros (Christos Christof Miskov), which refer to the jurisdiction and competence of the first-level Episcopal Ecclesiastical Court of Sofia to judge the ecclesiastical criminal case against him for slander, insults and other ecclesiastical offenses, as well as the holidays imposed on him.

The Holy Synod rejected the appeal against the decision of August 10, 2026, which it had taken in a limited composition, and confirmed that the competent for the trial of the case in the first instance is the Episcopal Ecclesiastical Court of Sofia. The case is referred to this court for the continuation of the legal proceedings. In the reasoning of the decision it is pointed out that the...