# List of cathedrals in Bulgaria

This is the list of cathedrals in Bulgaria sorted by denomination.
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has 13 dioceses on the territory of Bulgaria. Each diocese has a diocesan center (city or town) in which the cathedral (the church building that houses the seat of the metropolitan) of the respective diocese is located. In addition, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has a Patriarchal Cathedral - the church building that houses the seat of the Patriarch (the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church). The Patriarchal Cathedral plays the role of a national cathedral. Thus, the total number of cathedrals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the territory of Bulgaria is 14 (13 metropolitan cathedrals - one for each diocese, plus the patriarchal cathedral).

## Eastern Orthodox

The following cathedrals of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church are located in Bulgaria:
| № | Name | Built | Location | Affiliation | Notes |
| 1 | Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | 1882 - 1912 | Sofia | National Cathedral | The largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the Balkans and one of the largest in the world. |
| 2 | Cathedral of St. Demetrius | ca 1640 (the old building of the cathedral - demolished in 1889) / 1889-1900 (the current church building of the cathedral) | Vidin | Eparchy of Vidin | The second largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the Balkans.The largest Orthodox church building in the Balkans from 1900 to 1912. |
| 3 | Cathedral of the Holy Assumption | 1880-1943 | Varna | Eparchy of Varna and Veliki Preslav | The third largest church building and cathedral in Bulgaria and one of the largest in the Balkans. |
| 4 | Saint Nedelya Cathedral | 10th century / 1867 / 1927-1933 | Sofia | Eparchy of Sofia | The previous church building on the site was destroyed after the communist terrorist act of 1925 - the biggest terrorist act in Europe at the time and the biggest in the history of Bulgaria. |
| 5 | Holy Apostles Cathedral | 1898 | Vratsa | Eparchy of Vratsa | |
| 6 | Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Methodius | 2005-2017 | Lovech | Eparchy of Lovech | The newest cathedral building in Bulgaria. |
| 7 | Cathedral of the Most Holy Nativity of the Theotokos | 1844 | Veliko Tarnovo | Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo | |
| 8 | Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul | 1860 | Silistra | Eparchy of Dorostol | |
| 9 | Cathedral of St. Demetrius | 1831 | Sliven | Eparchy of Sliven | |
| 10 | Cathedral of St. Demetrius | 1859-1861 | Stara Zagora | Eparchy of Stara Zagora | |
| 11 | Cathedral of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God | 9th century / 1844 -1852 | Plovdiv | Eparchy of Plovdiv | |
| 12 | Cathedral of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and St Elijah | 1904 -1914 | Gotse Delchev | Eparchy of Nevrokop | |
| 13 | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity | 1632 | Ruse | Eparchy of Ruse | |
| 14 | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity | 1893 - 1912 | Pleven | Eparchy of Pleven | Cathedral of the newest diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. |

### Former cathedrals

| Name | Built | City |
| Great Basilica | 9th century | Pliska |
| Round Church | 10th century | Preslav |
| Church of St George | 10th–11th century | Kyustendil |
| Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God | 11th–12th century | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Cathedral of St. Marina | 1851 | Plovdiv |
| Cathedral of the Holy Trinity | 1868 | Lovech |

### Church buildings in administrative centers that are not diocesan centers

| Name | Image | Built | City |
| Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius | | 1897 – 1907 | Burgas |
| Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | | 1844 | Blagoevgrad |

## Catholic
### Latin Rite

The following are Latin Rite cathedrals and co-cathedrals of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria:
| Name | Built | City |
| Cathedral of St. Paul of the Cross | 1892 | Ruse |
| Cathedral of St. Louis of France | 1858 – 1861 | Plovdiv |
| Cathedral of Christ the Saviour | 2007-2020 | Vidin |
| Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph | 2006 | Sofia |

### Eastern Rites

This cathedral belongs to the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church:
| Name | Image | Built | City |
| Cathedral of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary | | 1922 - 1924 | Sofia |