Vinkenti Peev (Bulgarian: Винкенти Пеев) was a Bulgarian Catholic priest, Capuchin friar and Vicar Apostolic of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv.

His Excellency

Vinkenti Peev
Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
Appointed14 October 1916
Installed14 October 1916
PredecessorArchbishop Roberto Menini
Orders
Ordination1897
Personal details
Born11 November 1873
DiedMarch 2, 1941(1941-03-02) (aged 67)
Sofia, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Styles of
Vinkenti Peev
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous styleBishop

Life

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Peev was born on 11 November 1873 in the Bulgarian town of Baltadzhii (today Rakovski). In 1897 he was ordained as a priest. On 13 December 1912 he was appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv and Titular Bishop of Lyrbe. On 3 February 1913 he was consecrated a bishop.[1] He succeeded Archbishop Roberto Menini on 14 October 1916 as Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv.[1][2]

Bishop Peev died on 2 March 1941 in Sofia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Cletus Vincent Pejov (Peef) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ^ "Archbishop Roberto Menini [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
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