Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov

Bogdan Dobranov (Bulgarian: Богдан Добранов) (1914 – 1983) was a Bulgarian Catholic priest and bishop Ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv.

Coat of Arms of the Bishop Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov, Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, printed on his grave

Biography

Bogdan Dobranov Bishop was born in Plovdiv. On 23 March 1940, he was ordained a priest, and on 10 October 1959, he was elected titular bishop of Gyufi. He was consecrated bishop on 8 November 1959. On 22 July 1975, he was appointed as the Sofia–Plovdiv apostolic vicar, and on 14 December 1978 he was appointed as the Sofia - Plovdiv eparhien bishop. After his death, the Sofia - Plovdiv diocese remained without a bishop for nearly five years (SEDE VACANTE), because of the difficult political situation.