Vinkenti Peev
Bulgarian Catholic priest (1873–1941)
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Vinkenti Peev (Bulgarian: Винкенти Пеев) was a Bulgarian Catholic priest, Capuchin friar and Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv.
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv
Appointed14 October 1916
Installed14 October 1916
His Excellency Vinkenti Peev | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv | |
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| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv |
| Appointed | 14 October 1916 |
| Installed | 14 October 1916 |
| Predecessor | Archbishop Roberto Menini |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1897 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1873 |
| Died | March 2, 1941 (aged 67) |
| Styles of Vinkenti Peev | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | Bishop |
Life
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]
