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Since June 2020, Father
Kavalenov has been Chairman of the Management Board of Caritas Ruse. After the death of Bishop Petko Hristov on September 14, 2020, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Nicopolis a day after, on September 15. On October 5, 2020 he was awarded the Cross of
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Diocese of Nikopol. Father Kavalenov speaks four languages - Italian, Polish, French and Russian, and as a graduate of the classical high school he speaks Latin and ancient Greek. He was appointed by the
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He was then appointed parish priest in the parish of the
Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary in Veliko Tarnovo. Since January 1, 2012, he has also taken care of the parish Blessed Evgeniy Bosilkov in Gabrovo.
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Veselinov Kavalenov was born in the village of Razgrad, Montana District, but grew up in Sofia. He graduated from
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