title: Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  