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# Archimandrite Nicanor Barred From Clerical Service for Additional 15 Days
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/archimandrite-nikanor-barred-from-clerical-service-for-additional-15-days/
- Published: 2026-08-13T16:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:06:59.000Z
- Description: The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has extended Archimandrite Nicanor’s prohibition from clerical service as his ecclesiastical case remains pending.
- Author: Tobias Straney
- Tags: #Category: News, Patriarch Daniel of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, OCU

**SOFIA, BULGARIA —** The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has [extended the suspension](https://mitropolia-sofia.org/2026/08/12/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B8/?fbclid=IwdGRzaATpXg9jbGNrBOld3XBkb2YDZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPMjc1MjU0NjkyNTk4Mjc5AAEeoLikWOoY3NIPLfUQOcqo2UiwRQFOTgwOyidx0QRsmWEnUVyMa07YVpXgpmM%5Faem%5FmHwq6JtK4DaXXbU8k-xMvg&sfnsn=mo) of Archimandrite Nicanor, who previously concelebrated with clergy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and made public statements referring to Patr. Daniel as the "so-called" primate of the Bulgarian Church while calling him a "Kremlin agent."

By order of Patr. Daniel dated Aug. 10, the Sofia Metropolitanate imposed an additional 15-day prohibition on the Archimandrite’s exercise of clerical functions. The suspension, described in the order as “ARGOS” — a complete ban on clerical service — began on Thursday.

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The disciplinary measure is connected to ecclesiastical case No. 2/2026, which is pending before the Sofia Diocesan Court. The proceedings were initiated under provisions of the Statute of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and its regulations governing judicial proceedings in church courts.

The order cites provisions authorizing disciplinary action while the ecclesiastical case remains under consideration. No further details about the proceedings or the specific allegations against Archimandrite Nicanor were included in the announcement from the Sofia Metropolis.

Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/bulgarian-church-suspends-archimandrite-nicanor-after-ocu-concelebration/) that the Bulgarian Church suspended Archimandrite Nicanor after an OCU concelebration.