Petko Valov

Petko Valov (; born 8 January 1966) is a Bulgarian hierarch of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church who serves as the Eparch of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia since July 2024.

Biography Petko Valov was born on 8 January 1966 in Sofia, Bulgaria. His father, Nikola, was Eastern Orthodox, while his mother, Dimitrina, belonged to the Eastern Catholic rite. After completing his secondary education in Sofia, he graduated from the Yordanka Filaretova Medical College, specializing in dental technology.

From 1990 to 1997, he resided in Rome as a student at the Pontifical Greek College. During this period, he completed his philosophical studies at the Pontifical Urban University and his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He later obtained a licentiate in moral theology from the Pontifical Lateran University and completed specialized studies in bioethics at the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy.

Priesthood Valov was ordained a priest on 11 October 1997 by Bishop Christo Proykov for the Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia. The principal consecrator was his predecessor, Bishop Christo Proykov, assisted by Bishop Strahil Kavalenov of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Nicopolis and Bishop Manuel Nin, Apostolic Exarch of Greece.