Bulgaria's former interim patriarch found dead on beach

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Varna Kiril has been found dead on a Black Sea beach, the Church and the police have confirmed.

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SOFIA The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Varna Kiril has been found dead on a Black Sea beach, the Church and the police have confirmed. Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that it was investigating the “cause and circumstances of death”, but had no reasons to believe foul play was involved, the Sofia Globe reported. Bulgaria's former interim patriarch found dead on beach An autopsy was ordered and the Focus news agency Focus said that the cause of death was ruled to be drowning. Kiril, who was wearing a diving mask and a snorkel when he was found, "was a good swimmer and was often seen swimming on the beach where his body was found," local residents said. The late metropolitan was born in 1954, and is described in reports as "among the most controversial figures in the Church." He had acted as interim Bulgarian patriarch between November 2012 and February 2013, AFP reported. The news agency said that Kiril was "last year exposed as a spy for the Bulgarian secret service when the communists controlled the country" - one of 11 Orthodox bishops "outed as former intelligence agents." B92

Bulgaria's former interim patriarch found dead on beach

An autopsy was ordered and the Focus news agency Focus said that the cause of death was ruled to be drowning.

Kiril, who was wearing a diving mask and a snorkel when he was found, "was a good swimmer and was often seen swimming on the beach where his body was found," local residents said.

The late metropolitan was born in 1954, and is described in reports as "among the most controversial figures in the Church."

He had acted as interim Bulgarian patriarch between November 2012 and February 2013, AFP reported.

The news agency said that Kiril was "last year exposed as a spy for the Bulgarian secret service when the communists controlled the country" - one of 11 Orthodox bishops "outed as former intelligence agents."

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