Roman Catholicism in Bulgaria
（重定向自Bulgarian Catholic Church）
![Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia](/Images/godic/202501/02/Saint_Joseph_Sofia2945.jpg")
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![The interior of the St Paul of the Cross Roman Catholic Church in Rousse.](/Images/godic/202501/02/Rousse_Catholic_Church_22945.jpg")
Roman Catholicism is the fourth largest religious congregation in Bulgaria, after Eastern Orthodoxy, Islam and Protestantism. It has roots in the country since the Middle Ages and is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.