Anthim I
Anthim I | |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian Exarch | |
| Church | Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian Exarchate) |
| See | Constantinople |
| Installed | 16 February 1872 |
| Term ended | 14 April 1877 |
| Predecessor | Ilarion of Bulgaria |
| Successor | Joseph I of Bulgaria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Atanas Mihaylov Chalakov 1816 |
| Died | December 1, 1888 (aged 72) |
| Buried | Vidin |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Residence | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Anthim I (Anthim The First) (Bulgarian: Антим I, secular name Atanas Mihaylov Chalakov, Bulgarian: Aтанас Михайлов Чалъков; 1816 – 1 December 1888) was a Bulgarian education figure and clergyman, and a participant in the Bulgarian liberation and church-independence movement. He was the first head of the Bulgarian Exarchate, a post he held from 1872 to 1877. He was also the first Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, presiding the Constituent Assembly and the 1st Grand National Assembly in 1879.