On January 17, 2010, he was elected Metropolitan of Dorostol by the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Reportedly ten members of the Synod voted for Bishop Ambrose, two of the ballots were empty, and the rival candidate Bishop Pavel did not receive a single vote. On January 24, he was canonically confirmed and on January 30, 2010, he was installed on the throne of the Diocese of Dorostol . After the death of Metropolitan Kiril of Varna, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church appointed Ambrose on 18 July 2013 as temporary viceroy of the Varna and Veliko Preslav. Ambrose Dorostolski died of complications from COVID-19 in Silistra on 18 August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria. References 1942 births 2020 deaths People from Svishtov Bishops of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria Eastern Orthodox bishops in Europe