Catholic Church in Slovakia

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St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava

The Catholic Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

According to the 2021 census, around 55.8%

archdioceses, and there is also a separate Metropolitan jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite, see Slovak Greek Catholic Church
.

In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and almost 2,000 nuns serving across more than 1,500 parishes.[3]

Taking the percentage of membership in the Catholic Church as an indicator, Slovakia is the third most Catholic

Slavic country, after Poland and Croatia
.

Cathedral of St Elizabeth, Košice

Structure

Roman Catholic

Latin rite dioceses in Slovakia
  • suffragans
    :
    • Archdiocese of Trnava
    • Diocese of Nitra
    • Diocese of Žilina
    • Diocese of Banská Bystrica
  • Archdiocese of Košice
    with the following suffragans:
    • Diocese of Spiš
    • Diocese of Rožňava
  • Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

Greek Catholic

Byzantine rite eparchies in Slovakia
  • Archeparchy of Prešov
    with the following suffragans:
    • Eparchy of Bratislava
    • Eparchy of Košice

Catholic organizations

  • eRko: Catholic children and youth organization, member of Fimcap and CIDSE

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roman Catholics represents 56% of the population". Statistical Office of the SR. 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. ^ US State Dept 2022 report
  3. ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08

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