Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bratislava
Archdiocese of Bratislava Dioecesis Bratislaviensis Arcibiskupstvo Bratislava | |
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| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Stanislav Zvolenský |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jozef Haľko |
| Vicar General | Jozef Haľko Daniel Ižold |
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 Map of the Archdiocese | |
The Archdiocese of Bratislava (
Latin: Archidioecesis Bratislaviensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western Slovakia including Bratislava and the western Trnava regions. It has its seat in Bratislava. The current archbishop is Stanislav Zvolenský and auxiliary bishop is Jozef Haľko
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History
It was first created as Apostolic Administration of Trnava on 29 May 1922, subordinate to the
Diocese of Nitra), small part of the Trenčín and south-western part of the Banská Bystrica regions. As of 2004, it covered an area of approximately 14,000 km2 with a population of 1,930,000 people of which around 70% were of Catholic faith.[1]
On 14 February 2008, the archdiocese was split between several dioceses. It was renamed from Bratislava-Trnava into Archdiocese of Bratislava and the seat moved from
Banská Bystrica.[2]
References
- ^ Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava at catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ Map (in Slovak).
External links
- Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava (in Slovak)
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