Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

The Military Ordinariate of Slovakia (Slovak: Vojenský ordinariát) is a Latin military ordinariate (pseudo-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church for the Slovak armed forces.

Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

Vojenský ordinariát
Coat of Arms of the Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
Location
CountrySlovakia
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 January 2003 (17 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrantišek Rábek

It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See (not part of any ecclesiastical province and its Roman Congregation for Bishops.

The Cathedral episcopal see is Katedrála sv. Šebastiána, dedicated to Saint Sebastian, in the Slovak national capital Bratislava, which in 2009 replaced the Cathedral of St. John of Matha and St. Felix of Valois (Katedrála sv. Jána a sv. Felixa z Valois), also in Bratislava.

History

The military ordinariate, without precursor, was established by Pope John Paul II on 20 January 2003, ten years after the country's independence by the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

Statistics

As per 2014, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Slovak Armed Forces and their families in 56 parishes with 54 priests (46 diocesan, 8 religious), 1 deacon and 8 lay religious brothers.

Military ordinaries
  • František Rábek (incumbent, 20 January 2003 – ...), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) (1991.07.13 – 2003.01.20) and Titular Bishop of Catrum (1991.07.13 – 2003.01.20)
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See also
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Slovakia

References

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