Catholic Church in Slovakia

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

St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava

Around 62%[1] of the total population is Latin (Roman) Catholic and another 3.8% is Greek Catholic. The country is divided into 8 Latin dioceses including 3 archdioceses, and there is also a separate Metropolitan jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite, see Slovak Greek Catholic Church.

Taking the percentage of membership in the Catholic Church as an indicator, Slovakia is the fourth most Catholic Slavic country, after Poland, Croatia and Slovenia.

Cathedral of St Elizabeth, Košice

Structure

Roman Catholic
Latin rite dioceses in Slovakia
  • Archdiocese of Bratislava with the following 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

See also

References
  1. "Data from the Slovak Statistical Office 2011" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-14.
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