Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice
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Eparchy of Košice
Eparchia Kosicensis
Košická eparchia
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Location | |
Country | Slovakia |
Ecclesiastical province | Prešov |
Metropolitan | Prešov |
Population - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 89,200 |
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Denomination | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 30 January 2008 (21 February 1997 - Exarchate) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice |
Patron saint | Saints Cyril and Methodius |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Milan Chautur |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ján Babjak |
Map | |
File:Slovacchia - Eparchia di Kosice.png | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which covers the territory of the Košice Region in Slovakia. The eparchy is suffragan to the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. It was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI on the basis of the Apostolic Exarchate created previously (on 21 February 1997) by his predecessor John Paul II.
List of eparchs
- Milan Chautur (Current) (30 January 2008–present)
External links
- (Slovak) Official website (in Slovak)
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