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Slovak Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov

August 24, 2023

For other uses, see Eparchy of Prešov.

The Archeparchy of Prešov (Latin: Archidioecesis Presoviensis) is an archeparchy (equivalent to an archdiocese in the Latin Church) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See. The archeparchy is the metropolitan see of the Slovak Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province which covers the whole of Slovakia. The archeparch (equivalent to an archbishop in the Latin Church) is also, ex officio, the metropolitan bishop of the metropolis. The geographical remit of the archeparchy itself is confined to the Prešov Region of Slovakia. The see is currently sede vacante. The cathedral church of the archeparcy is the cathedral of St. John the Baptist which is situated in Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak and Church Slavonic languages.

Archeparchy of Prešov

Archidioecesis Presoviensis

Prešovská Archieparchia
Coat of arms
Location
CountrySlovakia
TerritoryPrešov Region
Ecclesiastical provincePrešov
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2015)
115,600
Parishes165
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSlovak Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established22 September 1818
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist
Secular priests249
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan Archbishopsede vacante
Apostolic AdministratorPeter Rusnák
Map
Website
Official Website

Structure

The metropolis is the sole metropolitan see of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church. The archeparchy has two suffragan eparchies: the Eparchy of Košice and the Eparchy of Bratislava. As of 2004 it had 136,593 Slovak Greek Catholic faithful under its jurisdiction.[1] It has a minor basilica Farský chrám Nanebovzatia Presvätej Bohorodičky, bazilika minor, in Ľutina. Current archeparch is the Ján Babjak, S.J.

History

Following the partitions of Poland, the Habsburg monarchy gained control of extensive lands in the region of Galicia. Together with Carpathian Ruthenia lands of the Kingdom of Hungary, they included large minorities who adhered to Eastern Catholicism. As a result, Empress Maria Theresa, with the approval of the Holy See, decided to establish ecclesiastical territories on Habsburg-controlled lands. On 27 June 1787, the "Vicariate of Košice" was established on territory that was formerly in the western part of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo. Later, the episcopal seat of the Vicariate was transferred from Košice to Prešov. On 22 September 1818, the vicarate was elevated to an eparchy.

As part of Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, on 8 June 1912, the eparchy lost some territory to establish the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog (now the Hungarian Catholic Archeparchy of Hajdúdorog).

In July 1995, it enjoyed a papal visit by John Paul II. On 18 January 1996 the eparchy lost its Czech territory to establish the Apostolic Exarchate of the Greek Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. In Slovakia, the eparchy lost territory to establish the apostolic exarchate of Košice on 17 January 1997. The exarchate was later raised to an eparchy — the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice. On 30 January 2008, it again lost territory in western and central Slovakia when the Eparchy of Bratislava was erected. At the same time it was elevated to a sui juris metropolitan archeparchy.

Episcopal incumbents

Bishops of Prešov (Slovak Rite)
Metropolitan Archeparchs of Prešov (Slovak Rite)
  • Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (2008.01.30 – 2022.04.22), as above: previously bishop of Prešov
  • Peter Rusnák (2022.04.22 - now), Apostolic Administrator

References

  1. ^ Prešov (Prjašev) (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

External links

  • Official site
  • GigaCatholic, with Episcipla incumbents list, linking to biographies

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August 24, 2023
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