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Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice

The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in south-eastern Slovakia. It's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the city of Košice. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak, Hungarian and Church Slavonic languages.

Eparchy of Košice

Eparchia Kosicensis

Košická eparchia
Coat of arms
Location
CountrySlovakia
Ecclesiastical provincePrešov
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
89,200
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSlovak Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established30 January 2008 (21 February 1997 - Exarchate)
CathedralCathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice
Patron saintSaints Cyril and Methodius
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
EparchCyril Vasiľ
Metropolitan ArchbishopVacant
Bishops emeritusMilan Chautur
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese


History edit

List of eparchs edit

  • Milan Chautur (27 January 1997 – 24 June 2021)
    • named eparch 30 January 2008[1]
  • Cyril Vasiľ (24 June 2021[2] – present)
    • apostolic administrator sede plena (20 January 2020[3] – 24 June 2021)

References edit

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 30.01.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 24.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 20.01.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links edit

  • (in Slovak) Official website (in Slovak)

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