Catholic Church

Also known as: Slowakei (Deutsch), Eslovaquia (español), la Slovaquie (français), Slovacchia (Italiano), Słowacja (polski), Eslováquia (Português), Slovensko (slovenčina), 斯洛伐克 (正體中文), スロバキア (日本語), Slovacia (latine)

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Bratislava

Area: 48,105 km²

Population: 5,445,829

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Sorrows

Saints: 8 Saints, 7 Blesseds

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Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 8.2%, Greek Catholic 3.8%, other or unspecified 12.5%, none 13.4%

Languages: Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8%

Ethnic Groups: Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Romani 2%, other 1.8% (includes Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish), unspecified 7%

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Austria , ↖ Czechia , ↑ Poland , → Ukraine , ↓ Hungary

Jurisdictions (12): Metropolitanates (1), Metr. Archdioceses (2), Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (7), Military Ordinariates (1)

Roman Rite (9): Banská Bystrica, Bratislava, Košice, Nitra, Rožňava, Spiš, Trnava, Vojenský ordinariát, Žilina

Slovak Church (3): Bratislava, Košice, Prešov

Cardinals (0 electors/1 total): Tomko (98) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Slovakia

Conference of Bishops: Konferencia Biskupov Slovenska (K.B.S.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)