Catholic ChurchinSlovak Republic (Slovakia) | ![]() |
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
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
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (16),
Basilicas (15),
National Shrines (1),
World Heritage Churches (14)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
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.)
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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