Slovak Metropolitanate sui juris of

Prešov

Slovakia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Slovak (Byzantine)

Type: Metropolitanate sui juris

Name: Prešov / Eperies (Deutsch) / Preszów (polski) / Fragopolis (latine) / Eperjes / Prjašev / Prešovien(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Bratislava, Košice

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: sv. Ján Krstiteľ

History

1818.09.22: Established as Diocese of Prešov / Eperies (Deutsch) / Preszów (polski) / Fragopolis (latine) / Eperjes / Prjašev / Prešovien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Mukacheve)
1912.06.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Hajdúdorog
1996.01.18: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic
1997.01.27: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Košice
2008.01.30: Promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Prešov / Eperies (Deutsch) / Preszów (polski) / Fragopolis (latine) / Eperjes / Prjašev / Prešovien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Bratislava and Košice and lost territory to establish Diocese of Bratislava)

Contact Info

Address: Arcibiskupský úrad, ul. Hlavná 1, pošt. schránka 135, SK-081 35 Prešov, Slovakia

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Metropolitan (2023.10.26 – ...):

Archbishop Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U. (49)

President of Council of the Slovak Church

Ordinaries

Metropolitans of Prešov (Slovak Rite)

Archbishop Jonáš Jozef Maxim, M.S.U. (49)
(2023.10.26 – ...)

Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)
President of Council of the Slovak Church

Born:	1974.11.21 (Levoča, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1998.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.01.27

Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks (2020.06.19 – 2023.12.19)

Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2023.10.26 – ...)

President of Council of the Slovak Church (2023.10.26 – ...)

Bishop Peter Rusnák (73)
(Apostolic Administrator 2022.04.25 – 2023.10.26)

Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (70)
(2008.01.30 – 2022.04.25)

Metropolitan emeritus of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia)
former President of Council of the Slovak Church

Vy ste chrám živého Boha

Born:	1953.10.28 (Hažine nad Cirichou, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1978.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.01.06

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2002.12.11 – 2008.01.30)

Metropolitan of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2008.01.30 – 2022.04.25)

President of Council of the Slovak Church (2008.01.30 – 2022.04.25)

Bishops of Prešov (Slovak Rite)

Bishop Ján Babjak, S.J. (70) (later Archbishop)
(2002.12.11 – 2008.01.30)

(see above)

Bishop Ján Hirka
(1989.12.21 – 2002.12.11)

Pokoj a milosrdenstvo pod ochranou Márie

Born:	1923.11.16 (Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1949.07.31
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.02.17
Died:	2014.04.10 († 90)

Apostolic Administrator of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1969.04.02 – 1989.12.21)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1989.12.21 – 2002.12.11)

Fr. Ján Hirka (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1969.04.02 – 1989.12.21)

Blessed Bishop Pavel Peter Gojdic, O.S.B.M.
(1940.04.11 – 1960.07.17)

Born:	1888.07.17 (Ľubovec, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1911.08.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.03.25
Died:	1960.07.17 🩸 (Leopoldov, Slovakia † 72)
Beatified:	2001.11.04

Apostolic Administrator of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1926.09.14 – 1940.04.11)

Titular Bishop of Harpasa (1927.03.07 – 1940.04.11)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1940.04.11 – 1960.07.17)

Bishop and religious of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat. Martyr.

Blessed Bishop Pavel Peter Gojdic, O.S.B.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1926.09.14 – 1940.04.11)

Bishop Dionýz Njarady
(Apostolic Administrator 1922.10.27 – 1927.02.20)

Bishop Stefan Novák
(1913 – 1918.10.01)

Born:	1879.12.04 (Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1905.01.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1914.01.11
Died:	1932.09.02 († 52)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1913 – 1918.10.01)

Bishop Ján Vályi
(1882.10.11 – 1911.11.19)

Born:	1837.09.22 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1865.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1883.05.20
Died:	1911.11.19 († 74)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1882.10.11 – 1911.11.19)

Bishop Mikuláš Tóth
(1876.04.03 – 1882.05.21)

Born:	1833.08.10 (Ukraine)
Ordained Priest:	1857.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1876.05.21
Died:	1882.05.21 († 48)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1876.04.03 – 1882.05.21)

Bishop Jozef Gaganecz
(1842.08.02 – 1875.12.22)

Born:	1793.04.10 (Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1817.03.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1843.06.25
Died:	1875.12.22 († 82)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1842.08.02 – 1875.12.22)

Bishop Gregor Tarkovic (Tarkovits)
(1818.09.26 – 1841.01.16)

Born:	1754.11.20 (Ukraine)
Ordained Priest:	1779.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1821.06.17
Died:	1841.01.16 († 86)

Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1818.09.26 – 1841.01.16)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. (50) (2013.04.19 – 2017.06.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (66) (1992.01.11 – 1997.01.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Blessed Bishop Vasil Hopko (1946.11.09 – 1976.07.23)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Greckokatolícka katedrálny chrám sv. Jána Krstiteľa, Prešov, Prešov
Minor Basilica: Bazilika minor Zosnutia Presvätej Bohorodičky, Ľutina, Prešov
World Heritage Site: Chrám sv. Michala Archanjela, Ladomirová, Prešov
World Heritage Site: Chrám sv. Mikuláša, Bodružal, Prešov
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Bratislava (↙), Przemyśl–Warszawa (↑), Mukacheve (→), Košice (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Population: 114,401 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 163 parishes, 18 missions

Personnel: 306 priests (288 diocesan, 18 religious), 2 deacons, 88 religious (20 brothers, 68 sisters), 31 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.05.12

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