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Slovak Diocese of

Košice

Slovakia Slovakia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Slovak (Byzantine)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Košice / Cassovien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Prešov

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Special Churches

Bratislava (←), Prešov (↑), Mukacheve (→), Miskolc (↓), Nyíregyháza (↓)

Present Prelates

Archbishop-Bishop (2021.06.24 – ...):Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (57)Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (57)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata

Ordinaries

Bishops of Košice (Slovak Rite)

Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (57)Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (57)
(2021.06.24 – ...)

Archbishop-Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)
Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata

Parati semper

Born:1965.04.10 (Košice, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:1987.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:2009.06.14

Rector of Pontifical Oriental Institute (2007.05 – 2009.05.07)

Secretary of Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2009.05.07 – 2020.01.20)

Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya (2009.05.07 – 2021.06.24)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata (2019.07.29 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2020.01.20 – 2021.06.24)

Archbishop-Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2021.06.24 – ...)

Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (57)Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J. (57)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 2020.01.20 – 2021.06.24)

Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (65)Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (65)
(2008.01.30 – 2021.06.24)

Bishop emeritus of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Hľa Tvoja Matka

Born:1957.09.04 (Snina, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:1981.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:1992.02.29

Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1992.01.11 – 1997.01.27)

Titular Bishop of Cresima (1992.01.11 – 2008.01.30)

Apostolic Exarch of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1997.01.27 – 2008.01.30)

Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2008.01.30 – 2021.06.24)

Apostolic Exarchs of Košice (Slovak Rite)

Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (65)Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R. (65)
(1997.01.27 – 2008.01.30)

(see above)

Contact Info

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Statistics

Population: 72,593 Catholics (2020)

Statistics: 97 parishes, 2 missions, 179 priests (163 diocesan, 16 religious), 3 deacons, 48 lay religious (16 brothers, 32 sisters), 26 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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