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 | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Prešov |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2013) 89,200 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 30 January 2008 (21 February 1997 - Exarchate) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice |
| Patron saint | Saints Cyril and Methodius |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Eparch | Cyril Vasiľ |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Vacant |
| Bishops emeritus | Milan Chautur |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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