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Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice

Eastern Catholic eparchy in Slovakia

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Eparchy of Košice Eparchia Kosicensis Košická eparchia
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province	Prešov
Population - Catholics	(as of 2013) 72,593
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
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

History[edit]

• Established on 27 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II as the Apostolic Exarchate of Košice, on territory that was split from the Eparchy of Prešov.
• Elevated on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI to the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice.

List of eparchs[edit]

• Milan Chautur (27 January 1997 – 24 June 2021)
  • named eparch 30 January 2008^[1]
• Cyril Vasiľ (24 June 2021^[2] – present)
  • apostolic administrator sede plena (20 January 2020^[3] – 24 June 2021)

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External links[edit]

• (in Slovak) Official website (in Slovak)

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