Catholic Church In Slovakia

According to the 2021 census, around 55.8% of the total population was Latin (Roman) Catholic and another 3.8% is Greek Catholic. The country is divided into 8 Latin dioceses including 3 archdioceses, and there is also a separate Metropolitan jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite, see Slovak Greek Catholic Church.

In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and almost 2,000 nuns serving across more than 1,500 parishes.

Taking the percentage of membership in the Catholic Church as an indicator, Slovakia is the third most Catholic Slavic country, after Poland and Croatia.

Structure

Roman Catholic

Archdiocese of Bratislava with the following suffragans:
Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans:
- Diocese of Spiš
- Diocese of Rožňava
Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

Greek Catholic

Archeparchy of Prešov with the following suffragans:
- Eparchy of Bratislava
- Eparchy of Košice

Catholic organizations

eRko: Catholic children and youth organization, member of Fimcap and CIDSE

References

External links

Oficiálna stránka Katolíckej cirkvi na Slovensku Official webpage (in Slovak)
Homepage of Catholic Hierarchy about Catholic Church in Slovakia
Homepage of Giga Catholic about Catholic Church in Slovakia
vatican.va

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