Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice (Slovak: Košická arcidiecéza, Latin: Archidioecesis Cassoviensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in eastern Slovakia, with its seat in Košice. It covers central and eastern parts of the Prešov and Košice regions, with an area of 10,403 km². On that area, there was a population of around 1,153,505 people, of which around 61% were of Catholic faith (2012). The Archbishop-elect is the former auxiliary bishop, Bernard Bober, he succeeded Alojz Tkáč. Bernard Bober was appointed as Archbishop of Košice on June 4, 2010 and canonically took power of the archdiocese on July 10, 2010. Pope Francis appointed on June 11, 2016 priest Marek Forgáč as new auxiliary bishop.

St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice

Archdiocese of Košice Archidioecesis Cassoviensis Košická arcidiecéza
Archdiocese of Košice Coat of Arms
Location
Country	Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province	Košice
Metropolitan	Bernard Bober
Archdeaconries	3 (Abov - Cathedral, Šariš, Zemplín
Deaneries	19
Statistics
Area	10,403 km^2 (4,017 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 1,153,505 677,000 (58.7%)
Parishes	216
Churches	592
Schools	39
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 August 1804 (As Diocese of Košice) 31 March 1995 (As Archdiocese of Košice)
Cathedral	St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice
Co-cathedral	Saint Nicholas Concathedral
Patron saint	Andrew the Apostle
Secular priests	430
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Bernard Bober
Suffragans	Diocese of Rožňava, Diocese of Spiš
Auxiliary Bishops	Marek Forgáč
Episcopal Vicars	Zoltán Pásztor, Vladimír Šosták
Bishops emeritus	Alojz Tkáč
Map
Map of the Archdiocese
Website
Website

The Major Seminary - St Charles Borromeo Seminary is at the very heart of the Archdiocese of Košice. It is located in downtown Košice, just walking distance from St. Elisabeth Cathedral. It has been forming Roman Catholic seminarians since 1994.

History

It was first created in 1804 under name Diocese of Košice as a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Eger. In 1977, the metropolitan was changed to the newly established ecclesiastical province of Trnava. On 31 March 1995, a new ecclesiastical province was created, changing the status of the diocese into archdiocese with the suffragans of Spiš and Rožňava.

Ordinaries

• András Szabó † (20 Aug 1804 Appointed - 28 Sep 1819 Died)
• István Cseh (Csech) † (8 Jan 1821 Appointed - 4 Jun 1831 Died)
• Imre Palugyay † ( 1830 Appointed - 13 Feb 1839 Appointed, Bishop of Nitra)
• Antal Ocskay † (18 Aug 1839 Ordained Bishop - 11 Sep 1848 Died)
• József Kunszt † (20 May 1850 Appointed - 15 Mar 1852 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Ignác Fábry † (15 Mar 1852 Appointed - 26 Jun 1867 Died)
• János Perger † (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 5 Apr 1876 Died)
• Konstantín Schuster † (1 Jul 1877 Appointed - 1886 Appointed, Bishop of Vác)
• Zsigmond Bubics † (30 May 1887 Appointed - Oct 1906 Retired)
• Augustín Fischer-Colbrie † (6 Aug 1906 Succeeded - 17 May 1925 Died)
• József Csárszky † (6 Dec 1925 Appointed - 19 Jul 1939 Appointed Košice Apostolic Administrator for areas remaining in Slovakia after First Vienna Award)
• István Madarász † (19 Jul 1939 Appointed - Feb 1945 Appointed to a Hungarian Diocese and left to Hejce after liberation of Slovak territory)
• József Csárszky † (Apr 1945 Appointed - 11 Mar 1962 Died)

The Diocese of Košice was without a bishop for 28 years during the communist regime.

• Štefan Onderko † (15 March 1962 Vicar - 1990 Died)
• Alojz Tkáč (14 Feb 1990 Appointed - 4 Jun 2010 Retired)
• Bernard Bober (4 Jun 2010 Appointed - )[1]

Sources

• List of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice

Notes

1. Hišem (2000) p. 78

References

• Hišem, Cyril (2000). Dejiny Kňazského Seminára v Košiciach (1918-1950). Vydavateľstvo Michala Vaška. (in Slovak)
• Official site (in Slovak)
• Archdiocese of Košice at catholic-hierarchy.org
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Cassovia" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.