Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava

The Eparchy of Bratislava (Latin: Eparchia Bratislaviensis) is an eparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which covers the territory of western and central Slovakia, i.e., Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina and Banská Bystrica regions (around 33,300 km2). The eparchy is a suffragan to the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. Its cathedral is the Church of the Holy Feast of the Cross in central Bratislava.

Greek Catholic Cathedral of Bratislava

Eparchy of Bratislava

Eparchia Bratislaviensis ritus byzantini

Bratislavská eparchia
Coat of arms
Location
Country Slovakia
Ecclesiastical provincePrešov
MetropolitanPrešov
Statistics
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
14,941
Parishes15
Information
DenominationSlovak Greek Catholic Church
Sui iuris churchSlovak Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established30 January 2008
CathedralCathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Rusnák
Metropolitan ArchbishopJán Babjak
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

The eparchy was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI and its current bishop is Peter Rusnák. The approximate number of Greek Catholic faithful in the whole eparchy as of 2008 may be around 25,000.[1]

References


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