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Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice
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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.
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Eparchy of Košice Eparchia Kosicensis Košická eparchia | |
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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 |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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