Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava

Eparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church in western and central Slovakia

Eparchy of Bratislava

Eparchia Bratislaviensis ritus byzantini

Bratislavská eparchia

Slovak Greek Catholic Cathedral of Bratislava

Coat of arms

Location
Country| Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province| Prešov
Statistics
Population
- Catholics| (as of 2012)
17,069
Parishes| 15
Information
Denomination| Catholic Church
Sui iuris church| Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Rite| Byzantine Rite
Established| 30 January 2008
Cathedral| Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Eparch| Peter Rusnák
Metropolitan Archbishop| Vacant
Auxiliary Bishops| Milan Lach
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Bratislava (Latin: Eparchia Bratislaviensis) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in western Slovakia. It's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the city of Bratislava. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. The eparchy's territorial remit includes the regions of Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina and Banská Bystrica which total around 33,300 km2. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak  and Church Slavonic languages.

## History

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The eparchy was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI and its current bishop is Peter Rusnák. As of 2008[update], roughly 25,000 Slovak Greek Catholics were under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Bratislava.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Aktuálne informácie o Katolíckej cirkvi byzantsko-slovenského obradu na Slovensku

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Dioceses of the Catholic Church (both Latin and Eastern Catholic) in Slovakia

Roman Catholic dioceses|

| Western province|

* BratislavaM
* TrnavaA
* Banská Bystrica
* Nitra
* Žilina

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Eastern province|

* KošiceM
* Rožňava
* Spiš

Exempt|

* Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

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Greek Catholic eparchies|

* PrešovM
* Bratislava
* Košice

M = metropolitan archdiocese or archeparchy; A = archdiocese

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