Catholic Church in Slovakia

The Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia or Latin Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

Around 62%^[1] of the total population is Roman Catholic (i.e. of Latin rite). The country is divided into 8 dioceses including 3 archdioceses. In Slovakia there is also a separate jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite, see Slovak Greek Catholic Church.

Slovakia is the third most Catholic Slavic country, after Poland and Croatia.

Structure

• Archdiocese of Bratislava with the following suffragans:
  • Archdiocese of Trnava
  • Diocese of Nitra
  • Diocese of Žilina
  • Diocese of Banská Bystrica
• Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans:
  • Diocese of Spiš
  • Diocese of Rožňava
• Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

Catholic organizations

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

See also

• Slovak Greek Catholic Church
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Slovakia

References

1. "Data from the Slovak Statistical Office 2011" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-14.

External links

• Oficiálna stránka Katolíckej cirkvi na Slovensku Official webpage (Slovak)