Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava

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.

Eparchy of Bratislava

Eparchia Bratislaviensis ritus byzantini

Bratislavská eparchia
Slovak Greek Catholic Cathedral of Bratislava
Coat of arms
Location
CountrySlovakia
Ecclesiastical provincePrešov
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
14,941
Parishes15
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchSlovak Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established30 January 2008
CathedralCathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
EparchPeter Rusnák
Metropolitan ArchbishopVacant
Auxiliary BishopsMilan Lach
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. As of 2008, roughly 25,000 Slovak Greek Catholics were under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Bratislava.[1]

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


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