Roman Catholicism in Slovakia

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

Around 70% of the total population is Catholic. The country is divided into 6 dioceses including 2 archdioceses. There is also a separate jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite.

[edit] Structure

• Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava with the following suffragans:
  • Diocese of Nitra
  • Diocese of Banská Bystrica

• Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans
  • Diocese of Spiš
  • Diocese of Rožňava

• Apostolic Exarchate of Košice (immediately subject to the Holy See)

• Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

[edit] See also

• Slovak Greek Catholic Church

• Conor Stokes' My Days in Slovakia