Eparchy of Košice

Eparchy of Košice
Eparchia Kosicensis
Košická eparchia

Coat of arms
Location
Country Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province Prešov
Metropolitan Prešov
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
89,200
Information
Denomination Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Rite Byzantine Rite
Established 30 January 2008
Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice
Patron saint Saints Cyril and Methodius
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Milan Chautur
Metropolitan Archbishop Ján Babjak
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which covers the territory of the Košice Region in Slovakia. The eparchy is suffragan to the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. It was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI on the basis of the Apostolic Exarchate created previously by his predecessor John Paul II.

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Coordinates: 48°43′N 21°15′E / 48.717°N 21.250°E