Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice

The Archdiocese of Košice (Slovak: Košická arcidiecéza, Latin: Archidioecesis Cassoviensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Slovakia, with its seat in Košice. It covers the central and eastern parts of the Prešov and Košice regions, with an area of 10,403 km2. The diocese's area has a total population of 1,153,505 people, of which around 61% were of Catholic faith as of 2012.[citation needed] The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth serves as the seat of the diocese.

Archdiocese of Košice

Archidioecesis Cassoviensis

Košická arcidiecéza
Archdiocese of Košice Coat of Arms
Location
Country Slovakia
Ecclesiastical provinceKošice
MetropolitanBernard Bober
Archdeaconries3 (Abov - Cathedral, Šariš, Zemplín
Deaneries20
Statistics
Area10,403 km2 (4,017 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020[1])
1,153,008
Decrease522,008 (Decrease45.3%)
Parishes216
Churches592
Schools39
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
Established10 August 1804
(As Diocese of Košice)
31 March 1995
(As Archdiocese of Košice)
CathedralCathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice
Co-cathedralSaint Nicholas Concathedral
Patron saintAndrew the Apostle
Secular priests430
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopBernard Bober
SuffragansDiocese of Rožňava, Diocese of Spiš
Auxiliary BishopsMarek Forgáč
Episcopal VicarsZoltán Pásztor, Vladimír Šosták
Map
Map of the Archdiocese
Map of the Archdiocese
Website
Website

The current Archbishop, Bernard Bober was appointed on June 4, 2010, and canonically took power of the archdiocese on July 10, 2010. He had formerly served as auxiliary bishop under Alojz Tkáč. On June 11, 2016, priest Marek Forgáč was appointed as the new auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis.

History

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It was first created in 1804 under name Diocese of Košice as a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Eger. In 1977, the metropolitan was changed to the newly established ecclesiastical province of Trnava. On 31 March 1995, a new ecclesiastical province was created, changing the status of the diocese into archdiocese with the suffragans of Spiš and Rožňava.

St Charles Borromeo Seminary, the diocese's main seminary, was founded in 1994.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Štruktúra Katolíckej cirkvi" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2024.


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