Catholic Church in Slovakia
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The Catholic Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the 2021 census, around 55.8%[1][2] of the total population was Latin (Roman) Catholic and another 3.8% is Greek Catholic. The country is divided into 8 Latin dioceses including 3 archdioceses, and there is also a separate Metropolitan jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite, see Slovak Greek Catholic Church. In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and almost 2,000 nuns serving across more than 1,500 parishes.[3] By taking the percentage of the current practitioners of the Vatican City-led Catholic Christianity as an indicator, Slovakia (59.8% practicing Catholics) is third most Catholic-majority Slavic polity in Europe after Poland (71.3% practicing Catholics) and Croatia (79.0% practicing Catholics).
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Structure
Roman Catholic
- Archdiocese of Bratislava with the following suffragans:
- Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans:
- Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
Greek Catholic
- Archeparchy of Prešov with the following suffragans:
Catholic organizations
See also
- List of Catholic dioceses in Slovakia
- Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
- Religion in Slovakia
- Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
- Slovak Greek Catholic Church
References
- ↑ "Roman Catholics represents 56% of the population". Statistical Office of the SR. 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ↑ US State Dept 2022 report
- ↑ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
External links
- Oficiálna stránka Katolíckej cirkvi na Slovensku Official webpage (in Slovak)
- Homepage of Catholic Hierarchy about Catholic Church in Slovakia
- Homepage of Giga Catholic about Catholic Church in Slovakia
- vatican.va
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