Roman Catholicism in Slovakia
- Roman Catholicism in Slovakia
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 8 dioceses including 3 archdioceses. There is also a separate jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite.
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*Archdiocese of Bratislava with the following suffragans:
**Archdiocese of Trnava
**Diocese of Nitra
**Diocese of Žilina
**Diocese of Banská Bystrica
*Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans:
**Diocese of Spiš
**Diocese of Rožňava
*Archeparchy of Prešov (Byzantine Rite) with the following suffragans:
**Eparchy of Bratislava
**Eparchy of Košice
*Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
See also
*Slovak Greek Catholic Church
*Conor Stokes' "My Days in Slovakia"
External links
* [http://www.kbs.sk/ Oficiálna stránka Katolíckej cirkvi na Slovensku] Official webpage sk icon
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