Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice
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The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in south-eastern Slovakia. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the city of Košice. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak, Hungarian and Church Slavonic languages.
History
- Established on 27 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II as the Apostolic Exarchate of Košice, on territory that was split from the Eparchy of Prešov.
- Elevated on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI to the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice.
List of eparchs
- Milan Chautur (27 January 1997 – 24 June 2021) named eparch 30 January 2008
- Cyril Vasiľ (24 June 2021 – present) apostolic administrator sede plena (20 January 2020 – 24 June 2021)
External links
- (in Slovak)
48°43′N 21°15′E/48.717°N 21.250°E/ 48.717; 21.250