Diocese of Žilina
Diocese of Žilina | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Slovakia |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bratislava |
Diocesan bishop | Tomáš Galis |
Vicar General | Ladislav Stromček |
founding | February 14, 2008 |
surface | 3,487 km² |
Dean's offices | 10 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Parishes | 106 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Residents | 594,800 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Catholics | 486,400 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
proportion of | 81.8% |
Diocesan priest | 193 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Religious priest | 53 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,977 |
Permanent deacons | 4 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Friars | 85 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
Religious sisters | 156 (December 31, 2011 / AP 2013 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Slovak |
cathedral | Trinity Church in Žilina |
address | Biskupský úrad Mariánske nám. 23 POBox B-46 011 36 Žilina |
Website | www.biskupstvo-zilina.sk |
The diocese of Žilina ( Latin : Dioecesis Žilinensis ; Slovak .: Žilinská diecéza ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northwest Slovakia with its seat in Žilina .
history
The diocese was established on February 14, 2008 from the northern parts of the diocese of Nitra and from the areas around the city of Martin , which were previously part of the diocese of Banská Bystrica .
Diocese structure
The diocese is currently divided into ten deaneries :
- Bytča Deanery
- Deanery Čadca
- Deanery Ilava
- Deanery Kysucké Nové Mesto
- Deanery Martin
- Deanery Považská Bystrica
- Deanery Púchov
- Deanery Rajec
- Deanery Varín
- Deanery Žilina
bishop
- Tomáš Galis (born December 22, 1950 in Selice ) He was ordained a priest on June 6, 1976, appointed titular bishop of Bita and auxiliary bishop in Banská Bystrica on August 28, 1999 , consecrated bishop on September 25, 1999 and February 14, 2008 from Žilina.
See also
- Roman Catholic Church
- Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- List of former Catholic dioceses
- City of Žilina
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Žilina on catholic-hierarchy.org
- History and dates of the Diocese of Žilina on the website of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia (Slovak)
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