Archdiocese of Košice
Archdiocese of Košice | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Slovakia |
Diocesan bishop | Bernard Bober |
Auxiliary bishop | Marek Forgáč |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alojz Tkáč |
founding | August 10, 1804 |
surface | 10,430 km² |
Dean's offices | 19 (Jan 8, 2019) |
Parishes | 219 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 1,157,600 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 679,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 58.7% |
Diocesan priest | 389 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 91 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1,415 |
Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 104 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 302 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Slovak |
cathedral | St. Elisabeth of Košice |
Co-cathedral | St. Nicholas of Prešov |
Website | www.ke-arcidieceza.sk |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Rožňava Diocese of Spiš |
The Archdiocese of Košice or Archbishopric of Kaschau ( Latin : Archidioecesis Cassoviensis ; Slovak .: Košická arcidiecéza ) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese in eastern Slovakia with its seat in Košice .
history
- 1804: Establishment of a bishopric in Košice in the newly created church province of Eger , in the north of the then Kingdom of Hungary .
- 1977: In the course of the decoupling of the Catholic Church in Slovakia from that in Hungary , the Košice diocese is transferred from the Eger ecclesiastical province to the newly created ecclesiastical province of Bratislava-Trnava .
- 1995: Elevation to the archbishopric with the suffragan dioceses Rožňava and Spiš .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Archdiocese shows a golden "Andrew's Cross" ( St. Andrew , Patron of the Archdiocese of Košice) on a blue background (the color of Mary , the patron saint of Slovakia ), the lily stands for the city of Kosice, and the three flowers stand for the landscapes (Regions) in Slovakia Saris , Abov and Semplin that make up the Archdiocese. In the crown, a miter , patriarchal cross and crook .
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Košice on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- History and dates of the Archdiocese of Košice on the website of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia (Slovak)
- Diocese of Košice at www.newadvent.org (English)
- Diocese of Košice at Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
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