Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia

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The Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church and is led by the Pope and the Slovak bishops . About 68% of the Slovaks profess the Roman Catholic Church, making it the largest religious community in Slovakia . In addition, there is a Greek Catholic Church united with the Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia with a population of around 6%. The Seven Sorrows of Mary are venerated as the national church holiday in Slovakia on September 15th (public holiday).

The Slovak state pays the clergy's salaries.

The Holy See is represented in Slovakia by an Apostolic Nuncio . Since April 1, 2017 this has been Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello .

Dioceses

Dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia
  • Western ecclesiastical province
  • Eastern Church Province

    • There are 8 dioceses in Slovakia , which are combined into two ecclesiastical provinces . There is also a Slovak military ordinariate .

    diocese founding cathedral
    Archdiocese of Bratislava 2008 Martin's Cathedral
    Archdiocese of Trnava 1977 Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
    Diocese of Nitra 880/1110 St. Emmeram Cathedral
    Diocese of Žilina 2008 Holy Trinity Cathedral
    Banská Bystrica diocese 1776 Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier
    Archdiocese of Košice 1804 Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth
    Diocese of Spiš 1776 Cathedral of St. Martin
    Diocese of Rožňava 1776 Cathedral of the Assumption

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    Footnotes

    1. ^ Government regulates new church funding , kath.net, September 1, 2019, accessed on September 4, 2019.