The Archdiocese of Trnava ( sk, Trnavská arcidiecéza, la, Archidioecesis Tyrnaviensis) is a
Latin Catholic archdiocese in western
Slovakia including bigger part of the
Trnava, and parts of
Nitra and
Trenčín regions. It has its seat in
Trnava. Although it is an archdiocese, it is not a metropolitan and is instead a suffragan of Bratislava. In 2013
Pope Francis appointed Auxiliary Bishop Ján Orosch as the next Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Trnava.
History
The diocese was first created as Apostolic Administration of Trnava on 29 May 1922, subordinate to the
Holy See, on the territory of
Archdiocese of Esztergom which became part of the
Czechoslovakia after 1918. On the order of
Pope Paul VI on 30 December 1977, it was elevated to the status of metropolitan archdiocese and renamed to the Archdiocese of Trnava, and it had at first
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
s of
Nitra,
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
,
Rožňava
Rožňava ( hu, Rozsnyó, german: Rosenau, Latin: ''Rosnavia'') is a town in Slovakia, approximately by road from Košice in the Košice Region, and has a population of 19,182.
The town is an economic and tourist centre of the Gemer. Rožňava ...
,
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
and
Spiš. On 31 March 1995, the archdiocese was renamed to Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava, and since then it had only suffragans of Banská Bystrica and Nitra. Its territory covered Bratislava, Trnava,
Nitra (except the city of
Nitra and the strip connecting it with the main part of the
Diocese of Nitra), small part of the
Trenčín and south-western part of the
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
regions. As of 2004, it covered an area of approximately 14,000 km² with a population of 1,930,000 people of which around 70% were of Catholic faith.
Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava at catholic-hierarchy.org
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On 14 February 2008, the archdiocese was split between several dioceses. Trnava became seat of the newly created Archdiocese of Trnava, which, despite being an archdiocese, belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
as its suffragan. Other parts of the former diocese have been split between the dioceses of Nitra and Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mo ...
(see e.g
this map (in Slovak)
Róbert Bezák
Mons. Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (born 1 March 1960) is a Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Trnava on June 6, 2009, by Cardinal Jozef Tomko.
His removal from the see of Trnava was announced on July 2, 2012. Hund ...
, C.SS.R. (a member of the Redemptorist order) served as Archbishop from 2009. In January 2012, the Vatican had named the Czech bishop Jan Baxant
Jan Baxant (born 8 October 1948) is a Czech Roman Catholic bishop, being the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice since 2008.
Biography Early life
Baxant was born in a large Catholic family and has five siblings, two sisters and ...
as its apostolic visitor to the archdiocese of Trnava. Archbishop Bezák's removal from this see was announced 2 July 2012.
Bishops
* Ján Sokol (Archbishop: 14 Feb 2008 - 18 Apr 2009)
*Róbert Bezák
Mons. Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. (born 1 March 1960) is a Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Trnava on June 6, 2009, by Cardinal Jozef Tomko.
His removal from the see of Trnava was announced on July 2, 2012. Hund ...
(Archbishop: 18 Apr 2009 - 2 Jul 2012)
*Ján Orosch
Ján Orosch (born 28 May 1953, Bratislava) is a Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trnava, Archbishop of Trnava.
Biography
After graduating, he was ordained to the priesthood by bishop Julius Gábriš on ...
(Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Feb 2008, Apostolic Administrator: 2 Jul 2012, Archbishop: 11 Jul 2013 -)
References
External links
Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava
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Catholic Church in Slovakia
Roman Catholic dioceses in Slovakia
Trnava