There are two
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
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s of the
Latin Church
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of the
Catholic church
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in
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. Under 2 archdioceses, there are 6 suffragan dioceses. There is also a
military ordinariate
A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation.
Until 1986, they were called "military v ...
that is not part of either ecclesiastical province.
In addition, there is one ecclesiastical territory of the
Slovak Greek Catholic Church. Under the one archeparchy, are two eparchies.
There are no titular sees or other defunct jurisdictions other than direct precursors of current dioceses.
Latin Hierarchy
Exempt
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Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
The Military Ordinariate of Slovakia ( sk, Vojenský ordinariát) is a Latin military ordinariate (pseudo-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church for the Slovak armed forces.
It is exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See (not part of any ...
Ecclesiastical Province of Bratislava
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bratislava
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Archdiocese of Trnava
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 Trnav ...
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Diocese of Banská Bystrica
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Diocese of Nitra
The Diocese of Nitra ( sk, Nitrianska diecéza; la, Dioecesis Nitriensis; hu, Nyitrai egyházmegye) is a Roman Catholic diocese western Slovakia, with its seat in Nitra. , the bishop is Viliam Judák.
History
The diocese was created as the f ...
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Diocese of Žilina
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
Ecclesiastical Province of Košice
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Košice
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Diocese of Rožňava
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Diocese of Spiš
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
Slovak Greek Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Prešov
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(
Byzantine Rite
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Th ...
)
* Metropolitan
Archeparchy of Prešov, ''also Chief of the entire rite-specific
particular church
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Eparchy of Bratislava
The Eparchy of Bratislava ( la, Eparchia Bratislaviensis) is a Slovak Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church that covers the territory of western and central Slovakia. It is a suffragan diocese, suffraga ...
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Eparchy of Košice
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. De ...
External links and sources
Catholic-Hierarchy entry
{{Slovak Greek Catholic Church hierarchy
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Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
Catholic dioceses