The Eparchy of Košice is an

eparchy Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administra ...

(diocese) of the

Slovak Greek Catholic Church The Slovak Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine Catholic Church in Slovakia, is a ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic church based in Slovakia. As a Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, particular ch ...

that is situated in south-eastern

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

. It's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the city of

Košice Košice 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 approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...

. The eparchy is a

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of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the

Byzantine Rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Chri ...

in the Slovak, Hungarian and

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languages.

History

* Established on 27 January 1997 by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

as the ''Apostolic Exarchate of Košice'', on territory that was split from the Eparchy of Prešov. * Elevated on 30 January 2008 by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

to the ''Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice''.

List of eparchs

* Milan Chautur (27 January 1997 – 24 June 2021) **named eparch 30 January 2008 * Cyril Vasiľ (24 June 2021 – present) ** apostolic administrator ''sede plena'' (20 January 2020 – 24 June 2021)

References

External links

Official website (in Slovak)
Eastern Catholic dioceses in Slovakia Košice {{EasternCatholic-diocese-stub