Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Košice
Latin:Archidioecesis Cassoviensis
Local:Košická arcidiecéza
Coat:Košická arcidiecéza.svg
Coat Size:200px
Coat Caption:Archdiocese of Košice Coat of Arms
Country: Slovakia
Province:Košice
Archdeaconries:3 (Abov - Cathedral, Šariš, Zemplín
Deaneries:20
Area Km2:10,403
Population:1,153,008
Population As Of:2020[1]
Catholics:522,008
Catholics Percent:45.3
Parishes:216
Churches:592
Schools:39
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Particular Church:Latin Church
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:10 August 1804
(As Diocese of Košice)
31 March 1995
(As Archdiocese of Košice)
Cathedral:Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice
Cocathedral:Saint Nicholas Concathedral
Patron:Andrew the Apostle
Priests:430
Bishop Title:Archbishop-Metropolitan
Metro Archbishop:Bernard Bober
Suffragans:Diocese of Rožňava, Diocese of Spiš
Episcopal Vicar:Zoltán Pásztor, Vladimír Šosták
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Map:Slovacchia - Arcidiocesi di Kosice.png
Map Size:250px
Website:Website

The Archdiocese of Košice (Slovak: Košická arcidiecéza, Latin: Archidioecesis Cassoviensis) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in eastern Slovakia, with its seat in Košice. It covers the central and eastern parts of the Prešov and Košice regions, with an area of 10,403 km2. The diocese's area has a total population of 1,153,505 people, of which around 61% were of Catholic faith as of 2012. The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth serves as the seat of the diocese.

The current Archbishop, Bernard Bober was appointed on June 4, 2010, and canonically took power of the archdiocese on July 10, 2010. He had formerly served as auxiliary bishop under Alojz Tkáč. On June 11, 2016, priest Marek Forgáč was appointed as the new auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis.

History

It was first created in 1804 under name Diocese of Košice as a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Eger. In 1977, the metropolitan was changed to the newly established ecclesiastical province of Trnava. On 31 March 1995, a new ecclesiastical province was created, changing the status of the diocese into archdiocese with the suffragans of Spiš and Rožňava.

St Charles Borromeo Seminary, the diocese's main seminary, was founded in 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Štruktúra Katolíckej cirkvi . 4 June 2024.