Jurisdiction: | Eparchy |
Košice | |
Latin: | Eparchia Kosicensis |
Local: | Košická eparchia |
Coat: | Greek Catholic Eparchy of Košice.svg |
Coat Size: | 230px |
Country: | Slovakia |
Province: | Prešov |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Catholics: | 72,593 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Established: | 30 January 2008 (21 February 1997 - Exarchate) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice |
Patron: | Saints Cyril and Methodius |
Bishop: | Cyril Vasiľ |
Bishop Title: | Eparch |
Metro Archbishop: | Vacant |
Suffragan: | for one --> |
Archdeacon: | for one--> |
Emeritus Bishops: | Milan Chautur |
Map: | Slovacchia - Eparchia di Kosice.png |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in south-eastern Slovakia. It's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the city of Košice. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak, Hungarian and Church Slavonic languages.