Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice

Eparchy of Košice

*Eparchia Kosicensis*

Košická eparchia
Eparchy of Košice; Eparchia Kosicensis; Košická eparchia
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province	Prešov
Metropolitan	Prešov
Population; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 89,200
Information
Denomination	Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	30 January 2008 (21 February 1997 - Exarchate)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice
Patron saint	Saints Cyril and Methodius
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Milan Chautur
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ján Babjak
Apostolic Administrator	Cyril Vasiľ
Map
Website
	Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which covers the territory of the Košice Region in Slovakia. The eparchy is suffragan to the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. It was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI on the basis of the Apostolic Exarchate created previously (on 21 February 1997) by his predecessor John Paul II.

History

Established on 27 January 1997 as Apostolic Exarchate of Košice, on territory split off from the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov.
Elevated on 30 January 2008 to Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice.

^ "Rinunce e nomine, 30.01.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 20.01.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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