Roman Catholicism in Slovakia

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The Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

Around 70% of the total population is Catholic. The country is divided into 6 dioceses including 2 archdioceses. There is also a separate jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite.

[edit] Structure

Archdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava with the following suffragans:
- Diocese of Nitra
- Diocese of Banská Bystrica

Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans
- Diocese of Spiš
- Diocese of Rožňava

Apostolic Exarchate of Košice (immediately subject to the Holy See)

Military Ordinariate of Slovakia

[edit] See also

Slovak Greek Catholic Church

Conor Stokes' My Days in Slovakia

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Roman Catholicism in Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia² · Austria · Azerbaijan¹ · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus² · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia¹ · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan¹ · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia¹ · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey¹ · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Vatican City

Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia¹ · Adjara² · Åland · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Kosovo · Nagorno-Karabakh² · Nakhichevan² · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus^2, 3

¹ Has significant territory in Asia. ² Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. ³ Only recognised by Turkey.

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