Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Bratislava
Latin:Eparchia Bratislaviensis ritus byzantini
Local:Bratislavská eparchia
Coat:Greek Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava.svg
Coat Size:230px
Country:Slovakia
Province:Prešov
Population As Of:2012
Catholics:17,069
Parishes:15
Denomination:Catholic Church
Established:30 January 2008
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
Bishop:Peter Rusnák
Bishop Title:Eparch
Metro Archbishop:Vacant
Suffragan:for one -->
Auxiliary Bishops:Milan Lach
Archdeacon:for one-->
Map:Slovacchia - Eparchia di Bratislava.png
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Bratislava (Latin: Eparchia Bratislaviensis)is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in western Slovakia. It's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the city of Bratislava. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. The eparchy's territorial remit includes the regions of Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina and Banská Bystrica which total around 33,300 km2. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak and Church Slavonic languages.

History

The eparchy was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI and its current bishop is Peter Rusnák., roughly 25,000 Slovak Greek Catholics were under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Bratislava.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.grkat.nfo.sk/aktualne.html Aktuálne informácie o Katolíckej cirkvi byzantsko-slovenského obradu na Slovensku