Slovak Greek Catholic Church


Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Prešov
ClassificationEastern Catholic
OrientationEastern Christianity
TheologyCatholic theology
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceMetropolitanate
PopeFrancis
PrimateJonáš Maxim
AssociationsCongregation for the Oriental Churches
RegionSlovakia
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersPrešov, Slovakia
Members207,320[1]
Other name(s)Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church
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The Slovak Greek Catholic Church[a] or Byzantine Catholic Church in Slovakia, is a sui iuris (autonomous) Eastern Catholic church based in Slovakia. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. The church is organised as a single ecclesiastical province with one metropolitan see.[2] Its liturgical rite is the Byzantine Rite. In 2008 in Slovakia alone, the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia had some 350,000 faithful, 374 priests and 254 parishes. In 2017, the Catholic Church counted 207,320 Greek Catholics in Slovakia worldwide, representing roughly one percent of all Eastern Catholics.[3]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov".
  3. ^ "Eastern Catholic Churches Worldwide 2017" (PDF). Annuario Pontificio. 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via Catholic Near East Welfare Association.


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