Slovak Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov
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The Archeparchy of Prešov (Latin: Archieparchiensis Presoviensis) is an archeparchy (equivalent to an archdiocese in the Latin Church) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic particular church of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See. The archeparchy is the metropolitan see of the Slovak Greek Catholic ecclesiastical province which covers the whole of Slovakia. The archeparch (equivalent to an archbishop in the Latin Church) is also, ex officio, the metropolitan bishop of the metropolis. The geographical remit of the archeparchy itself is confined to the Prešov Region of Slovakia. The see is currently sede vacante. The cathedral church of the archeparcy is the cathedral of St. John the Baptist which is situated in Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak and Church Slavonic languages.
Archeparchy of Prešov Archieparchiensis Presoviensis Prešovská Archieparchia | |
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Location | |
Country | Slovakia |
Territory | Prešov Region |
Ecclesiastical province | Prešov |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2015) 115,600 |
Parishes | 165 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Slovak Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 22 September 1818 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Secular priests | 249 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jonáš Maxim[1] |
Bishops emeritus | Ján Babjak |
Map | |
Website | |
Official Website |