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Archdiocese of Košice

Archidioecesis Cassoviensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Bernard Bober, Archbishop
  • Marek Forgáč, Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 31 March 1995
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Slovakia
  • Square Kilometers: 10,430 (4,028 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.ke-arcidieceza.sk/
  • Mailing Address: Arcibiskupsky urad, Hlavna ulica 28, SK-041 83 Kosice, Slovenska Republika
  • Telephone: (055)68.28.107

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Košice
10 August 1804ErectedArchdiocese of Eger Diocese of Košice (erected)
7 June 1922Territory LostDiocese of Košice
Diocese of Rožňava
Diocese of Satu Mare {Szatmár}
Territorial Abbey of Jasov (Jászó) (erected)
2 September 1937Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Košice (from Eger to Immediately Subject)
2 May 1942Territory AddedArchdiocese of Eger (Tiszarád and Cigánd) Diocese of Košice
30 December 1977Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Košice (from Eger)
30 December 1977Territory AddedDiocese of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár} (13 parishes in the Slovak Republic) Diocese of Košice
Archdiocese of Košice
31 March 1995ElevatedDiocese of Košice Archdiocese of Košice

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Košice
1948292,681570,43051.3%240372771,05654490166ap1951
1969549,158785,94969.9%2032032,705174ap1971
1980605,300887,00068.2%2502502,421181ap1981
1990740,611998,05374.2%2312313,206181ap1991
Archdiocese of Košice
1999612,6421,050,63958.3%285603451,7752129348202ap2000
2000616,3431,066,12757.8%303563591,7162102239203ap2001
2001608,2601,045,14658.2%319653841,5842134366203ap2002
2002676,3331,118,29560.5%333633961,7072127371204ap2003
2003678,1741,120,13660.5%342614031,6822120349206ap2004
2004678,1741,118,29560.6%348564041,6782116340207ap2005
2006678,1701,111,13261.0%382654471,517399364210ap2007
2013677,0001,153,50558.7%394854791,4133107328216ap2014
2016679,0001,157,60058.7%389914801,4143104302219ap2017
2019677,6001,155,20058.7%405834881,3883100280219ap2020
2021678,7801,157,24058.7%409844931,376398287221ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Košice
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 369, to Page 370
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 366, to Page 369
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 34, Page 294
  • Archdiocese of Košice
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 776, and Page 777

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