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Diocese of Nitra

Dioecesis Nitriensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Viliam Judák, Bishop
  • Peter Beňo, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: June 880
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bratislava
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Slovakia
  • Square Kilometers: 5,932 (2,291 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.biskupstvo-nitra.sk/
  • Mailing Address: Biskupsky urad, post. schranka 46A, nam. Jana Pavla II 7, SK-950 50 Nitra-Hrad, Slovenska Republika
  • Telephone: (037)772.17.47
  • Fax: 772.17.49

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
June 880ErectedDiocese of Regensburg Diocese of Nitra (erected)
10th CenturyTerritory LostDiocese of Nitra
Diocese of Passau
Diocese of Regensburg
Archdiocese of Esztergom (erected)
2 September 1937Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Nitra (from Esztergom to Immediately Subject)
30 December 1977Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Nitra (from Immediately Subject)
14 July 2000Territory AddedArchdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava (Borcany) Diocese of Nitra
14 February 2008Territory AddedArchdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava (Nové Zámky, Nitra 2, Štúrovo, Šurany, Topol´čany, Vráble, Zlaté Moravce, Želiezovce and part of Levice) Diocese of Nitra (Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nitra 1, Skačany, Trenčín, part of Nemšová, part of Nitrianske Rudno, along with Čičmany and Zliechov)
14 February 2008Territory LostArchdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava (Banská Štiavnica, Hontianske Nemce, Šahy, Vel'k ý-Krtíš, and part of Levice)
Diocese of Nitra (Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, Nováky, and Podhradie (from Nitrianske Rudno))
Diocese of Banská Bystrica (Banská Bystrica-Katedrála, Banská Bystrica-Mesto, Bojnice, Detva, Kláštor pod Znievom, Nová Baňa, Partizánske, Prievidza, Slovenská L'upča, Zvolen, and Žiar nad Hronom)
14 February 2008Territory LostArchdiocese of Bratislava-Trnava (Dunajská Streda, Galanta, Hlohovec, Hurbanovo, Komárno, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Piešt´any, Sered´, Šal'a, Trnava A, and Trnava B)
Diocese of Nitra (Nemšová (but only: Adamovské Kochanovce, Beckov, Bošáca, Moravské Lieskové, and Nova Ves nad Váhom)
Archdiocese of Trnava (erected)
14 February 2008Territory LostDiocese of Banská Bystrica (Martin (but only: Martin-Mesto, Martin-Sever, Sučany, Turany, and Vrútky))
Diocese of Nitra (Bytča, Čadca, Ilava, Kysucké Nové Mesto, Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Rajec, Varín, and Žilina)
Diocese of Žilina (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949465,323506,95991.8%278713491,333190650150ap1951
1969628,775690,95391.0%194122063,05212150ap1971
1980748,687805,00093.0%2232233,357163ap1981
1990750,000885,00084.7%1991993,768150ap1991
1999679,333871,05978.0%243522952,302592557160ap2000
2000677,161867,38378.1%257543112,1778129522161ap2001
2001678,779866,64778.3%267573242,0948161559162ap2002
2002699,010859,29281.3%282643462,0207167496163ap2003
2003704,223843,58983.5%280673472,0298154511163ap2004
2004703,322838,86183.8%298663641,9328157495167ap2005
2013587,000710,90082.6%270663361,7471102212196ap2014
2016568,895685,18783.0%275633381,683179200197ap2017
2019568,624684,50883.1%281583391,677175184197ap2020
2021570,135684,60483.3%292553471,643370156196ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 368
  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 204
  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 375, to Page 376
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 366, to Page 369
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 696, and Page 697
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 100, Page 125, to Page 128

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