Catholic Church in Slovakia
The Catholic Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to the 2021 census, around 55.8% of the total population was Latin (Roman) Catholic and another 3.8% is Greek Catholic. The country is divided into 8 Latin dioceses including 3 archdioceses, and there is also a separate Metropolitan jurisdiction for those of the Byzantine Rite, see Slovak Greek Catholic Church.
In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and almost 2,000 nuns serving across more than 1,500 parishes.
By taking the percentage of the current practitioners of the Vatican City-led Catholic Christianity as an indicator, Slovakia is third most Catholic-majority Slavic country in Europe after Poland and Croatia.
Structure
Roman Catholic
- Archdiocese of Bratislava with the following suffragans:
- *Archdiocese of Trnava
- *Diocese of Nitra
- *Diocese of Žilina
- *Diocese of Banská Bystrica
- Archdiocese of Košice with the following suffragans:
- *Diocese of Spiš
- *Diocese of Rožňava
- Military Ordinariate of Slovakia
Greek Catholic
- Archeparchy of Prešov with the following suffragans:
- *Eparchy of Bratislava
- *Eparchy of Košice
Catholic organizations
- eRko: Catholic children and youth organization, member of Fimcap and CIDSE
- Caritas Slovakia: one of the largest charitable organisations in the country and the largest Catholic charity