Diocese of Bratislava, Slovakia 🇸🇰 (Slovak Rite)

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Slovak (Byzantine)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bratislava / Bratislavien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Prešov

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Tarsus

History

2008.01.30: Established as Diocese of Bratislava / Bratislavien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Prešov and became suffragan of Prešov)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2008.01.30 – ...):

Bishop Peter Rusnák (75)

Auxiliary Bishop (2023.01.23 – ...):

Bishop Milan Lach, S.J. (51)

Titular Bishop of Ostracine

Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Slovaks

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bratislava (Slovak Rite)

Bishop Peter Rusnák (75)
(2008.01.30 – ...)

Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Marana tha

Born:	1950.09.06 (Humenne, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1987.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.02.16

Priest of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (1987.06.16 – 2008.01.30)

Bishop of Bratislava of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2008.01.30 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Prešov of the Slovaks (Slovakia) (2022.04.25 – 2023.10.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Greckokatolícka katedrálny chrám Povýšenia sv. Kríža, Bratislava, Bratislava
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (15)

Czech Republic (↖), Przemyśl–Warszawa (↗), Prešov (↗), Košice (→), Miskolc (→), Hajdúdorog (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 17,630 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes

Personnel: 22 priests (21 diocesan, 1 religious), 3 deacons, 1 religious (1 brother)

Slovak Diocese of

Bratislava