Metropolitan Archdiocese of Košice, Slovakia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Košice / Casovien(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Rožňava, Spiš

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Andrew

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History

1804.08.09: Established as Diocese of Košice / Casovien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Eger and became suffragan of Eger)
1937.09.02: Gained territory from Diocese of Satu Mare and lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger
1939.07.19: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Košice na Slovensku
1945: Gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Administration of Košice na Slovensku
1977.12.30: Became suffragan of Trnava
1982: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger
1995.03.31: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Košice / Casovien(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Rožňava and Spiš)

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1995.07, 2003.09)
Pope Francis (2021.09)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2010.06.04 – ...):	Archbishop Bernard Bober (73) President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.06.11 – ...):	Bishop Marek Forgáč (50) Titular Bishop of Seleuciana

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Košice (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Bernard Bober (73)
(2010.06.04 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Košice (Slovakia)
President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia

Cum caritate obœdientia et misericordia

Born:	1950.11.03 (Zbudské Dlhé, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1974.06.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.01.30

Priest of Košice (Slovakia) (1974.06.08 – 1992.12.28)

Titular Bishop of Vissalsa (1992.12.28 – 2010.06.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1992.12.28 – 2010.06.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Košice (Slovakia) (2010.06.04 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia (2015.09.21 – 2022.10.10)

President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia (2022.10.10 – ...)

Archbishop Alojz Tkáč
(1995.03.31 – 2010.06.04)

Prædicare sanctificare regere

Born:	1934.03.02 (Ohradzany, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1961.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.03.17
Died:	2023.05.23 (Košice, Slovakia † 89)

Priest of Košice (Slovakia) (1961.06.25 – 1990.02.14)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1990.02.14 – 1995.03.31)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Slovakia (1994.04.04 – 2000.08.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1995.03.31 – 2010.06.04)

Bishops of Košice (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alojz Tkáč (later Archbishop)
(1990.02.14 – 1995.03.31)

(see above)

Bishop Józef Čársky
(Apostolic Administrator 1948 – 1962.03.11)

Bishop Stefan Madarász
(1939.07.19 – 1948.08.08)

Born:	1884.07.10 (Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1907.01.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1939.08.24
Died:	1948.08.08 († 64)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1948.08.08)

Bishop Józef Čársky
(Apostolic Administrator 1925.11.12 – 1939.07.19)

Bishop Augustín Fischer-Colbrie
(1906.08.06 – 1925.05.17)

Evangelizare pauperibus misit me

Born:	1863.10.16 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1886.03.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1905.03.12
Died:	1925.05.17 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis (1904.12.27 – 1906.08.06)

Coadjutor Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1904.12.27 – 1906.08.06)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1906.08.06 – 1925.05.17)

Bishop Zigmund Bubics
(1887.05.30 – 1906.08.06)

Born:	1821.03.17 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1844.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1887.11.20
Died:	1907.05.22 († 86)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1887.05.30 – 1906.08.06)

Bishop Konštantín Schuster
(1877.07.01 – 1887.03.17)

Born:	1817.07.31 (Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1840.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1877.09.23
Died:	1899.07.23 († 81)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1877.07.01 – 1887.03.17)

Bishop of Vác (Hungary) (1887.03.17 – 1899.07.23)

Bishop Ján Perger
(1868.03.13 – 1876.04.05)

Born:	1819.03.05 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1842.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1868.06.28
Died:	1876.04.05 († 57)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1868.03.13 – 1876.04.05)

Bishop Ignác Fábry
(1852.03.15 – 1867.06.26)

Born:	1792.07.28 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1815.08.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1852.11.30
Died:	1867.06.26 († 74)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1852.03.15 – 1867.06.26)

Bishop Jozef Kunszt (later Archbishop)
(1850.05.20 – 1852.03.15)

Born:	1790.06.28
Ordained Priest:	1813.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.08.25
Died:	1866.01.15 († 75)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1850.05.20 – 1852.03.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1852.03.15 – 1866.01.15)

Bishop Anton Ocskay
(1838.05.17 – 1848.09.11)

Born:	1795.06.05
Ordained Priest:	1818.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1839.08.18
Died:	1848.09.11 († 53)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1838.05.17 – 1848.09.11)

Bishop Imrich Palugyay
(1832.02.24 – 1839.02.18)

Born:	1780.10.31
Ordained Priest:	1803.12.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1831.05.06
Died:	1858.07.27 († 77)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1832.02.24 – 1839.02.18)

Bishop of Nitra (Slovakia) (1839.02.18 – 1858.07.27)

Bishop Stefan Cech
(1821.01.08 – 1831.06.04)

Born:	1762.05.22
Ordained Priest:	1786.10.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1815.05.15
Died:	1831.06.04 († 69)

Bishop of Beograd (Serbia) (1814.09.26 – 1821.01.08)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1821.01.08 – 1831.06.04)

Bishop Andrej Szabó
(1804.08.20 – 1819.09.28)

Born:	1738.01.11 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1761.02.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1804.11.18
Died:	1819.09.28 († 81)

Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1804.08.20 – 1819.09.28)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Augustín Fischer-Colbrie (1904.12.27 – 1906.08.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stanislav Stolárik (69) (2004.02.26 – 2015.03.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bernard Bober (73) (later Archbishop) (1992.12.28 – 2010.06.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Józef Čársky (1925.11.12 – 1962.03.11)