Diocese of Rožňava, Slovakia

Continent: East Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Rožňava / Rosenau / Rozsnyó / Rosnavien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Košice

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John of Nepomuk

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History

1776.03.13: Established as Diocese of Rožňava / Rosenau / Rozsnyó / Rosnavien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom and became suffragan of Esztergom)
1787.05.07: Lost territory to Diocese of Mukacheve
1804.08.09: Became suffragan of Eger
1937.09.02: Without ecclesiastical province
1939.07.19: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Administration of Rožňava na Slovensku
1945: Gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Administration of Rožňava na Slovensku
1977.12.30: Became suffragan of Trnava
1982: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger
1995.03.31: Became suffragan of Košice
2008.02.14: Gained territory from Diocese of Banská Bystrica

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (2003.09)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.03.21 – ...):

Bishop Stanislav Stolárik (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Rožňava (Roman Rite)

Bishop Stanislav Stolárik (69)
(2015.03.21 – ...)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia)

In virtute Spiritus Sancti cum Maria

Born:	1955.02.27 (Rožňava, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1978.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.03.20

Priest of Košice (Slovakia) (1978.06.11 – 2004.02.26)

Titular Bishop of Barica (2004.02.26 – 2015.03.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (2004.02.26 – 2015.03.21)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (2015.03.21 – ...)

Bishop Vladimír Filo
(2008.12.27 – 2015.03.21)

Mihi vivere Christus est

Born:	1940.01.15 (Gáň, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1962.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.04.16
Died:	2015.08.18 († 75)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Slovakia) (1990.03.17 – 1995.03.31)

Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania (1990.03.17 – 2002.11.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava–Trnava (Slovakia) (1995.03.31 – 2002.11.23)

Coadjutor Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (2002.11.23 – 2008.12.27)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (2008.12.27 – 2015.03.21)

Bishop Eduard Kojnok
(1990.02.14 – 2008.12.27)

Ave verum corpus

Born:	1933.08.14 (Veľká Suchá, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1956.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.03.18
Died:	2011.10.27 († 78)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1990.02.14 – 2008.12.27)

Bishop Róbert Pobožný
(Apostolic Administrator 1949.07.25 – 1972.06.09)

Bishop Michal Bubnič
(1939.07.19 – 1945.02.22)

Quis ut Deus

Born:	1877.05.22 (Borinka, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1900.06.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1925.12.08
Died:	1945.02.22 († 67)

Titular Bishop of Scilium (1925.10.31 – 1939.07.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1925.10.31 – 1939.07.19)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1945.02.22)

Bishop Michal Bubnič
(Apostolic Administrator 1925.10.31 – 1939.07.19)

Bishop Józef Čársky
(1925.03.30 – 1925.10.31)

Born:	1886.05.09 (Gbely, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1909.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1925.06.14
Died:	1962.03.11 († 75)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1925.03.30 – 1925.10.31)

Titular Bishop of Thagora (1925.03.30 – 1962.03.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Košice (Slovakia) (1925.11.12 – 1939.07.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Košice (Slovakia) (1925.11.12 – 1962.03.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Rožňava na Slovensku (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1945)

Apostolic Administrator of Szatmár na Slovensku (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1945)

Apostolic Administrator of Košice na Slovensku (Slovakia) (1939.07.19 – 1962.03.11)

Apostolic Administrator of Košice (Slovakia) (1948 – 1962.03.11)

Bishop Ľudovít Baláž
(1905.12.11 – 1920.09.18)

Born:	1855.08.20 (Becske, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1878.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1905.12.21
Died:	1920.09.18 († 65)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) ([1905.10.17] 1905.12.11 – 1920.09.18)

Bishop János Ivánkovits
(1896.12.03 – 1904.10.15)

Born:	1846.12.23 (Szeged, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1870.05.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.04.25
Died:	1910.03.31 (Dunakeszi, Hungary † 63)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) ([1896.11.22] 1896.12.03 – 1904.10.15)

Titular Bishop of Sidyma (1905.12.11 – 1910.03.31)

Bishop Juraj Schopper
(1872.05.06 – 1895.04.10)

Born:	1818.03.09 (Budapest, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1842.03.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1872.07.14
Died:	1895.04.10 († 77)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1872.05.06 – 1895.04.10)

Bishop Štefan Kollárčik
(1850.09.30 – 1869.07.18)

Born:	1796.08.15 (Župčany, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1819.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1851.03.02
Died:	1869.07.18 (Drienovec, Slovakia † 72)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1850.09.30 – 1869.07.18)

Bishop Vojtech Bartakovič (later Archbishop)
(1845.01.20 – 1850.09.30)

Born:	1792.04.05 (Horné Lefantovce, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1815.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1845.06.04
Died:	1873.05.30 (Eger, Hungary † 81)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) ([1844] 1845.01.20 – 1850.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary) (1850.09.30 – 1873.05.30)

Bishop Dominik Zichy
(1840.12.14 – 1842.05.23)

Born:	1808.07.21 (Hungary)
Ordained Priest:	1831.07.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1840.04.08
Died:	1879.10.30 (Transylvania, Romania † 71)

Bishop of Rožňava (Slovakia) (1840.12.14 – 1842.05.23)

Bishop of Veszprém (Hungary) (1842.05.23 – 1849)

Bishop János Scitovský (later Cardinal)
(1828.01.28 – 1839.02.18)

Born:	1785.11.06 (Kosická Belá, Slovakia)
Ordained Priest:	1809.11.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1828.03.25
Created Cardinal:	1853.03.07
Died:	1866.10.19 (Budapest, Hungary † 80)