Continent: East Europe
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Žilina / Žilinen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Bratislava
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius
Bishop (2008.02.14 – ...): | Bishop Tomáš Galis (74) |
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Bishop Tomáš Galis (74) Bishop of Žilina (Slovakia)
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Area: 3,487 km²
Population: 405,640 Catholics (73.0% of 555,570 total)
Pastoral Centres: 112 parishes, 12 missions
Personnel: 234 priests (182 diocesan, 52 religious), 2 deacons, 189 religious (63 brothers, 126 sisters), 26 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.12.22
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