Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice

Eparchy of Košice Eparchia Kosicensis Košická eparchia
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province	Prešov
Metropolitan	Prešov
Population - Catholics	(as of 2013) 89,200
Information
Denomination	Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	30 January 2008 (21 February 1997 - Exarchate)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Košice
Patron saint	Saints Cyril and Methodius
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Milan Chautur
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ján Babjak
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Website
Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church which covers the territory of the Košice Region in Slovakia. The eparchy is suffragan to the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. It was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI on the basis of the Apostolic Exarchate created previously (on 21 February 1997) by his predecessor John Paul II.