Archdiocese of Bratislava
Bratislavien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Bratislava, Slovakia
Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese and primatial see of Slovakia, with roots in the 1922 Apostolic Administration of Trnava and elevated to an archdiocese in 1977 before its 2008 reorganization moved the seat to Bratislava. Stanislav Zvolenský has been archbishop since 2008. Listed in the source as a diocese, it is in fact a metropolitan archdiocese.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 February 2008
- Latin
- Bratislavien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Martin of Tours
- Annuario code
- 001000947
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 443,097
- Population
- 774,618
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 57.2%
- Priests
- 334
- Catholics per priest
- 1,327
- Extent
- 3,759 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 118
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Stanislav Zvolenský
- Born
- 19 November 1958
- Birthplace
- Trnava
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Martin's Cathedral stands in Bratislava, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Bratislava
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica
- Diocese of NitraNitra
- Archdiocese of TrnavaTrnava
- Diocese of ŽilinaŽilina
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Western Slovakia, taking in Bratislava and the western Trnava regions, forms the territory of this Latin Church archdiocese (Slovak: Bratislavská arcidiecéza, Latin: Archidioecesis Bratislaviensis). Its seat is in Bratislava. Stanislav Zvolenský serves as the current archbishop, assisted by auxiliary bishop Jozef Haľko.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.