Diocese of Žilina
| Diocese of Žilina Dioecesis Zilinensis Žilinská Diecéza | |
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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Žilina
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| Location | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Territory | NW of Trenčín and W of Žilina regions |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bratislava |
| Metropolitan | Žilina |
| Deaneries | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2014) 592,200 484,200 (81.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 February 2008 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Žilina |
| Patron saint | Saints Cyril and Methodius |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Tomáš Galis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanislav Zvolenský |
| Vicar General | Mons. ThLic. Marek Hriadel |
| Map | |
| Map of the Diocese | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Žilina (Slovak: Žilinská Diecéza, Latin: Dioecesis Zilinensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in north-western Slovakia including parts of the Trenčín and Žilina regions. It has its seat in Žilina. The current bishop is Tomáš Galis.
History
The diocese was established on 14 February 2008 from the northern parts of the Diocese of Nitra, which shifted more to the south and from a small part of the Diocese of Banská Bystrica.
In 2018, for the diocese’s tenth anniversary, a Silver Cross started to be awarded.[1]
The newest activities in 2022 from the newly established Chaplain, the Roman Catholic priest Michal Tichy, were connected to another willingness project—The Wikimedia Foundation's interests. The priest allowed Wikipedians, from the first point, to publish the edited record of his Holy Mass freely to the whole world. His own homilies were firstly recorded 18 April 2022 in consideration of the Evangelium of Mathew 28, 8–15.
Deaneries
The diocese currently has 12 deaneries in the towns:
| Bytča Čadca Ilava Krásno nad Kysucou Kysucké Nové Mesto Martin |
Považská Bystrica Púchov Rajec Turzovka Varín Žilina |
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[2]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Žilinská diecéza si pripomína desať rokov od svojho vzniku - Žilinská diecéza - Rímskokatolícka cirkev". dcza.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Žilina, official website
External links
- Official site of the diocese