Diocese of Spiš
| Diocese of Spiš Dioecesis Scepusiensis Spišská Diecéza | |
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Cathedral of St. Martin in Spišská Kapitula
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| Location | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,802 km2 (3,012 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2020[1]) 610,040 452,310 ( 74.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 13 March 1776 |
| Cathedral | St. Martin's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Martin of Tours |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | František Trstenský |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Bernard Bober |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Ján Kuboš |
| Bishops emeritus | Andrej Imrich |
| Map | |
| Map of the Diocese | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Spiš (Slovak: Spišská diecéza, Latin: Dioecesis Scepusiensis, Hungarian: Szepesi egyházmegye) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Slovakia. It covers central and eastern parts of the Žilina Region and western part of the Prešov Region. Its seat is in Spišská Kapitula. As of 2024 the diocese covers an area of 7,802 km2 with 610,040 people of which 452,310 (74.1%) are of Catholic faith. There are 363 priests in the diocese.[2]
The seat was vacant for three years after the death of bishop Štefan Sečka.[3] On 8 September 2023, Pope Francis named František Trstenský as the new bishop.[4] Trstenský was inaugurated on 21 October in Spišská Kapitula.[5]
History
The diocese was established in the Kingdom of Hungary on 13 March 1776 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Esztergom. In 1804, its metropolitan was changed to the Archdiocese of Eger. On 30 December 1977, it was taken from the former and became part of the newly created Slovak ecclesiastical province with metropolitan being the Diocese of Trnava. The last change of metropolitan took place on 31 March 1995 when it was changed to the newly elevated Archdiocese of Košice.
List of bishops
Ordinaries
The following is a list of bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš since its establishment in 1776.[6][7]
- Karol Salbeck (1776–1785)
- Ján Révay (1788–1806)
- Michael Leopold Brigido (1807–1816)
- Ján Krstiteľ Ladislav Pyrker (1818–1820), later Latin Patriarch of Venice
- József Bélik (1823–1847)
- Ladislav Zábojský (1850–1870)
- József Samassa (1871–1873), later Archbishop of Eger
- György Császka (1874–1891), later Archbishop of Kalocsa
- Pál Szmrecsányi (1891–1903), later Bishop of Oradea
- Alexander Párvy (1904–1919)
- Ján Vojtaššák (1920–1965)
- Sede vacante (1965–1989)
- František Tondra (1989–2011)
- Štefan Sečka (2011–2020)
- František Trstenský (2023–present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Martin Kheberich (1915–1946)
- Štefan Barnáš (1949–1964)
- Andrej Imrich (1992–2015)
- Štefan Sečka (2002–2011), later bishop of Spiš
- Ján Kuboš (2020–present)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[8]
- Part of: Eastern Ecclesiastical Province
External links
References
- Back to citation "Štruktúra Katolíckej cirkvi" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- Back to citation "Katolícka cirkev na Slovensku" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- Back to citation www.tkkbs.sk. "Úmrtie: Zomrel spišský diecézny biskup Mons. Štefan Sečka". www.tkkbs.sk. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- Back to citation www.tkkbs.sk. "Svätý Otec vymenoval za nového spišského biskupa Františka Trstenského". www.tkkbs.sk. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- Back to citation www.tkkbs.sk. "V Spišskej Kapitule vysvätili nového spišského biskupa Františka Trstenského". www.tkkbs.sk. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- Back to citation "Diocese of Spiš". Catholic-Hierarchy. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- Back to citation "Spišskí biskupi v histórii". Rímskokatolícka cirkev – Spišská diecéza (in Slovak). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš, official website