Suffragan diocese Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Diocese of Banská Bystrica
Neosolien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in central Slovakia, erected on 13 March 1776 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bratislava. Marián Chovanec has been bishop since his appointment in 2012.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1776
- Catholics
- 366,258
- Priests
- 274
- Territory
- 6,750 km²
Parishes and churches
163 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- sv. Františka XaverskéhoBanská Bystrica · CathedralView parish
- Božieho MilosrdenstvaBanská BystricaView parish
- Božieho milosrdenstvaTeranyView parish
- Božieho Milosrdenstva a Kráľovnej KarmeluDetvaView parish
- Božského Srdca JežišovhoZvolenView parish
- Božského Srdca JežišovhoJanova LehotaView parish
- Božského Srdca JežišovhoKaniankaView parish
- Božského Srdca JežišovhoPartizánskeView parish
- Ducha SvätéhoLeviceView parish
- Krista KráľaPrievidza - Veľká LehôtkaView parish
- Krista KráľaLadomerská VieskaView parish
- Mena Panny MárieŽemberovceView parish
- Mena Panny MárieČebovceView parish
- Mučeníckej smrti sv. Jána KrstiteľaNitrianske PravnoView parish
- Najsvätejšej TrojiceBystričanyView parish
- Najsvätejšej TrojiceMošovceView parish
- Najsvätejšej TrojiceSlovenská ĽupčaView parish
- Najsvätejšej TrojiceVrbovkaView parish
- Najsvätejšej Trojice a Nanebovzatia Panny MáriePrievidzaView parish
- Najsvätejšieho Srdca JežišovhoOpatovská Nová VesView parish
- Nanebovzatia Panny MárieŠahyView parish
- Nanebovzatia Panny MárieBanská ŠtiavnicaView parish
- Nanebovzatia Panny MárieDetvianska HutaView parish
- Nanebovzatia Panny MáriePartizánskeView parish
- Nanebovzatia Panny MárieRiečkaView parish
- Nanebovzatia Panny MárieSantovkaView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieMalé KršteňanyView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieBanská BystricaView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieKremnicaView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieKrupinaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Marián Chovanec
- Born
- 16 September 1957
- Birthplace
- Trenčín
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier stands in Banská Bystrica, 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.
History
Central Slovakia is served by the Diocese of Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Banskobystrická diecéza, Latin: Dioecesis Neosoliensis), a Latin Church diocese seated in Banská Bystrica.