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.
- Narodenia Panny MárieNová BaňaView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieSocovceView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieTekovská BreznicaView parish
- Narodenia Panny MárieVeľký KrtíšView parish
- Navštívenia Panny MárieStaré HoryView parish
- Návštevy Panny MáriePod VŕškomView parish
- Obrátenia sv. PavlaNová DedinaView parish
- Obrátenia sv. Pavla ApoštolaHorná VesView parish
- Panny MárieKláštor pod ZnievomView parish
- Panny Márie FatimskejHriňová–Raticov VrchView parish
- Panny Márie NanebovzatejBanská BystricaView parish
- Panny Márie PomocniceBanská BystricaView parish
- Panny Márie RužencovejPitelováView parish
- Panny Márie SnežnejLazanyView parish
- Panny Márie, Kráľovnej pokojaDudinceView parish
- Panny Márie, Kráľovnej UhorskaVeľká ČalomijaView parish
- Povýšenia sv. KrížaZvolenská SlatinaView parish
- Povýšenia Svätého krížaŽiar nad HronomView parish
- Povýšenia Svätého KrížaValčaView parish
- Premenenia PánaNevoľnéView parish
- Premenenia PánaSliač-SamporView parish
- Pána a Spasiteľa Ježiša Krista, Kráľa vesmíruKošView parish
- Ružencovej Panny MárieČekovceView parish
- Ružencovej Panny MárieIpeľské PredmostieView parish
- Sedembolestnej Panny MáriePriechodView parish
- Sedembolestnej Panny Márie, patrónky SlovenskaŽiar nad HronomView parish
- sv. AlžbetyZvolenView parish
- sv. AlžbetyOlováryView parish
- sv. Alžbety DurínskejBzenicaView parish
- sv. AnnyHýbecký MajerView 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.