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. Šimona a Júdu, apoštolovHorná ŽdaňaView parish
- sv. Štefana, kráľaBzovíkView parish
- sv. Štefana, kráľaVinicaView parish
- sv. Štefana, uhorského kráľaOslanyView parish
- Svätej RodinyStožokView parish
- Svätého DuchaBanská BystricaView parish
- Svätého DuchaSielnicaView parish
- Všetkých SvätýchHorný KoniecView parish
- Všetkých SvätýchHrušovView parish
- Všetkých SvätýchNeninceView parish
- Všetkých SvätýchNová BaňaView parish
- Všetkých SvätýchSlovenské PravnoView parish
- Všetkých SvätýchVeľké PoleView 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.