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Suffragan diocese Žilina, Slovakia

Diocese of Žilina

Žilinen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Žilina is a Latin Church see in northern Slovakia, erected on 14 February 2008 from parts of the dioceses of Nitra and Banská Bystrica. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bratislava.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Žilina, in Žilina, Slovakia.

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Established
2008
Catholics
484,200
Priests
229
Territory
3,487 km²

Parishes and churches

114 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Tomáš Galis
Born
22 December 1950
Birthplace
Selice

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Žilina stands in Žilina, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

North-western Slovakia, including parts of the Trenčín and Žilina regions, is served by this Latin diocese (Slovak: Žilinská Diecéza, Latin: Dioecesis Zilinensis), seated in Žilina. Tomáš Galis is its current bishop.

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