Eastern Rite - Slovak Greek Catholic Church

Today is the Feast of the Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs, Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian, and Saint John Chrysostom. It is also the Feast of the Hieromartyr Hippolytus of Rome, Pope of Rome, and those with him: the Martyrs Censorinus, Sabinus, Ares, the virgin Chryse (Chryse of Rome), Felix, Maximus, Herculianus, Venerius, Styracius, Mennas, Commodus, Hermes, Maurus, Eusebius, Rusticus, Monagrius, Amandinus, Olympius, Cyprus, Theodore the Tribune, the priest Maximus, the deacon Archelaus, and the bishop Cyriacus, at Ostia, – under Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus and a vicarius named Ulpius Romulus (269)

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The Slovak Greek Catholic Church (Slovak: Gréckokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku, "Greek-Catholic Church in Slovakia"; Latin: Ecclesia Graeco Catholica Slovacica), or Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church, is a metropolitan sui iuris Eastern particular church in full union with the Catholic Church. Its liturgical rite is the Byzantine Rite. L'Osservatore Romano of January 31, 2008 reported that, in Slovakia alone, it had some 350,000 faithful, 374 priests and 254 parishes. In addition, the 2012 Annuario Pontificio gave its Canadian Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto as having 2,000 faithful, 4 priests and 5 parishes. The Slovak Greek Catholic Church is in full communion with the Holy See.

•  Archeparchy of Prešov, with the Archbishop and 294 Priests (272 Diocesan, 22 Religious) serving 164 Parishes and 117,000 Catholics.


• Eparchy of Bratislava, with the Bishop and 19 Priests (18 Diocesan, 1 Religious) serving 15 Parishes and 16,986 Catholics.


• Eparchy of Košice, with the Bishop and 172 Priests (158 Diocesan, 14 Religious) serving 94 Parishes and 74,234 Catholics.

And, in Canada, directly subject to the Holy See,

• Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto, with an Apostolic Administrator and 5 Priests serving 4 Parishes and 3,975 Catholics.