Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice
# Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice

The Eparchy of Košice is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in south-eastern Slovakia. It's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the city of Košice. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak, Hungarian and Church Slavonic languages.

## History

* Established on 27 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II as the Apostolic Exarchate of Košice, on territory that was split from the Eparchy of Prešov.
* Elevated on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI to the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice.

## List of eparchs

* Milan Chautur (27 January 1997 – 24 June 2021)
   * named eparch 30 January 2008
* Cyril Vasiľ (24 June 2021 – present)
   * apostolic administrator sede plena (20 January 2020 – 24 June 2021)
