Slovak Greek Catholic Church

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Byzantine Rite church Eastern Catholic particular church sui iuris church

The Slovak Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite based primarily in Slovakia, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.

Aliases (2)

Eparchy of Kosice ×1
Gréckokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine Rite church → Eastern Catholic particular church → sui iuris church →
belongsToEcclesiasticalRiteFamily	Constantinopolitan Rite →
churchSuiIurisOf	Catholic Church →
communion	full communion with the Pope →
country	Slovakia →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Prešov →
followsChristologicalDoctrine	Chalcedonian Christianity →
followsCodeOf	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
governedBy	metropolitan archbishop of Prešov →
hasCanonicalStatus	in full communion with the Holy See →
hasClergyType	bishops → deacons → priests →
hasClericalDiscipline	married priesthood permitted under conditions →
hasEparchy	Eparchy of Bratislava → Eparchy of Košice →
hasFaithfulIn	Canada → Czech Republic → United States → Western Europe →
hasLiturgicalCalendar	Byzantine liturgical calendar →
hasMetropolitanSee	Archeparchy of Prešov →
hasMonasticTradition	Byzantine monasticism →
headquartersLocation	Prešov →
hierarchicalStructure	metropolitan church sui iuris →
historicalRegion	Carpathian Ruthenia → Upper Hungary →
isInCommunionWith	Roman Catholic Church →
liturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite →
majorLiturgicalTradition	Byzantine tradition →
originatedFrom	Union of Uzhhorod →
partOf	Eastern Catholic Churches →
preservesTraditionOf	Byzantine liturgy of St. Basil the Great → Byzantine liturgy of St. John Chrysostom →
primaryTerritory	Slovakia →
recognizesSupremePontiff	Bishop of Rome →
selfDesignation	Gréckokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku →
spiritualHeritage	Byzantine spirituality →
suiIurisStatusEffectiveFrom	30 January 2008 →
suiIurisStatusGrantedBy	Pope John Paul II →
usesLiturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic → Hungarian language → Slovak language →
usesLiturgicalMusicTradition	Byzantine chant →
venerates	Eastern Christian saints → Latin Catholic saints →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ("Eparchy of Kosice") →	hasEparchy
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Slovak Greek Catholic Church ("Gréckokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku") →	selfDesignation