// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava priest say? Mass-ive responsibility.

Eparchy of Bratislava Eparchia Bratislaviensis ritus byzantini Bratislavská eparchia
Slovak Greek Catholic Cathedral of Bratislava
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Slovakia
Ecclesiastical province	Prešov
Statistics
Population	(as of 2012) 17,069
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	30 January 2008
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Eparch	Milan Lach
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jonáš Maxim
Bishops emeritus	Peter Rusnák
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Eparchy of Bratislava (Latin: Eparchia Bratislaviensis) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church that is situated in western Slovakia. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the city of Bratislava. The eparchy is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Prešov. The eparchy's territorial remit includes the regions of Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, Trenčín, Žilina and Banská Bystrica which total around 33,300 km². As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in the Slovak and Church Slavonic languages.

History

The eparchy was established on 30 January 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI and its current bishop is Milan Lach. As of 2008, roughly 25,000 Slovak Greek Catholics were under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Bratislava.

List of eparchs

1. Peter Rusnák (2008 - 2026)
   • auxiliary bishop Milan Lach, SJ (2023 - 2026)
2. Milan Lach, SJ (since 2026)