Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava is an ecclesiastical territory of the Latin Church in southern Slovakia, centered in the town of Rožňava and responsible for overseeing local Catholic parishes and pastoral activities in its region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsToConference Conference of Bishops of Slovakia
borderedBy other Slovak dioceses
category Christian organizations established in 1776
Roman Catholic dioceses in Slovakia
cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Rožňava)
country Slovakia
createdFrom Territory of the Diocese of Jäger (Eger)
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Košice
established 1776
establishedBy Pope Pius VI
followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
governedBy diocesan bishop
hasBishop Rožňava diocesan bishop
hasClergy diocesan priests
religious priests
hasCuria Diocesan curia of Rožňava
hasInstitutions Catholic parishes
Catholic schools in its territory
hasOfficialWebsite official diocesan website of Rožňava
hasParishes parishes in southern Slovakia
languageOfLiturgy Slovak
liturgicalCalendar Roman Catholic liturgical calendar
locatedIn southern Slovakia
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Košice
oversees Catholic clergy in its territory
Catholic religious education in its territory
partOf worldwide Catholic Church
primaryPatron Blessed Virgin Mary
linked to: Virgin Mary
regionServed Banská Bystrica Region
Košice Region
religion Christianity
responsibleFor oversight of local Catholic parishes
pastoral care of Catholics in its territory
rite Roman Rite
seat Rožňava
subjectTo Congregation for Bishops (Roman Curia)
subordinateTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes surrounding rural areas of southern Slovakia
town of Rožňava
typeOfJurisdiction diocese

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Catholic Church in Slovakia hasDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava
Ecclesiastical Province of Košice hasSuffraganDiocese Diocese of Rožňava
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava
Ecclesiastical Province of Košice hasJurisdictionOver Diocese of Rožňava
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava hasCuria Diocesan curia of Rožňava
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava