Roman Catholic Diocese of Rožňava
Diocese of Rožňava Dioecesis Rosnaviensis Dieceze Roznavska | |
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Coat of arms of diocese | |
| Location | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Košice |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,000 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 13 March 1776 |
| Cathedral | Assumption of Mary Church (Rožňava) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Stanislav Stolárik |
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Map of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Rožňava (Slovak: Rožňavská diecéza, Latin: Dioecesis Rosnaviensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Slovakia. It covers central and eastern parts of the Banská Bystrica Region and western parts of the Košice Region. Its seat is in Rožňava, covers an area of 7,000 km2 with 343,352 people of which 58% are of Catholic faith (2004).
Auxiliary Bishop Stanislav Stolárik, Titular Bishop of Barica, who until then had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Košice, in Košice, Slovakia, was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Rožňava on Saturday, 21 March 2015, by Pope Francis, succeeding Bishop Emeritus Vladimír Filo, who himself had succeeded Bishop Emeritus Eduard Kojnok in 2008.