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TheCatholic Church in Slovakia is part of the worldwideCatholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of thePope inRome.
According to the 2021 census, around 55.8%[1][2] of the total population was Latin (Roman) Catholic and another 3.8% is Greek Catholic. The country is divided into 8 Latindioceses including 3archdioceses, and there is also a separate Metropolitan jurisdiction for those of theByzantine Rite, seeSlovak Greek Catholic Church.
In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and almost 2,000 nuns serving across more than 1,500 parishes.[3]
By taking the percentage of the current practitioners of theVatican City-ledCatholic Christianity as an indicator,Slovakia (59.8% practicing Catholics) is third mostCatholic-majoritySlavic country inEurope afterPoland (71.3% practicing Catholics) andCroatia (79.0% practicing Catholics).
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