Diocese of Spiš

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Karol Salbeck † (16 Sep 1776 Confirmed - 15 Jun 1785 Died)
• Ján Révay † (7 Apr 1788 Confirmed - 9 Jan 1806 Died)
• Michael Léopold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz † (23 Mar 1807 Confirmed - 23 Jul 1816 Died)
• Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pyrker (Pryker), O. Cist. † (21 Dec 1818 Confirmed - 2 Oct 1820 Confirmed, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice})
• J?zsef Bélik † (24 Nov 1823 Confirmed - 5 Mar 1847 Died)
• Ladislav Zábojsk? † (30 Sep 1850 Confirmed - 11 Sep 1870 Died)
• J?zsef Samassa † (26 Jun 1871 Confirmed - 25 Jul 1873 Confirmed, Archbishop of Eger)
• Gy?rgy (Juraj) Császka (Čásky) † (15 Jun 1874 Confirmed - 17 Dec 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Kalocsa)
• Pal Szmrecsányi † (17 Dec 1891 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1903 Appointed, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad})
• Sandor Párvy † (25 Jun 1904 Appointed - 24 Mar 1919 Died)
• Ján Vojtassák † (16 Dec 1920 Appointed - 4 Aug 1965 Died)
• František Tondra † (26 Jul 1989 Appointed - 4 Aug 2011 Retired)
• Štefan Sečka † (4 Aug 2011 Appointed - 28 Oct 2020 Died)
• František Trstenský (8 Sep 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	306,931	324,780	94.5%	264	42	306	1,003		53	485	162	ap1951
1969	392,594	479,005	82.0%	187		187	2,099			19	152	ap1971
1980	411,137	504,841	81.4%	203	25	228	1,803		29	139	155	ap1981
1990	439,392	546,413	80.4%	186	42	228	1,927		44	206	155	ap1991
1999	432,382	581,920	74.3%	286	34	320	1,351		40	300	172	ap2000
2000	435,894	585,432	74.5%	291	31	322	1,353		37	307	172	ap2001
2001	426,818	572,008	74.6%	292	34	326	1,309		44	318	173	ap2002
2002	441,554	584,667	75.5%	295	42	337	1,310		49	286	175	ap2003
2003	446,651	600,033	74.4%	303	42	345	1,294		58	277	177	ap2004
2004	447,050	583,633	76.6%	305	42	347	1,288		58	282	177	ap2005
2010	454,630	603,600	75.3%	299	40	339	1,341		48	294	177	ap2011
2014	439,022	591,651	74.2%	284	43	327	1,342	1	55	278	178	ap2015
2017	449,084	600,782	74.7%	278	45	323	1,390	1	58	248	178	ap2018
2020	468,647	602,905	77.7%	332	42	374	1,253	1	55	256	179	ap2021
2022	450,709	613,370	73.5%	316	42	358	1,258	1	54	241	179	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Andrej Imrich (Priest: 8 Jun 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jun 1992 to 15 Oct 2015)
• Ján Kuboš (Priest: 18 Jun 1989; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Mar 2020; Administrator: 29 Oct 2020 to 21 Oct 2023)
• Peter Sakmár (Priest: 17 Jun 2006 to 8 Dec 2020)
• František Trstenský (Priest: 21 Jun 1997; Bishop: 8 Sep 2023 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Štefan (István) Barnaš † (Priest: 29 Jun 1925; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Oct 1949 to 16 Apr 1964)
• J?zsef Bélik † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1823 to 5 Mar 1847)
• Kalman Belopotoczky † (Priest: 14 Jun 1868 to 16 Jun 1890)
• Marián Bláha †
• Michael Léopold Brigido von Marenfels und Bresoviz † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 23 Mar 1807 to 23 Jul 1816)
• Gy?rgy (Juraj) Császka (Čásky) † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1874 to 17 Dec 1891)
• Martin Kheberich † (Priest: 29 Jun 1892; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Dec 1915 to 29 Apr 1951)
• Jozef Kunszt †
• Gábor Máriássy †
• Sandor Párvy † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1904 to 24 Mar 1919)
• Ján Krstitel Ladislav Pyrker (Pryker), O. Cist. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1818 to 2 Oct 1820)
• Ján Révay † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1788 to 9 Jan 1806)
• Karol Salbeck † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1776 to 15 Jun 1785)
• J?zsef Samassa † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1871 to 25 Jul 1873)
• Ondrej Sebestyén † (Official: 1681 to 1 Apr 1683)
• Štefan Sečka † (Priest: 6 Jun 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 2002; Bishop: 4 Aug 2011 to 28 Oct 2020)
• Stanislav Škovránko (Várallyi) † (Official: 1545 to 20 Apr 1548)
• Pal Szmrecsányi † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1891 to 25 Jun 1903)
• František Tondra † (Priest: 1 Jul 1962; Bishop: 26 Jul 1989 to 4 Aug 2011)
• Ján Vojtassák † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1920 to 4 Aug 1965)
• Ladislav Zábojsk? † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1850 to 11 Sep 1870)