Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
The Eparchy of Passaic (Latin: Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum) is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States. Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park, New Jersey (formerly West Patterson). The Eparchy of Passaic is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian) Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum | |
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 Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pittsburgh |
| Metropolitan | William C. Skurla |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2009) 17,629 |
| Parishes | 84 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | July 6, 1963 (59 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Eparch | Kurt Burnette |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| eparchyofpassaic.com | |
On October 29, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Father Kurt Burnette, until then the Rector of Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since October 2012), as Eparch-elect of the Eparchy, succeeding William Skurla, who had become the leader of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.[1] The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963 and its seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, in the episcopal see of Passaic, New Jersey. Its first bishop was Stephen Kocisko. Currently, the Eparchy has 89 parishes under its canonical jurisdiction.
Eparchs
- Stephen John Kocisko † (July 6, 1963 - December 22, 1967) Appointed, Eparch of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
- Michael Joseph Dudick † (July 29, 1968 - November 6, 1995) Retired
- Andrew Pataki † (November 6, 1995 - December 6, 2007) Retired
- William C. Skurla (December 6, 2007 - January 19, 2012) Appointed, Archeparch of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
- Kurt Burnette (December 4, 2013 – Present)
Parishes
The eparchy encompasses parishes located in the following states:
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Stephen John Kocisko (1963-1967), appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
- Michael Joseph Dudick (1968-1995)
- Andrew Pataki (1995-2007)
- William Charles Skurla(2007-2013), appointed Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
- Kurt Richard Burnette (2013-
Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop
- Gerald Nicholas Dino, appointed Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian) in 2007
See also
- Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
- Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
- Byzantine Catholic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § Eastern Catholic eparchs
References
- "Fr. Kurt Burnette made head of Ruthenian Eparchy of Passaic". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved Nov 17, 2020.
- Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh (1999). Byzantine-Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Directory. Pittsburgh: Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh. ISBN none.
- Magocsi, Paul Robert and Ivan Pop (2005). Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3566-3.