Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic

Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian) Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum
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	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	July 6, 1963 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Eparch	Kurt Burnette
Map
Website
eparchyofpassaic.com

The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic (Latin: Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum) is the Catholic eparchy (diocese) governing most Byzantine Catholics in the eastern United States. Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson). 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 (Bishop)-elect of the Eparchy, succeeding William Skurla, who had become the leader of the Byzantine Catholic (Ruthenian) Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, the U.S. headquarters of this particular Eastern-rite Catholic church. Bishop-elect Burnette, 57, is a native of Falkenham, England, grew up in Texas, and was originally a priest of the Phoenix Eparchy.

The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963 and its seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, in 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:

• Connecticut
• Florida
• Georgia
• Maryland
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania (eastern counties)
• South Carolina
• Virginia

See also

• Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
• Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
• Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
• Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § Eastern Catholic eparchs

References

• 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.

External links

• American Byzantine Catholic Hierarchy and Clergy-Found at The Carpathian Connection
• Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic Official Site
• Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian) at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
• The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
• Metropolia of Pittsburgh
• Byzantine Catholic Church in America