The Eparchy of Passaic ( la, Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum) is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in the eastern

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. Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park,

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(formerly West Patterson). The Eparchy of Passaic is a suffragan eparchy in the

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of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. On October 29, 2013,

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appointed Father Kurt Burnette, until then the

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, in

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(since October 2012), as Eparch-elect of the Eparchy, succeeding William Skurla, who had become the leader of the

Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh The Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh ( la, Archieparchia Pittsburgensis Ritus Byzantini) is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church that serves portions of the Eastern Unite ...

. 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

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. Currently, the Eparchy has 89 parishes under its canonical jurisdiction.

Eparchs

Stephen John Kocisko Stephen John Kocisko (June 11, 1915 – March 7, 1995) was the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church Early life Born June 11, 191 ...

† (July 6, 1963 - December 22, 1967) Appointed, Eparch of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian) *

Michael Joseph Dudick Michael Joseph Dudick (February 24, 1916 – May 30, 2007) was an American priest and bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the U.S. branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. Biography He was born to Rusyn immigrant p ...

† (July 29, 1968 - November 6, 1995) Retired *

Andrew Pataki Andrew Pataki (August 30, 1927 – December 8, 2011) was an Eastern Catholic hierarch, the second bishop of Parma for the Byzantines, and the third bishop of Passaic for the Byzantines. Life Andrew Pataki was born in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, i ...

† (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: *

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* New York *

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* Pennsylvania (eastern counties) *

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Bishops

Ordinaries

(1963-1967), appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian) *

(1968-1995) *

(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 Gerald Nicholas Dino (January 11, 1940 – November 14, 2020) was an American hierarch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. He was the bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix from 2008 to 2016. Biography Dino was born in 1940 in Bi ...

, appointed Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian) in 2007

References

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External links

American Byzantine Catholic Hierarchy and Clergy-Found at The Carpathian Connection

Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic Official Site

The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh

Byzantine Catholic Church in America
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Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...

Catholicism in New Jersey

Passaic, New Jersey

Rusyn-American culture in Maryland Rusyn-American culture in New Jersey Rusyn-American culture in New York (state) Rusyn-American culture in Pennsylvania Woodland Park, New Jersey