William C. Skurla
William Charles Skurla | |
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| Archeparch of Pittsburgh | |
| Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Metropolis | Archeparchy of Pittsburgh |
| Appointed | 19 January 2012 |
| Installed | 18 April 2012 |
| Predecessor | Basil Myron Schott |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 May 1987 by Michael Dudick[1] |
| Consecration | 23 April 2002 by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott and George Kuzma[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1956 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Motto | May the Lord give you peace |
| Styles of William Charles Skurla | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Archeparch |
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William Charles Skurla (born June 1, 1956 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is the Primate of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church and the Metropolitan Archeparch or Archbishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.[4] He succeeded Archbishop Basil Myron Schott, who died in August 2010 of lymphoma. Skurla was appointed on January 19, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI as metropolitan, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pennsylvania on April 18, 2012.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Metropolitan Archbishop". Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Archbishop William Charles Skurla [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Walsh, Sr. Mary Ann (January 19, 2012). "Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy". Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ^ "Archbishop Skurla enthroned as metropolitan of Byzantine archeparchy". April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
External links
- Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh Official Site
- His Eminence Most Reverend William C. Skurla, D.D. - The Carpathian Connection
- Archeparchy of Pittsburgh: Metropolitan Archbishop William Skurla
- William C. Skurla, Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
- 2008 Enthronement (Passaic)
Episcopal succession
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