Kurt Burnette
Kurt Burnette | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Passaic | |
| Appointed | 29 October 2013 |
| Installed | 4 December 2013 |
| Predecessor | William Charles Skurla |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 April 1989 by John Billock |
| Consecration | 4 December 2013 by William C. Skurla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1955 Norfolk, England, UK |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Ruthenian Catholic Church |
| Profession | Professor of Mathematics |
| Education | J.D., Ph.D., J.C.L. |
| Alma mater | Rice University, University of Utah, Pontifical Oriental Institute |
Kurt Burnette (born 7 November 1955 at Sculthorpe Royal Air Force Base in Norfolk, England, UK) is the Bishop or Eparch of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic.[1] He succeeded Bishop William C. Skurla, who was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh in 2012. Burnette was appointed on October 29, 2013 by Pope Francis as bishop, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic, New Jersey on December 4, 2013.[2]
External links
- His Grace, Most Reverend Kurt R. Burnette - The Carpathian Connection
- Kurt Burnette, Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
References
- ^ "Pope Francis Names Father Kurt Burnette As Head Of The Byzantine Eparchy Of Passaic". October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "Fr. Kurt Burnette made head of Ruthenian Eparchy of Passaic". CNA. October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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