William C. Skurla
Appearance
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 |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 23 May 1987 |
Consecration | 23 April 2002 by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott and George Kuzma |
Personal details | |
Born | Duluth, Minnesota, USA | 1 June 1956
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
Motto | May the Lord give you peace |
Styles of Stefan Soroka | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | His Grace |
Religious style | Archeparch |
William Charles Skurla (born June 1, 1956 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is the Metropolitan Archeparch or Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.[1] 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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ 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