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(Redirected from William Skurla) American Eastern Catholic bishop (born 1956)
His Grace the Most Reverend
William C. Skurla
Archeparch of Pittsburgh
ChurchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
MetropolisArcheparchy of Pittsburgh
Appointed19 January 2012
Installed18 April 2012
PredecessorBasil Schott
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination1986 (deacon) · 23 May 1987 (priest)
by Michael Dudick
Consecration23 April 2002
by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma
Personal details
BornWilliam Charles Skurla
(1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 68)
Duluth, Minnesota, US
DenominationCatholicism
MottoMay the Lord give you peace
Styles of
William Charles Skurla
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Grace
Religious styleArcheparch
Ordination history of
William C. Skurla
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byMichael Dudick
Date?? ??? 1986
Priestly ordination
Ordained byMichael Dudick
Date23 May 1987
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAndrew Pataki
Co-consecratorsBasil Schott and George Kuzma
Date23 April 2002
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by William C. Skurla as principal consecrator
Kurt Richard Burnette4 December 2013

William Charles Skurla (born June 1, 1956, in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is the Archeparch (or Archbishop) of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. He is also, ex officio, the metropolitan bishop of the Metropolis of Pittsburgh whose geographic remit includes the entire United States and Canada. He succeeded Archbishop Basil Myron Schott. Skurla was appointed as metropolitan on 19 January 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI and enthroned at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2012.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Archbishop". Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. ^ "Archbishop William Charles Skurla [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. "Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. Walsh, Sr. Mary Ann (January 19, 2012). "Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy". Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  5. "Archbishop Skurla enthroned as metropolitan of Byzantine archeparchy". April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAndrew Pataki Eparch of Van Nuys
2002–2008 		Succeeded byKurt Burnette
Preceded byGeorge Kuzma Eparch of Passaic
2008–2012 		Succeeded byGerald Nicholas Dino
Preceded byBasil Schott Archeparch of Pittsburgh
2012–present 		Incumbent


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