William C. Skurla

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]

His Grace, The Most Reverend

William Charles Skurla
Archeparch of Pittsburgh
ChurchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
MetropolisArcheparchy of Pittsburgh
Appointed19 January 2012
Installed18 April 2012
PredecessorBasil Myron Schott
Orders
Ordination23 May 1987
by Michael Dudick[1]
Consecration23 April 2002
by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott and George Kuzma[2]
Personal details
Born (1956-06-01) 1 June 1956
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
Previous post(s)
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[1]
Date?? ??? 1986[1]
Priestly ordination
Ordained byMichael Dudick[1]
Date23 May 1987[1]
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAndrew Pataki[2]
Co-consecratorsBasil Schott and George Kuzma[2]
Date23 April 2002[2]
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by William C. Skurla as principal consecrator
Kurt Richard Burnette[2]4 December 2013[3]

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.

Episcopal succession


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