Eparchy of Passaic
The Eparchy of Passaic is an eparchy of the Ruthenian [Greek Catholic Church] on the Atlantic seaboard of the United States. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of St. [Michael the Archangel (Passaic, New Jersey)|Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel] in Passaic, New Jersey. As an Eastern Catholic church, it uses the Byzantine Rite in its services. The Eparchy was erected July 6, 1963.
It is a suffragan diocese of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the ecclesiastical province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church)|Pittsburgh]. The metropolis is dependent upon the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches). Its headquarters are at 445 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park, New Jersey.
On October 29, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Father Kurt Burnette, until then the Rector of Saints [Cyril and Methodius Seminary], in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Eparch-elect of the Eparchy, succeeding William Skurla. The eparchy's first bishop was Stephen Kocisko. Currently, the Eparchy has 89 parishes under its canonical jurisdiction.
Eparchs
- Stephen John Kocisko † Appointed, Eparch of Pittsburgh
- Michael Joseph Dudick † Retired
- Andrew Pataki † Retired
- William C. Skurla Appointed, Archeparch of Pittsburgh
- Kurt Burnette
Parishes
The eparchy encompasses parishes located in the following states:- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania (eastern counties)
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Stephen John Kocisko, appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh
- Michael Joseph Dudick
- Andrew Pataki
- William Charles Skurla, appointed Archbishop of Pittsburgh
- Kurt Richard Burnette (2013-
Other priests of this eparchy who became bishop
- Gerald Nicholas Dino, appointed Bishop of Van Nuys in 2007