William C. Skurla

American Eastern Catholic bishop (born 1956)

Eparch of Van Nuys (2002–2008)
Eparch of Passaic (2008–2012)
Apostolic Administrator of Parma (2016–2017)

OrdersOrdination1986 (deacon) · 23 May 1987 (priest)
by Michael Dudick^[1]Consecration23 April 2002
by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma^[2]Personal detailsBorn

William Charles Skurla

(1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 68)

Duluth, Minnesota, US

DenominationCatholicismMottoMay the Lord give you peace

Styles of William Charles Skurla

Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Archeparch

Ordination history of
William C. Skurla

History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Michael Dudick^[1]
Date	?? ??? 1986^[1]
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Michael Dudick^[1]
Date	23 May 1987^[1]
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Andrew Pataki^[2]
Co-consecrators	Basil Schott and George Kuzma^[2]
Date	23 April 2002^[2]

Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by William C. Skurla as principal consecrator
Kurt Richard Burnette^[2]	4 December 2013^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Metropolitan Archbishop". Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Archbishop William Charles Skurla [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
^ "Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
^ 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. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

External links

Quotations related to William C. Skurla at Wikiquote
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)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Andrew Pataki	Eparch of Van Nuys 2002–2008	Succeeded by Kurt Burnette
Preceded by George Kuzma	Eparch of Passaic 2008–2012	Succeeded by Gerald Nicholas Dino
Preceded by Basil Schott	Archeparch of Pittsburgh 2012–present	Incumbent