Kurt Richard Burnette (born 7 November 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as the Eparch of Passaic in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.[1] He succeeded Bishop William C. Skurla. Burnette was appointed on October 29, 2013, by Pope Francis, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic, New Jersey on December 4.[2]
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On 20 October 2020, Pope Francis named Burnette as apostolic administrator of the former Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto.[3][4] On 3 March, 2022, Pope Francis changed the jurisdiction and circumscription of the eparchy to establish the Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto. Burnette was appointed apostolic administrator of this new exarchate.[5]
In January 23, 2023, Burnette was appointed as apostolic administrator of both the Eparchy of Parma and the Eparchy of Phoenix.[6] These appointments, noted as being temporary, made Burnette the leader of over half of the Byzantine Catholic eparchies worldwide, until the appointment of Robert Mark Pipta as eparch of Parma.[7]
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edit- ^ "Pope Francis Names Father Kurt Burnette As Head Of The Byzantine Eparchy Of Passaic". October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ "Fr. Kurt Burnette made head of Ruthenian Eparchy of Passaic". CNA. October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bishop". Eparchy of St. Cyril & Methodius. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Resignation of bishop of the eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovakians of Byzantine rite, Canada, and appointment of apostolic administrator sede vacante". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ^ Bunderson, Carl (23 January 2023). "Bishop Kurt's rising Ruthenian star". The Pillar. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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