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]
William C. Skurla | |
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| Archeparch of Pittsburgh | |
| Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Metropolis | Archeparchy of Pittsburgh |
| Appointed | 19 January 2012 |
| Installed | 18 April 2012 |
| Predecessor | Basil Schott |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1986 (deacon) · 23 May 1987 (priest) by Michael Dudick[1] |
| Consecration | 23 April 2002 by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Charles Skurla 1 June 1956 |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Motto | May the Lord give you peace |
| Styles of William Charles Skurla | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Archeparch |
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See also
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edit- ^ 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
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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)
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