William C. Skurla

History
Ordination history of; William C. Skurla
Ordained by
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Michael Dudick
Date	?? ??? 1986
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Michael Dudick
Date	23 May 1987
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Andrew Pataki
Co-consecrators	Basil Schott and George Kuzma
Date	23 April 2002
Kurt Richard Burnette
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by William C. Skurla as principal consecrator
Kurt Richard Burnette	4 December 2013

Styles of
**William Charles Skurla**
Styles of; William Charles Skurla
Reference style	His Grace; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Archeparch

His Grace the Most Reverend

William C. Skurla
His Grace the Most Reverend; William C. Skurla
Archeparch of Pittsburgh
Church	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolis	Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
Appointed	19 January 2012
Installed	18 April 2012
Predecessor	Basil Schott
Previous post(s)	Eparch of Van Nuys (2002–2008); Eparch of Passaic (2008–2012); Apostolic Administrator of Parma (2016–2017);
Orders
Ordination	1986 (deacon) · 23 May 1987 (priest); by Michael Dudick
Consecration	23 April 2002; by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma
Personal details
Born	William Charles Skurla; 1 June 1956 (age 68); Duluth, Minnesota, US
Denomination	Catholicism
Motto	May the Lord give you peace

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.

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

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