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Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix

December 02, 2023

The Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, commonly known as the Eparchy of Phoenix and formerly known as the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys, (Latin: Eparchia Vannaisensis) is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church territory jurisdiction or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the western United States. Its episcopal see is Phoenix, Arizona. The last bishop was the Most Reverend John Stephen Pazak.

Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix

Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio in urbe Phoenicensi
Saint Stephen Cathedral in Phoenix
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington
Ecclesiastical provincePittsburgh
MetropolitanWilliam C. Skurla
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
2,261
Parishes19
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite (Ruthenian and Russian recensions)
EstablishedDecember 3, 1981 (41 years ago)
CathedralSt. Stephen Cathedral
Co-cathedralProto-Cathedral of St. Mary
Patron saintHoly Protection of Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
EparchSede Vacante
Apostolic AdministratorKurt Burnette
Vicar GeneralDiodoro Mendoza
Bishops emeritusJohn Stephen Pazak
Map
Website
www.ephx.org
Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary in Van Nuys, California

The Eparchy of Phoenix's territorial jurisdiction consists of thirteen Western States. Churches are presently located in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. It is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. As of 2019, Holy Protection Eparchy of Phoenix has 19 parishes and 2 missions under its canonical jurisdiction. Most parishes follow the Ruthenian recension, although the eparchy includes one parish of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church[1] and one of the Russian Greek Catholic Church.[2]

History edit

The creation of a new eparchy for the western United States was proposed by the metropolitan Council of Hierarchs in 1981. The Congregation for the Oriental Churches, a dicastery of the Roman Curia responsible for the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See, recommended the erection of a new eparchy, and it was approved by Pope John Paul II.[citation needed]

The Eparchy of Van Nuys was canonically inaugurated on March 9, 1982, when Archbishop Stephen Kocisko, Metropolitan of the Metropolia of Pittsburgh enthroned Thomas Dolinay as the first bishop of the eparchy. Archbishop Pio Laghi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, represented the Roman Pontiff and read the Papal Bulla creating the eparchy and appointing Dolinay. Cardinal Timothy Manning, Archbishop of Los Angeles delivered the homily. The Church of St. Mary in Sherman Oaks, California, was designated as the cathedral.[3]

In 1990, with the retirement of Archbishop Kocisko of Pittsburgh approaching, Pope John Paul II relieved Dolinay of his duties as Bishop of Van Nuys and appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh on February 19, 1990.[4] The Pope appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic, George M. Kuzma, to succeed Bishop Dolinay.[citation needed]

After the Northridge earthquake of 1994 damaged the Cathedral of St. Mary, the eparchial offices, and the bishop's residence, Bishop Kuzma moved his office and residence to Phoenix, Arizona.[citation needed] On February 10, 2010, the seat of the diocese was officially changed to Phoenix. Accordingly, the former pro-cathedral of St. Stephen was given the title of Cathedral, and the Cathedral of St. Mary received the title of Proto-Cathedral.[5]

Eparchs edit

The eparchal headquarters are at 8105 North 16th Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

Ordinaries edit

  1. Bishop Thomas Dolinay (1982–1990) †
  2. Bishop George Kuzma (1991–2000) †
  3. Bishop William C. Skurla (2002–2007)
  4. Bishop Gerald N. Dino (2007–2016) †
  5. Bishop John Stephen Pazak (2016–2021)
  6. Bishop Thomas Olmsted (Apostolic Administrator, 2018-2023; Apostolic Administrator Sede vacante as of August 1, 2018)[6]
  7. Bishop Kurt Burnette (Apostolic Administrator, 2023–present; Apostolic Administrator *Sede vacante as of January 23, 2023)[7]

† = deceased

Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops edit

  • Kurt Richard Burnette, appointed Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian) in 2013
  • Robert Mark Pipta, appointed Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian) in 2023

Statistics edit

The eparchy has 19 parishes, two missions, 2,261 faithful, 35 priests, 12 deacons and 1 religious.[8]

See also edit

Parishes

References edit

  1. ^ "Our Lady of Wisdom Italo-Greek Byzantine Church". discovermass.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Parishes – Eparchy of Phoenix".
  3. ^ "The Byzantine Church in the West". Eparchy of Phoenix.
  4. ^ Thomas Dolinay bio sketch at Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  5. ^ . California Catholic Daily. April 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Pope Francis Names Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted As Apostolic Administrator of the Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix". Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.01.2023". Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian Eparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".

Bibliography edit

  • Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh (1999). Byzantine-Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Directory. Pittsburgh: Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh. ISBN none.
  • Magocsi, Paul Robert and Ivan Pop (2005). Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3566-3.

External links edit

Eparchy of Phoenix
  • Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix Official Site
  • Eparchy of Van Nuys (Ruthenian) at catholic-hierarchy.org
  • Eparchy of Phoenix (Ruthenian) at catholic-hierarchy.org
  • Saint Anne Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite 2017-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, a parish of the Eparchy of Phoenix in San Luis Obispo, California
  • St. Basil the Great Parish, a parish of the Eparchy of Phoenix in Los Gatos, California
Other
  • The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
  • Byzantine Catholic Church in America

December 02, 2023
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The Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix commonly known as the Eparchy of Phoenix and formerly known as the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys Latin Eparchia Vannaisensis is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church territory jurisdiction or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the western United States Its episcopal see is Phoenix Arizona The last bishop was the Most Reverend John Stephen Pazak Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of PhoenixEparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio in urbe PhoenicensiSaint Stephen Cathedral in PhoenixLocationCountryUnited StatesTerritoryAlaska Arizona California Colorado Nevada New Mexico Oregon and WashingtonEcclesiastical provincePittsburghMetropolitanWilliam C SkurlaStatisticsPopulation Catholics as of 2019 2 261Parishes19InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchRuthenian Greek Catholic ChurchRiteByzantine Rite Ruthenian and Russian recensions EstablishedDecember 3 1981 41 years ago CathedralSt Stephen CathedralCo cathedralProto Cathedral of St MaryPatron saintHoly Protection of MaryCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisEparchSede VacanteApostolic AdministratorKurt BurnetteVicar GeneralDiodoro MendozaBishops emeritusJohn Stephen PazakMapWebsitewww ephx orgProto Cathedral of St Mary in Van Nuys CaliforniaThe Eparchy of Phoenix s territorial jurisdiction consists of thirteen Western States Churches are presently located in the states of Alaska Arizona California Colorado Nevada New Mexico Oregon and Washington It is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh As of 2019 update Holy Protection Eparchy of Phoenix has 19 parishes and 2 missions under its canonical jurisdiction Most parishes follow the Ruthenian recension although the eparchy includes one parish of the Italo Albanian Catholic Church 1 and one of the Russian Greek Catholic Church 2 Contents 1 History 2 Eparchs 2 1 Ordinaries 2 2 Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops 3 Statistics 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editThe creation of a new eparchy for the western United States was proposed by the metropolitan Council of Hierarchs in 1981 The Congregation for the Oriental Churches a dicastery of the Roman Curia responsible for the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See recommended the erection of a new eparchy and it was approved by Pope John Paul II citation needed The Eparchy of Van Nuys was canonically inaugurated on March 9 1982 when Archbishop Stephen Kocisko Metropolitan of the Metropolia of Pittsburgh enthroned Thomas Dolinay as the first bishop of the eparchy Archbishop Pio Laghi Apostolic Delegate to the United States represented the Roman Pontiff and read the Papal Bulla creating the eparchy and appointing Dolinay Cardinal Timothy Manning Archbishop of Los Angeles delivered the homily The Church of St Mary in Sherman Oaks California was designated as the cathedral 3 In 1990 with the retirement of Archbishop Kocisko of Pittsburgh approaching Pope John Paul II relieved Dolinay of his duties as Bishop of Van Nuys and appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh on February 19 1990 4 The Pope appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic George M Kuzma to succeed Bishop Dolinay citation needed After the Northridge earthquake of 1994 damaged the Cathedral of St Mary the eparchial offices and the bishop s residence Bishop Kuzma moved his office and residence to Phoenix Arizona citation needed On February 10 2010 the seat of the diocese was officially changed to Phoenix Accordingly the former pro cathedral of St Stephen was given the title of Cathedral and the Cathedral of St Mary received the title of Proto Cathedral 5 Eparchs editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The eparchal headquarters are at 8105 North 16th Street Phoenix Arizona Ordinaries edit Bishop Thomas Dolinay 1982 1990 Bishop George Kuzma 1991 2000 Bishop William C Skurla 2002 2007 Bishop Gerald N Dino 2007 2016 Bishop John Stephen Pazak 2016 2021 Bishop Thomas Olmsted Apostolic Administrator 2018 2023 Apostolic Administrator Sede vacante as of August 1 2018 6 Bishop Kurt Burnette Apostolic Administrator 2023 present Apostolic Administrator Sede vacante as of January 23 2023 7 deceased Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops edit Kurt Richard Burnette appointed Bishop of Passaic Ruthenian in 2013 Robert Mark Pipta appointed Bishop of Parma Ruthenian in 2023Statistics editThe eparchy has 19 parishes two missions 2 261 faithful 35 priests 12 deacons and 1 religious 8 See also editByzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic Byzantine Catholic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto List of the Catholic bishops of the United States Eastern Catholic eparchsParishesSt Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral the current cathedral Cathedral of St Mary Byzantine Catholic Church the former cathedral Saint Anne Byzantine Catholic Church St Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic ChurchReferences edit Our Lady of Wisdom Italo Greek Byzantine Church discovermass com Retrieved 11 June 2020 Parishes Eparchy of Phoenix The Byzantine Church in the West Eparchy of Phoenix Thomas Dolinay bio sketch at Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved 2011 02 13 No possibility of moving back to California California Catholic Daily April 19 2010 Archived from the original on July 8 2011 Pope Francis Names Bishop Thomas J Olmsted As Apostolic Administrator of the Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix Retrieved March 29 2023 Resignations and Appointments 23 01 2023 Retrieved January 23 2023 Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix Ruthenian Eparchy Catholic Hierarchy Bibliography editByzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh 1999 Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Directory Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh ISBN none Magocsi Paul Robert and Ivan Pop 2005 Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture Toronto University of Toronto Press ISBN 0 8020 3566 3 External links editEparchy of PhoenixRuthenian Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix Official Site Eparchy of Van Nuys Ruthenian at catholic hierarchy org Eparchy of Phoenix Ruthenian at catholic hierarchy org Saint Anne Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite Archived 2017 06 11 at the Wayback Machine a parish of the Eparchy of Phoenix in San Luis Obispo California St Basil the Great Parish a parish of the Eparchy of Phoenix in Los Gatos CaliforniaOtherThe Archeparchy of Pittsburgh Metropolia of Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Church in America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy 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