Eparchy Passaic
| Eparchy Passaic | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Pittsburgh Archepark |
| Diocesan bishop | Kurt Burnette |
| founding | 1963 |
| Parishes | 87 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 20,258 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 66 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 256 |
| Permanent deacons | 22 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 19 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Ukrainian |
| cathedral | St. Michael the Archangel |
| Website | www.eparchyofpassaic.com |
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The Eparchy of Passaic ( lat. : Eparchia Passaicensis Ruthenorum ) is in the United States located eparchy of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church , located in Woodland Park , New Jersey .
The eparchy was established on July 6, 1963 from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Exarchate of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church for the United States of America . The eparchy is subordinate to the Archparchy of Pittsburgh as a suffragan diocese.
The area of the eparchy includes the states of Connecticut , Florida , Georgia , Massachusetts , Maryland , New Jersey, New York , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, and Virginia .
Bishops of the Passaic Eparchy
- Stephen Kocisko , 1963–1967, then Bishop of the Pittsburgh Eparchy
- Michael Dudick , 1968-1995
- Andrew Pataki , 1995-2007
- William Skurla , 2007–2012
- Kurt Burnette , since 2013
Cathedral : St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic