Eparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
Pittsburgen(sis) ritus byzantini
Metropolitan Church sui iuris · Ruthenian · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
The Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh is the metropolitan see of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic (Byzantine) sui iuris Church in the United States, established in 1924 and raised to a metropolitan archeparchy in 1969. Its current metropolitan archbishop is William C. Skurla, in office since 2012.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan Church sui iuris
- Tradition
- Ruthenian
- Erected
- 1924
- Latin
- Pittsburgen(sis) ritus byzantini
- Annuario code
- 001000572
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 58,997
- Population
- 58,997
- Catholic share
- 100.0%
- Priests
- 62
- Catholics per priest
- 952
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- William C. Skurla
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral stands in Pittsburgh, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of TorontoToronto
- Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of PhoenixHoly Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (Latin: Archieparchia Pittsburgensis Ritus Byzantini) is an archeparchy, or archdiocese, located in the southern part of the United States of America and forming part of the Metropolis of Pittsburgh. Its geographical remit takes in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. The Most Reverend William C. Skurla is the incumbent archeparch, seated in the city of Pittsburgh.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].