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Metropolitan Church sui iuris Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Eparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)

Pittsburgen(sis) ritus byzantini

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.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, in Pittsburgh, United States.

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Established
1924
Catholics
58,997
Priests
62

Parishes and churches

77 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
William C. Skurla

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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.

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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.

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