George Kuzma Explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
George Martin Kuzma
Auxiliary Bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
Church:Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Diocese:Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
Ordination:29 May 1955
Ordained By:Nicholas Thomas Elko
Consecration:4 February 1987
Consecrated By:Stephen John Kocisko, Michael Joseph Dudick, and Thomas Victor Dolinay[1]
Birth Name:George Martin Kuzma
Birth Date:24 July 1925
Buried:Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Nationality:American
Religion:Catholic Church
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George Martin Kuzma (July 24, 1925 – December 7, 2008) was an American bishop of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.

At the age of 29, Kuzma was ordained as a priest. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Passaic in New Jersey on November 11, 1986. He was later appointed Bishop of Van Nuys in California on October 23, 1990. He retired from the post on December 5, 2000. He was succeeded by Bishop William Skurla.

Kuzma died on December 7, 2008, and is buried in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop George Martin Kuzma [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. 2021-01-28. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.