Type: | bishop |
William C. Skurla | |
Archeparch of Pittsburgh | |
Church: | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
Metropolis: | Archeparchy of Pittsburgh |
Appointed: | 19 January 2012 |
Term Start: | 18 April 2012 |
Predecessor: | Basil Schott |
Ordination: | 1986 (deacon)23 May 1987 (priest) |
Ordained By: | Michael Dudick[1] |
Consecration: | 23 April 2002 |
Consecrated By: | Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma[2] |
Birth Name: | William Charles Skurla |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1956 |
Birth Place: | Duluth, Minnesota, US |
Religion: | Catholicism |
Motto: | May the Lord give you peace |
William Charles Skurla (born June 1, 1956, in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is the Archeparch (or Archbishop) of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. He is also, ex officio, the metropolitan bishop of the Metropolis of Pittsburgh whose geographic remit includes the entire United States and Canada.[3] He succeeded Archbishop Basil Myron Schott. Skurla was appointed as metropolitan on 19 January 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI and enthroned at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2012.[4]