William C. Skurla Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: 2011-08-25. Metropolitan Archbishop. 2021-01-28. Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. en-US.
  2. Web site: Archbishop William Charles Skurla [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. 2021-01-28. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. News: Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy . Sr. Mary Ann . Walsh . January 19, 2012 . January 19, 2012.
  4. News: Archbishop Skurla enthroned as metropolitan of Byzantine archeparchy . April 24, 2012 . May 7, 2012 . April 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430130648/http://www.catholicsun.org/2012/04/24/archbishop-skurla-enthroned-as-metropolitan-of-byzantine-archeparchy/ . dead .