Eparchy of Parma

Eparchia Parmensis Ruthenorum
Coat of arms
Location
CountryUnited States
Ecclesiastical provincePittsburgh
HeadquartersParma, Ohio
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2009)
8,791
Parishes36
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedFebruary 21, 1969 (55 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
EparchRobert Mark Pipta
Bishops emeritusBishop John Michael Kudrick
Map
Website
www.parma.org

The Eparchy of Parma (Latin: Eparchia Parmensis Ruthenorum) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in the midwestern part of the United States. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Parma, Ohio. The eparchy's liturgies utilize the Byzantine Rite.

It is a suffragan diocese of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the ecclesiastical province of Pittsburgh. The metropolis is dependent upon the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches). The eparchy is sometimes styled as the "Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma", referring to the title that the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church uses in the United States.[1]

Statistics

St. Nicholas Church in Coventry, Ohio

As of 2014, the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma pastorally served 9,020 Eastern Catholics in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio in 28 parishes and 5 missions with 36 priests (diocesan), 16 deacons, 6 lay religious (6 sisters), 2 seminarians. Ten parishes in the Youngstown, Ohio area are part of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

History

Episcopal Ordinaries

The following bishops have been appointed as ordinaries of Parma eparchy.[7]

  1. Emil John Mihalik (1969-1984)
  2. Andrew Pataki (1984-1995), appointed Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians
  3. Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M., (1996-2002), appointed Archbishop of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians
  4. John Michael Kudrick (2002-2016)
  5. Milan Lach, S.J. (2018–2023)
    1. Kurt Burnette (Apostolic Administrator, 2023)[9]
  6. Robert Mark Pipta (2023-present)


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Churches

See also

References

  1. ^ Senz, Paul (1 May 2019). "Get to know the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church". Our Sunday Visitor. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ "About Us". parma.org. May 1, 2000. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  3. ^ "A Brief Description of the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church in the United States". uaoc.org. April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  4. ^ a b c "Bishop Emil John Mihalik". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Archbishop Stephen John Kocisko". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Bishop Andrew Pataki". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Eparchy of Parma (Ruthenian)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Eparchy of Holy Mary of Protection of Phoenix (Ruthenian)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.01.2023". Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved Apr 27, 2020.
  11. ^ http://www.parma.org/documents/2017/6/New%20Administrator%20Lach.pdf [bare URL PDF]

Sources and external links

Hierarchy of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
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