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((Short description|Eastern Catholic eparchy in Western United States))
((Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Eparchy<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese  -->
| name              = the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix
| latin             = Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio in urbe Phoenicensi
| image             = Phoenix - Saint Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral - 2.jpg
| caption           = Saint Stephen Cathedral in Phoenix
<!---- Locations ---->
| country           = [[United States]]
| province          = [[Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
| metropolitan      = [[William C. Skurla]]
| territory         = [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Nevada]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oregon]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]

| coordinates       = <!-- Use ((coord)) --> 
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_km2          = <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted --> 
| population        = 
| population_as_of  = 2019
| catholics         = 2,261<!-- Number of Catholics in the diocese -->
| catholics_percent = 
| parishes          = 19
| churches          = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination      = [[Catholic Church]]
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church]]
| rite              = [[Byzantine Rite]] (Ruthenian and Russian recensions)
| established       = December 3, 1981 (((age|1981|12|3)) years ago)
| cathedral         = [[St. Stephen Cathedral (Phoenix, Arizona)|St. Stephen Cathedral]]
| cocathedral       = [[Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary]]
| patron            = Holy Protection of Mary
| priests           = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope              = ((Incumbent pope))
| bishop_title      = Eparch
| bishop            = [[Sede Vacante]]
| coadjutor         = 
| auxiliary_bishops =
| apostolic_admin   = [[Kurt Burnette]]
| vicar_general     = Diodoro Mendoza
| emeritus_bishops  = [[John Stephen Pazak]]
<!---- Map ---->
| map               = Eparchy of Phoenix map.png
| map_alt           = 
| map_caption       = 
<!---- Website ---->
| website           = [http://www.ephx.org/ www.ephx.org]
| footnotes         = 
|local=|coat=|flag=|headquarters=|founded=\|dissolved=|language=))
[[File:Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church.JPG|thumb|235px|Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary in Van Nuys, California]]
The '''Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix''', commonly known as the '''Eparchy of Phoenix''' and formerly known as the '''Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys''', (((lang-la|Eparchia Vannaisensis))) is a [[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church]] territory jurisdiction or [[eparchy]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in the western [[United States]].  Its [[episcopal see]] is [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. The last [[bishop]] was the [[Most Reverend]] [[John Stephen Pazak]].

The Eparchy of Phoenix's territorial jurisdiction consists of thirteen Western States. Churches are presently located in the states of [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Nevada]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oregon]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. It is a [[suffragan diocese|suffragan eparchy]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of the [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan]] [[Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh|Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]]. ((As of|2019)), Holy Protection Eparchy of Phoenix has 19 parishes and 2 missions under its canonical jurisdiction. Most parishes follow the [[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church|Ruthenian recension]], although the eparchy includes one parish of the [[Italo-Albanian Catholic Church]]<ref>((cite web|title=Our Lady of Wisdom Italo-Greek Byzantine Church|url=https://discovermass.com/church/our-lady-of-wisdom-italo-greek-byzantine-las-vegas-nv/|website=discovermass.com|accessdate=11 June 2020))</ref> and one of the [[Russian Greek Catholic Church]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://ephx.org/parishes/|title=Parishes – Eparchy of Phoenix))</ref>

==History==
The creation of a new eparchy for the western United States was proposed by the metropolitan Council of Hierarchs in 1981. The [[Congregation for the Oriental Churches]], a dicastery of the [[Roman Curia]] responsible for the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with the [[Holy See]], recommended the erection of a new eparchy, and it was approved  by [[Pope John Paul II]].((Cn|date=November 2023))

The Eparchy of Van Nuys was canonically inaugurated on March 9, 1982, when Archbishop [[Stephen Kocisko]], [[metropolitan archbishop|Metropolitan]] of the [[Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh|Metropolia of Pittsburgh]] enthroned [[Thomas Dolinay]] as the first [[bishop]] of the eparchy. Archbishop [[Pio Laghi]], [[Apostolic Delegate]] to the United States, represented the [[Roman Pontiff]] and read the [[Papal Bulla]] creating the eparchy and appointing Dolinay. Cardinal [[Timothy Manning]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles|Archbishop of Los Angeles]] delivered the homily. The Church of St. Mary in [[Sherman Oaks, California]], was designated as the cathedral.<ref>((cite web
|url=http://www.eparchy-of-van-nuys.org/index.php/about-us
|title=The Byzantine Church in the West
|publisher=Eparchy of Phoenix.
))</ref>

In 1990, with the retirement of Archbishop Kocisko of Pittsburgh approaching, Pope John Paul II relieved Dolinay of his duties as Bishop of Van Nuys and appointed him [[Coadjutor bishop|Coadjutor Archbishop]] of the [[Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]] on February 19, 1990.<ref name=CatholicHierarchy>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdolinay.html Thomas Dolinay bio sketch at Catholic-Hierarchy.org]. Retrieved 2011-02-13.</ref> The Pope appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic, [[George M. Kuzma]], to succeed Bishop Dolinay.((Cn|date=November 2023))

After the [[Northridge earthquake]] of 1994 damaged the [[Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church|Cathedral of St. Mary]], the eparchial offices, and the bishop's residence, Bishop Kuzma moved his office and residence to [[Phoenix, Arizona]].((Cn|date=November 2023))  On February 10, 2010, the seat of the diocese was officially changed to Phoenix.  Accordingly, the former [[pro-cathedral]] of St. Stephen was given the title of Cathedral, and the Cathedral of St. Mary received the title of ''Proto-Cathedral''.<ref>((cite web
 |url         = http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=2ed0a59e-c79f-4a7d-a4cf-41c2ced290dd
 |title       = No possibility of moving back to California
 |publisher   = California Catholic Daily
 |date        = April 19, 2010
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708111933/http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=2ed0a59e-c79f-4a7d-a4cf-41c2ced290dd
 |archivedate = July 8, 2011
))</ref>

==Eparchs==
((citations needed section|date=November 2023))
The eparchal headquarters are at 8105 North 16th Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

===Ordinaries===
# Bishop [[Thomas Dolinay]] (1982&ndash;1990) †
# Bishop [[George Kuzma]] (1991&ndash;2000) †
# Bishop [[William C. Skurla]] (2002&ndash;2007)
# Bishop [[Gerald Nicholas Dino|Gerald N. Dino]] (2007&ndash;2016) †
# Bishop [[John Stephen Pazak]] (2016&ndash;2021)
#Bishop [[Thomas Olmsted]] ([[Apostolic Administration|Apostolic Administrator]], 2018-2023; Apostolic Administrator ''[[Sede vacante]]'' as of August 1, 2018)<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2018/pope-francis-names-bishop-thomas-j-olmsted-apostolic-administrator-byzantine-eparchy |title=Pope Francis Names Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted As Apostolic Administrator of the Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix |accessdate=March 29, 2023))</ref>
#Bishop [[Kurt Burnette]] ([[Apostolic Administration|Apostolic Administrator]], 2023–present; Apostolic Administrator *''[[Sede vacante]]'' as of January 23, 2023)<ref>((cite news |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/01/23/230123c.html |title=Resignations and Appointments, 23.01.2023 |accessdate=January 23, 2023))</ref>
† = deceased

===Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops===
* [[Kurt Burnette|Kurt Richard Burnette]], appointed Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian) in 2013
* Robert Mark Pipta, appointed Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian) in 2023

==Statistics==
The eparchy has 19 parishes, two missions, 2,261 faithful, 35 priests, 12 deacons and 1 religious.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhpmp.html | title=Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian Eparchy) &#91;Catholic-Hierarchy&#93; ))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh]]
* [[Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]]
* [[Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma]]
* [[Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic]]
* [[Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto|Byzantine Catholic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto]]
* ((section link|List of the Catholic bishops of the United States|Eastern Catholic eparchs))

;Parishes
*[[St. Stephen Cathedral (Phoenix, Arizona)|St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Cathedral]], the current cathedral
*[[Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church]], the former cathedral
*[[Saint Anne Byzantine Catholic Church]]
*[[St. Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church]]

==References==
((reflist))

==Bibliography==
*((cite book | author=Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh | title=Byzantine-Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Directory | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh | year=1999 | id=ISBN none))
*((cite book | author=Magocsi, Paul Robert and Ivan Pop | title=Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture | location=Toronto | publisher=University of Toronto Press | year=2005 | isbn=0-8020-3566-3 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofru0000mago ))

==External links==
;Eparchy of Phoenix
*[http://www.ephx.org/ Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix Official Site]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvnru.html Eparchy of Van Nuys (Ruthenian)] at catholic-hierarchy.org
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhpmp.html Eparchy of Phoenix (Ruthenian)] at catholic-hierarchy.org
* [http://www.saslo.org/ Saint Anne Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611042837/http://saslo.org/ |date=2017-06-11 )), a parish of the Eparchy of Phoenix in [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
* [http://www.stbasil.org/ St. Basil the Great Parish], a parish of the Eparchy of Phoenix in [[Los Gatos, California]]

;Other
*[http://www.archeparchy.org/ The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716062352/http://www.archeparchy.org/page/metropolia/metropolia.htm Metropolia of Pittsburgh]
* [http://www.byzcath.org Byzantine Catholic Church in America]

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