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William C. Skurla

William C. Skurla

American Eastern Catholic bishop (born 1956)

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. [1]
    "Metropolitan Archbishop". Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. [2]
    "Archbishop William Charles Skurla [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  3. [3]
    Walsh, Sr. Mary Ann (January 19, 2012). "Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy". Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Archbishop Skurla enthroned as metropolitan of Byzantine archeparchy". April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
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