Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (Passaic, New Jersey)

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St. Michael the Archangel
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40°51′53.89″N74°07′2.72″W / 40.8649694°N 74.1174222°W / 40.8649694; -74.1174222
Location96 First St.
Passaic, New Jersey
Country United States
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Churchmanship Byzantine Rite
Website stmichaelsarchangel.org
History
Founded1890
Dedication Saint Michael the Archangel
Architecture
Style Byzantine Revival
Groundbreaking 1902
Completed1905
Administration
Diocese Eparchy of Passaic
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Kurt Burnette
Rector Fr. John Custer

The Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic cathedral located in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. It is the cathedral for the Eparchy of Passaic. [1]

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History

Eastern Europeans began to immigrate to the Passaic area in 1877. Father Alexander Dzubay began ministering to Byzantine Catholics in 1880 and ten years later St. Michael the Archangel parish was established. [2] The former Evangelical Mission Chapel at the corner of First and Bergen streets was purchased in 1891 and Father Nicephor Chanath became the parish's first resident pastor. Construction on the present church was begun in 1902 and it was completed in 1905. Property was acquired in 1917 that became St. Michael's Cemetery. In 1953 the former Passaic School No. 2 became St. Michael's School and classes began on September 9.

The Eparchy of Passaic was established on July 31, 1963 and St. Michael's Church became the cathedral. Construction began in 1985 on the Cathedral Chapel of St. Michael and Social Center in West Paterson. [2] [3] It was dedicated on May 31, 1987.

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References

  1. "Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel". Giga Catholic. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  2. 1 2 "Milestones in the history of St. Michael the Archangel". Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  3. "Cathedral Chapel of St. Michael (Ruthenian)". Giga Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

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