Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma

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Eparchy of Parma

Eparchia Parmensis Ruthenorum
CoA Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma.svg
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Ecclesiastical province Pittsburgh
Headquarters Parma, Ohio
Statistics
Population
  • (as of 2009)
  • 8,791
Parishes36
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Rite Byzantine Rite
EstablishedFebruary 21, 1969 (56 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Sede vacante
Eparch Robert Mark Pipta
Bishops emeritusBishop John Michael Kudrick
Map
Eparchy of Parma.png
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.

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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

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

The former St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Parma. St. John the Baptist Cathedral Parma (cropped).jpg
The former St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Parma.

The eparchy was erected on February 21, 1969, by Pope Paul VI as the Eparchy of Parma (of the Ruthenians) / Eparchia Parmen(sis) Ruthenorum (Latin), on US territory split off from its present Metropolitan, then the Eparchy of Pittsburgh. [2] [3] On March 22, 1969, Father John Mihalik was appointed as its first ordinary. [4] He was consecrated as its eparch by Archbishop Stephen Kocisko on 12 June 1969. [4] [5] On May 30, 1983, Father Andrew Pataki was appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic and consecrated by Kocisko on 23 August 1983 with the title of Titular Bishop of Telmissus. [5] [6] When Mihalik died on 27 January 1984 Parma's see became sede vacante. [7] [4] Pataki was appointed as the eparch on June 19, 1984 and was installed on August 16, 1985. [6]

The eparchy lost ecclesiastical territory on December 3, 1981, when the Eparchy of Van Nuys was erected. [7] [8] In 2024, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist was relocated from its original Snow Road location to the former Holy Spirit Church in Parma. [9] The two Parma parishes along with the Dormition of the Mother of God parish in Cleveland had been merged in 2021.

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) [10]
  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. 1 2 3 "Bishop Emil John Mihalik". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Archbishop Stephen John Kocisko". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Bishop Andrew Pataki". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ John Benson (November 11, 2024). "Parma's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist relocates; future of church and land uncertain". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  10. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.01.2023" . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved Apr 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
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