William C. Skurla
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| Archeparch of Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolis | Archeparchy of Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 19 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | 18 April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Basil Schott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 1986 (deacon) · 23 May 1987 (priest) by Michael Dudick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 23 April 2002 by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | William Charles Skurla 1 June 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | May the Lord give you peace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of William Charles Skurla | |
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| Spoken style | His Eminence |
| Religious style | Archeparch |
William Charles Skurla (born June 1, 1956) 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. 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.