Kurt Richard Burnette | |
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Eparch of Passaic | |
Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
Metropolis | Pittsburgh |
Diocese | Passaic |
Appointed | 29 October 2013 |
Installed | 4 December 2013 |
Predecessor | William Charles Skurla |
Other post(s) | Apostolic Administrator, Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix Apostolic Administrator, Eparchy of Parma Apostolic Administrator, Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 26 April 1989 by John Bilock |
Consecration | 4 December 2013 by William C. Skurla, John Michael Kudrick and Gerald Nicholas Dino |
Personal details | |
Born | Kurt Richard Burnette 7 November 1955 Fakenham, Norfolk, England, UK |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
Profession | Professor of Mathematics |
Education | J.D., Ph.D., J.C.L. |
Alma mater | Rice University, University of Utah, Pontifical Oriental Institute |
Styles of Kurt Richard Burnette | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | His Grace |
Religious style | Eparch |
Kurt Richard Burnette (born 7 November 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as the Eparch of Passaic in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.[1] He succeeded Bishop William C. Skurla. Burnette was appointed on October 29, 2013, by Pope Francis, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic, New Jersey on December 4.[2]
On 20 October 2020, Pope Francis named Burnette as apostolic administrator of the former Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto.[3][4] On 3 March, 2022, Pope Francis changed the jurisdiction and circumscription of the eparchy to establish the Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto. Burnette was appointed apostolic administrator of this new exarchate.[5]
In January 23, 2023, Burnette was appointed as apostolic administrator of both the Eparchy of Parma and the Eparchy of Phoenix.[6] These appointments, noted as being temporary, made Burnette the leader of over half of the Byzantine Catholic eparchies worldwide, until the appointment of Robert Mark Pipta as eparch of Parma.[7]
Hierarchy of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church | |
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Metropolis of Pittsburg in North America | |
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