Global InformationRuthenian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix information
Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio in urbe Phoenicensi | |
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 Saint Stephen Cathedral in Phoenix | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington |
| Ecclesiastical province | Pittsburgh |
| Metropolitan | William C. Skurla |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2019) 2,261 |
| Parishes | 19 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite (Ruthenian and Russian recensions) |
| Established | December 3, 1981 (42 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Stephen Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary |
| Patron saint | Holy Protection of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Eparch | Sede Vacante |
| Apostolic Administrator | Kurt Burnette |
| Vicar General | Diodoro Mendoza |
| Bishops emeritus | John Stephen Pazak |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.ephx.org | |
The Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, commonly known as the Eparchy of Phoenix and formerly known as the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys, (Latin: Eparchia Vannaisensis) is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church territory jurisdiction or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the western United States. Its episcopal see is Phoenix, Arizona. The last bishop was the Most Reverend John Stephen Pazak.
The Eparchy of Phoenix's territorial jurisdiction consists of thirteen Western States. Churches are presently located in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. It is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. As of 2019[update], Holy Protection Eparchy of Phoenix has 19 parishes and 2 missions under its canonical jurisdiction. Most parishes follow the Ruthenian recension, although the eparchy includes one parish of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church[1] and one of the Russian Greek Catholic Church.[2]
- ^ "Our Lady of Wisdom Italo-Greek Byzantine Church". discovermass.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Parishes – Eparchy of Phoenix".