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The Council of Hierarchs for the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church sui iuris of Pittsburgh consists of all the bishops of the Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh and is convoked and presided over by Metropolitan Basil.
 Metropolitan Archbishop Basil
Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bishop William
Eparchy of Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey
Click here for the official website for the Eparchy of Passaic
Bishop John
Eparchy of Parma, Parma, Ohio
Click here for the official website for the Eparchy of Parma
Bishop Gerald
Holy Protection of Mary Eparchy of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.
Click here for the official website for the Eparchy of Van Nuys
 
The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh was established on September 1, 1924 as the first Byzantine Catholic exarchate in the United States. The center, originally in New York, was moved to Munhall, Pa. in 1925. In 1963, it was raised to the status of an eparchy. In 1969, the Byzantine Metropolitan Church and Archeparchy of Munhall were established. The Archeparchy was renamed the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in 1977. The Chancery office is located at 66 Riverview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is located at 210 Greentree Road, Munhall, Pa.

The Eparchy of Passaic was established July 31, 1963 by dividing up the then single Eparchy of Pittsburgh into two separate eparchies. The Chancery office is located at 415 Lackawanna Avenue, West Paterson, NJ. The Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is located at 96 First Street, Passaic, New Jersey.

The Eparchy of Parma was established February 21, 1969 as the third eparchy of the Byzantine Catholic Church in America. The Chancery and the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist are located at 1900 Carlton Road in Parma, Ohio.

Holy Protection of Mary Eparchy of Phoenix was established March 9, 1982 as the fourth eparchy of the Byzantine Catholic Church in America. The Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary is located at 5329 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys California. The Chancery was moved to St. Stephen Cathedral at 8141 North 16th Street in Phoenix, Arizona in 1994.

The Council has established several Intereparchial Commissions charged with coordinating policies, programs and other special activities for the entire Byzantine Metropolitan Church sui iuris of Pittsburgh.

Those commissions include:
  • Intereparchial Canonical Commission
  • Intereparchial Catechetical Board
  • Intereparchial Commission for Sacred Liturgy
  • Intereparchial Ecumenical Commission
  • Intereparchial Evangelization Commission
  • Intereparchial Music Commission
  • Intereparchial Youth Commission
  • Intereparchial Subcommittee for Young Adults
  • Intereparchial Vocation Commission
More information on the Metropolitan Commissions may be found in the Ministries and Organization submenu category of the Council of Hierarchs webpage.



The Official Website of the
Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
66 Riverview Avenue • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15214
Telephone: 412-231-4000 | Fax: 412-231-1697

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