Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian)

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Bishop(s) William Charles Skurla, Bishop Andrew Pataki, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Eparchy Erected: 6 July 1963 Metropolitan: Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian) Rite: Ruthenian State: New Jersey Country: United States of America Official Web Site: http://www.eparchyofpassaic.com/ Mailing Address: 445 Lackawanna Ave., West Paterson, NJ 07424-7175 Telephone: (973)890-7777 Fax: 890-7175

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Stephen John Kocisko † (6 Jul 1963 Appointed - 22 Dec 1967 Appointed, Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania)
• Michael Joseph Dudick † (29 Jul 1968 Appointed - 6 Nov 1995 Retired)
• Andrew Pataki (6 Nov 1995 Appointed - 6 Dec 2007 Retired)
• William Charles Skurla (6 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6 July 1963	Erected		Eparchy of Passaic (Ruthenian) (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966				88	17	105	0		19		76	ap1967
1970	99,596			101	13	114	873		18	47	79	ap1971
1976	96,935			85	22	107	905		29	42	85	ap1977
1980	96,605			85	16	101	956	2	17	29	86	ap1981
1990	82,587			93	21	114	724	11	22	29	95	ap1991
1999	51,771			83	13	96	539	19	17	21	96	ap2000
2000	38,668			92	10	102	379	17	13	22	96	ap2001
2001	32,860			84	11	95	345	17	13	19	94	ap2002
2002	24,504			78	10	88	278	17	12	18	90	ap2003
2003	24,265			80	10	90	269	16	12	14	89	ap2004
2004	24,031			75	9	84	286	20	10	18	89	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gerald Nicholas Dino (Priest: 21 Mar 1965 to 6 Dec 2007)
• George Martin Kuzma (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Nov 1986 to 23 Oct 1990)
• Andrew Pataki (Priest: 24 Feb 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 May 1983 to 19 Jun 1984; Bishop: 6 Nov 1995 to 6 Dec 2007)
• William Charles Skurla (Bishop: 6 Dec 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Thomas Victor Dolinay † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1976 to 11 Mar 1977)
• Michael Joseph Dudick † (Priest: 6 Jul 1963; Bishop: 29 Jul 1968 to 6 Nov 1995)
• Stephen John Kocisko † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1963 to 22 Dec 1967)