Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma


The Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma, commonly but inaccurately called Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma, a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, is the eparchy of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in the Midwestern United States, in practice governing most Byzantine Rite Catholics in the Midwestern United States, hence informally also known as Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma. Its headquarters are located in Parma, Ohio. The Eparchy's Bishop is Milan Lach, SJ.
Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Parma, Ohio.

Statistics

As per 2014, the Eparchy pastorally served 9,020 Eastern Catholics in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio in 28 parishes and 5 missions with 36 priests, 16 deacons, 6 lay religious, 2 seminarians. Ten parishes in the Youngstown, Ohio area are part of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

History

The following bishops have been appointed as ordinaries of Parma eparchy.
  1. Emil John Mihalik
  2. Andrew Pataki, appointed Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians
  3. Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M.,, appointed Archbishop of Pittsburgh of the Ruthenians
  4. John Michael Kudrick
  5. Milan Lach, S.J.

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