Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma
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The Eparchy of Parma (Latin: Eparchia Parmensis Ruthenorum) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in the midwestern part of the United States. Its episcopal seat is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Parma, Ohio. The eparchy's liturgies utilize the Byzantine Rite.
Eparchy of Parma Eparchia Parmensis Ruthenorum | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Ecclesiastical province | Pittsburgh |
Headquarters | Parma, Ohio |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2009) 8,791 |
Parishes | 36 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | February 21, 1969 (55 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Eparch | Robert Mark Pipta |
Bishops emeritus | Bishop John Michael Kudrick |
Map | |
Website | |
www.parma.org |
It is a suffragan diocese of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the ecclesiastical province of Pittsburgh. The metropolis is dependent upon the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches). The eparchy is sometimes styled as the "Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma", referring to the title that the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church uses in the United States.[1]