Kurt Burnette

Kurt Burnette
Bishop of Passaic
Appointed 29 October 2013
Installed 4 December 2013
Predecessor William Charles Skurla
Orders
Ordination 26 April 1989
by John Billock
Consecration 4 December 2013
by William C. Skurla
Personal details
Born (1955-11-07) 7 November 1955
Norfolk, England, UK
Nationality American
Denomination Ruthenian Catholic Church
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Education J.D., Ph.D., J.C.L.
Alma mater Rice University, University of Utah, Pontifical Oriental Institute

Kurt Burnette (born 7 November 1955 at Sculthorpe Royal Air Force Base in Norfolk, England, UK) is the Bishop or Eparch of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic.[1] He succeeded Bishop William C. Skurla, who was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh in 2012. Burnette was appointed on October 29, 2013 by Pope Francis as bishop, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic, New Jersey on December 4, 2013.[2]

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References

  1. "Pope Francis Names Father Kurt Burnette As Head Of The Byzantine Eparchy Of Passaic". October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. "Fr. Kurt Burnette made head of Ruthenian Eparchy of Passaic". CNA. October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.


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