Kurt Burnette

Kurt Richard Burnette (born 7 November 1955) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as the Eparch of Passaic in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.^[1] He succeeded Bishop William C. Skurla. Burnette was appointed on October 29, 2013, by Pope Francis, and enthroned in a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Passaic, New Jersey on December 4.^[2]

His Grace, The Most Reverend Kurt Richard Burnette
Eparch of Passaic
Coat of arms with motto Psalm 150:3a
Church	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolis	Pittsburgh
Diocese	Passaic
Appointed	29 October 2013
Installed	4 December 2013
Predecessor	William Charles Skurla
Other post(s)	Apostolic Administrator, Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix Apostolic Administrator, Eparchy of Parma Apostolic Administrator, Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto
Previous post(s)	Rector of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius (2012-2013) Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church, (2008-2013)
Orders
Ordination	26 April 1989 by John Bilock
Consecration	4 December 2013 by William C. Skurla, John Michael Kudrick and Gerald Nicholas Dino
Personal details
Born	Kurt Richard Burnette (1955-11-07) 7 November 1955 (age 69) Fakenham, Norfolk, England, UK
Nationality	American
Denomination	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Profession	Professor of Mathematics
Education	J.D., Ph.D., J.C.L.
Alma mater	Rice University, University of Utah, Pontifical Oriental Institute

Styles of Kurt Richard Burnette
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Eparch

On 20 October 2020, Pope Francis named Burnette as apostolic administrator of the former Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto.^[3][4] On 3 March, 2022, Pope Francis changed the jurisdiction and circumscription of the eparchy to establish the Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto. Burnette was appointed apostolic administrator of this new exarchate.^[5]

In January 23, 2023, Burnette was appointed as apostolic administrator of both the Eparchy of Parma and the Eparchy of Phoenix.^[6] These appointments, noted as being temporary, made Burnette the leader of over half of the Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic eparchies worldwide, until the appointment of Robert Mark Pipta as eparch of Parma.^[7]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops