Judson Michael Procyk (April 9, 1931 – April 24, 2001) was the third
Metropolitan Archbishop
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of the
Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the
American
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branch of the
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
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.
Formative years
Procyk was born in
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
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History
southeast of ...
on April 9, 1931. He was ordained as a priest at
Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary in
Pittsburgh
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on May 19, 1957.
[Cheney, David.]
Archbishop Judson Michael Procyk
(profile), in "Catholic Hierarchy," 1996-2013.
Career
Judson Procyk was appointed Archbishop of the
Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
The Archeparchy of Pittsburgh () is an archeparchy (or archdiocese) of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church that is located in the southern part of the United States of America. It is part of the Metropolis of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian Greek Catholic ...
on November 9, 1994, and ordained a bishop on February 7, 1995.
External links
His Excellency Metropolitan Judson Procyk, D.D. - The Carpathian ConnectionThe Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of PittsburghByzantine Catholic Church in America
References
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1931 births
2001 deaths
American Eastern Catholic bishops
20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops
21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops
Religious leaders from Pittsburgh
Bishops of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
20th-century American clergy
21st-century American bishops