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Put on your thinking caps...

I need a listing of those states (in addition to western Pa.) that fall in the boudaries of the Archeparchy of P'gh. (All states... not just those with a Byzantine parish or mission.)

TIA

CIX!

Western PA
Eastern Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennesese
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas

Glory to Jesus Christ!
Louisiana would be also included in the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
Deacon El

Whoops! Missed that one. I'll add it to the list.

Unless Lousiana has become the newest church sui iuris. I can see it now, "Patriarch of Baton Rouge, the Lower Delta and all New Acadia".

Dear Rev. Fr. Deacon El and Subdeacon Lance:


Since the Metropolitanate of the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church covers the entire United States, can we not, therefore, say that His Eminence, Basil Schott, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh for the Ruthenians, exercises jurisdiction over the 50 states of the Union, whenever and wherever there are Ruthenians?

Just thinking . . .

Amado

No, Amado, you can't say that. The Metropolitan has only a "first among equals" role within the Metropolia. He no more has jurisdiction over any priest, parish or layperson in the other eparchies than Bishops Andrew, John, or William have over those in the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh--that is to say, none.

Dear LemkoR:

I thought the Metropolitan Archbishop is the de facto and de jure head of the Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church in America?

Slava Isusu Kristu,

"Patriarch of New Orleans,"etc. I think would be better. I like that idea. We could re-evangelize the French Quarter and turn into our Phanar. Then, of course, we could build an Iconostas in the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France. We would then have to write an Akathist to St. Joan of Arc, one of the patrons of our city...

The Latins might have a few things to say, however (in a friendly tone, of course)...

Dmitri

And instead of varenyky dinners the big event would be jambalaya dinners...

Amado,

Metropolitan Basil is de iure the Chief Hierarch of the Byzantine Metropolia, but this does not mean he simply can do what he wants in any of the eparchies. Even in a Patriarchal Church a patriarch can not just interfere in a bishop's governing of his eparchy. However, I would disagree with Lemko that his function as Metropolitan is honorary only. He has clearly defined rights and responsibilities. The Metropolitan does have the right to erect stavropighial institutions that would be directly under his jurisdiction anywhere in the Metropolia.

In Christ,
Subdeacon Lance

Georgia is not in the Archeparchy?

Logos Teen

Logos Teen,

Georgia is in the Eparchy of Passaic for Ruthenians and the Eparchy of St. Josaphat of Parma for the Ukrainians, and the Melkites have two parishes there as well.

In Christ,
Subdeacon Lance

Dear Lance:

I agree with all of your statements.

Except that we have not defined the territorial boundaries=jurisdiction of the Metropolia of the BCA.

I want to believe that, as a sui juris Church, the Metropolitanate of the Ruthenian Church in the U.S., centered at the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, covers and extends throughout the 50 states of the Union.

Is this not logical?

Amado

Amado,

The Metropolia extends to the entire US but the Metropolia is divided into eparchies and the bishops of those eparchies have certain rights that cannot be violated. All the states are assigned to a particualr eparchy whether there is currently a parish there or not. For example South Carolina does not have a parish but SC is assigned to the Eparchy of Passaic. The Metropolitan cannot just say he is erecting a parish in SC, this is the Bishop of Passaic's perogative. We are not like the Antiochians, for example, where Metropolitan Philip is the only bishop with ordinary jurisdiction and the others are his auxillaries, even though territorially distributed. Each bishop of the Metropolia has ordinary jurisdiction over his own eparchy.

In Christ,
Subdeacon Lance