Eparchy-of-van-nuys.org
Title
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- The first step in initiating a Byzantine Catholic parish in the West was in 1956 when a letter was sent to His Grace, Bishop Nicholas Elko of Pittsburgh requesting a priest for the Los Angeles area. Soon Rev. Eugene Chromoga was appointed to undertake the organizational work. The first Divine Liturgy was on November 18,1956 in Van Nuys, Cardinal McIntyre of Los Angeles granted the use of a Roman Catholic Church which became their center of worship for four years. People and priest worked together diligently, and two years later Bishop Elko blessed a newly built chapel and rectory, naming Father Chromoga the first pastor. In the next few years, parishes were quickly established in Anchorage, Fontana and San Diego. Over the succeeding years, Byzantines migrating to the West, along with others seeking to live the Byzantine Catholic Faith, formed communities and parishes in Phoenix (1968), Anaheim and San Mateo (1969), Sacramento (1968), Albuquerque and Denver (1974), Tucson, and Las Vegas (1977), Spokane (1979), San Jose and San Luis Obispo, CA (1986), Seattle (1981), Gilbert, AZ (1982), Los Gatos, CA (1985), Portland, OR (1988) and Olympia, WA (1989) An mission for Italo-Greek Catholics was established in Las Vegas in 1993.
Languages
English
Address
- Pastoral Center, 8131 Norte 16
- Phoenix AZ 85020 US
Contact
- Eparchy of Van Nuys
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- +1 52088642
