Most Reverend Kurt Burnette

Fifth Bishop of the Eparchy of Passaic

Mailing Address:

Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
445 Lackawanna Avenue
Woodland Park, New Jersey 07424
Phone: 973-890-7777
FAX: 973-890-7175

Protosyncellus: Right Rev. Archpriest James G. Hayer

Chancellor: Lori Albanese, JCL

Vicar for Clergy:  

Eparchial Finance Officer: Reverend Deacon Robert Shalhoub

Chancery Administrative Assistant:  Maureen French

Senior Consultor:

     Very Rev. John Basarab, MA

Rt. Rev. Arch. James G. Hayer

Very Rev. John Custer

Very Rev. Michael Kerestes

Very Rev. Eduard Shestak, JCL

Very Rev. Nicholas Daddona

Very Rev. Steven Galuschik 

Rev. Yuriy Oros

Rt. Rev. Arch. James G. Hayer

Deacon Robert Shalhoub, Finance Officer

Mr. Stephen Kowalski

Mr. Thomas Duch, Attorney at Law 

Mr. Daniel Seaman, Attorney at Law

The Tribunal of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic is served by:

Judicial Vicar: 

Very Reverend Eduard Shestak, JCL, STD

Adjutant Judicial Vicar and Promotor of Justice:

Very Reverend Ronald Barusefski, JCL

Adjutant Judicial Vicar and Defender of the Bond

Vey Reverend Andriy Kovach, JCL

Judge:

Reverend Monsignor Robert Senetsky, JCD

Notaries:

Very Reverend Gregory J Noga

Maureen French

New York - New England Syncellate:  Very Rev. Nicholas Daddona

     New York - New England Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Ronald Hatton

Susquehanna Syncellate: Very Rev. Michael Kerestes

     Northern PA (NW New York) Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Eduard Shestak

     Wyoming Valley Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Michael Salnicky

Central Pennsylvania Syncellate: Very Rev. Edward Higgins

     Mid-Pennsylvania Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Gregory Noga

     South Pennsylvania Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Andriy Kovach

New Jersey Syncellate:Very Rev. John Custer, SSL, STD

     North New Jersey Protopresbyter: (above)

     Central New Jersey Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Francis Rella

Middle States Syncellate:Very Rev. John Basarab, MA

     Middle States Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Alex Shuter

Southern States Syncellate:Very Rev. Robert Evancho

     Southern States Protopresbyter: Very Rev. Salvatore Pignato

Office for a Safe Environment in Ministry - Eparchy of Passaic Safe Environment Website 

All reports involving a minor ARE REPORTED to the County Prosecuter's Office

and other appropriate local police and child protective services. 

        Fr. David J. Baratelli, Ed.S, M.Div.

                        Coordinator

          Dr. Maureen Daddona, Ph.D

                      Victim Assistance

Building & Liturgical Arts Commission

     Chairman: Rt. Rev. Arch. James G. Hayer

          Very Rev. Peter Hosak

          Very Rev. Michael Popson

          Reverend Vitaliy Pukhayev

Liturgy Commission:

     Very Rev. John G. Basarab, MA

     Very Rev. Edward J. Higgins

     Reverend Michael Kerestes

Cemetery Commission:

     Chairman: Very Rev. Michael Salnicky

          Rt. Rev. Arch. James G. Hayer
          Very Rev. John Custer

          Rev. Robert Lozinski, CSC

          Very Rev. Michael Kerestes

                                                    As of July 13, 2020

Music Commission:

     Mr. Elias Zareva

     Mr. Joseph K. Ferenchick

                    Inter-Eparchial Commission for Sacred Music

Ecumenism:

     Very Rev. Edward Higgins

Evangelization Commission:

     Chairman: Rev. Joseph Bertha, PhD

          Very Rev. John S. Custer, SSL, STD

          Very Rev. John Basarab, MA

Communications & Telecommunications:

     Rt. Rev. Arch. James G. Hayer

Respect Life Office:

     Rev. Scott Bogossian, Pro-Life Director

Family Life Office:

     (vacant)

Eparchial Historian:

    (vacant)

Director: Very Rev. Michael Salnicky

Carpathian Village / St. Nicholas Shrine 

802 Snow Hill Road

Cresco PA 18326