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Bishop Gerald Dino, D.D.

Most Rev. Gerald Dino, D.D. (Eparchy of Phoenix)
Bishop Gerald was born in Binghamton, New York, on January 11, 1940. He received a bachelor of arts degree, cumlaude, from Duquesne University in 1961, and a completed graduate theological studies from the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Pittsburgh, in 1965. He was ordained a priest for the Eparchy of Passaic on March 21, 1965. After ordination, he was assistant pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish, Pottstown, PA, 1967-1967, and Saint Michael Parish, Perth Amboy, New Jersey,1967-1969, and pastor, Saint Nicholas Parish, Dunellen, NJ, 1969-1970. He did graduate studies in Rome from 1970-1972, and from 1973-1979, was professor and academic dean at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius. On December 6, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Father Gerald N. Dino to succeed Bishop Skurla as Bishop as the fourth bishop of Van Nuys.


Rt. Rev. Joseph Stanichar (Seattle, WA)
Fr. Joseph grew up under the tutelage of his parents and Slavic grandmother. After studying for the priesthood in New York, he became an Air Force chaplain serving overseas as well as in this country. While serving as chaplain at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, W A, he began founding the present Byzantine Catholic parishes of the Northwest. He has been a great support to these parishes as well as to the Shrine.

Fr. William O'Brien (Spokane, WA)
Fr. Bill comes to us from the great state of New Jersey. He studied at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Seminary and was ordained in 1988. He has served in several parishes in California and Washington, and now serves the people of Sts. Cyril & Methodius in Spokane. Fr. Bill is well-known and loved by the people of the Northwest.

Fr. Anthony Hernandez (Los Gatos, CA)
Fr. Anthony served as Director of Religious Education at a Roman Catholic parish for several years before deciding to join the Eparchy of Van Nuys. He studied at the seminary in Pittsburgh before being ordained in 2001. Presently he serves the Byzantine Catholic parishes in Los Gatos and Sacramento, CA.

Bishop William Skurla, D.D.

Fr. Frank Knusel (Portland, OR)
Fr. Frank is a priest of the Archdiocese of Portland, OR. He is bi-ritual and presently serves the community at St. Irene Byzantine Catholic Church in Portland. He is also very active in the Spanish apostolate for his archdiocese.

Fr. Lee Perry (Olympia, WA)
Growing up in beautiful New England, Fr. Lee entered the Society of St. Joseph and served in schools and parishes throughout the South, mid-Atlantic region, and the Southwest. In 2001 he joined the Eparchy of Van Nuys and has been stationed at St. George/Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine in Olympia, WA ever since.


Fr. Brendan McAnerney, OP (Sacramento, CA)
Fr. Abraham Miller (Seattle, WA) (Ukrainian)
Fr. Samir Abulail (Seattle, WA) (Melkite)

 

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