John Michael Kudrick
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John Michael Kudrick is an Eastern Catholic prelate
and the current bishop of Parma for the Byzantines
.
in 1947. He graduated as valedictorian
of his class from Adams-Summerhill High School. Joining the Third Order Regular of St. Francis on January 29, 1967, Kudric studied at Saint Francis College
in Loretto
, graduating with a bachelor of arts in philosophy and in mathematics in 1970. Kudric continued his studies for the priesthood
at St. Francis Seminary in Loretto, from which he received a master of divinity degree in 1975. He also received a master of science degree in mathematics in 1973 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
as well as a master of science degree in computer and information science from The Ohio State University
in 1977.
He was ordained a priest on May 3, 1975, staying on at Saint Francis as a member of the mathematics and computer science faculty. In 1978, he was named director of the university's computer services. He was director of postulants for the Order from 1976 until 1980. Kudric assisted at parishes of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
during his time as a Franciscan, and eventually petitioned for incardination into the archeparchy, which he received in May 1987. He served at several parishes as a priest under Archbishop Judson Procyk
, and his longest-running assignment was as protopresbyter
of the Cathedral of St. John
in Munhall
from 1998 until 2002.
Archbishop Procyk died on April 24, 2001, and Kudric was elected administrator of the vacant Archeparchy of Pittsburgh on April 24, 2001. Although Kudric had been appointed Bishop of Parma for the Byzantines on May 3, 2000, he served as administrator of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh until the installation of Basil Schott
on July 9, 2002. Kudric was consecrated a bishop a day later on July 10, 2002.
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
and the current bishop of Parma for the Byzantines
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma is the Catholic eparchy governing most Byzantine Catholics in the midwestern United States. Its headquarters are at 1900 Carlton Road, Parma, Ohio. The current bishop is the Most Reverend John Kudrick....
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Life
The son of George and Amelia Kudric, John Kudrick was born in Lloydell, PennsylvaniaBeaverdale-Lloydell, Pennsylvania
Beaverdale-Lloydell is a census-designated place in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Beaverdale-Lloydell is located at ....
in 1947. He graduated as valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
of his class from Adams-Summerhill High School. Joining the Third Order Regular of St. Francis on January 29, 1967, Kudric studied at Saint Francis College
Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University is a four-year, coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular...
in Loretto
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Loretto is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is officially part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area as recognized by the US Census Bureau, but local sources list it as part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania area due to its proximity to...
, graduating with a bachelor of arts in philosophy and in mathematics in 1970. Kudric continued his studies for the priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
at St. Francis Seminary in Loretto, from which he received a master of divinity degree in 1975. He also received a master of science degree in mathematics in 1973 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
as well as a master of science degree in computer and information science from The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
in 1977.
He was ordained a priest on May 3, 1975, staying on at Saint Francis as a member of the mathematics and computer science faculty. In 1978, he was named director of the university's computer services. He was director of postulants for the Order from 1976 until 1980. Kudric assisted at parishes of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
The Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh is the Catholic archeparchy governing all of the Byzantine Catholic Church in the Western portion of Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and in the states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia...
during his time as a Franciscan, and eventually petitioned for incardination into the archeparchy, which he received in May 1987. He served at several parishes as a priest under Archbishop Judson Procyk
Judson Procyk
Judson Michael Procyk was the third Metropolitan Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church.-Career:...
, and his longest-running assignment was as protopresbyter
Archpriest
An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or vicar forane.In the 16th and 17th centuries, during...
of the Cathedral of St. John
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral (Pittsburgh)
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church...
in Munhall
Munhall, Pennsylvania
Munhall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the west bank of the Monongahela River, south of the confluence of the Monongahela and the Allegheny rivers where the Ohio River begins. It abuts the borough of Homestead. A large part of the Homestead Works of the Carnegie Steel Company...
from 1998 until 2002.
Archbishop Procyk died on April 24, 2001, and Kudric was elected administrator of the vacant Archeparchy of Pittsburgh on April 24, 2001. Although Kudric had been appointed Bishop of Parma for the Byzantines on May 3, 2000, he served as administrator of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh until the installation of Basil Schott
Basil Schott
Basil Myron Schott, O.F.M. was the Archbishop of the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh from 2002 until his death....
on July 9, 2002. Kudric was consecrated a bishop a day later on July 10, 2002.