St. Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church
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| St. Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church | |
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 St. Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church 19 W Bruce St Gilbert, Arizona 85233 www.stabcc.org | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Bishop Kurt Burnette, Apostolic Administrator, Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy Father Adam Peter Lowe, Pastor Deacon Mike Sullivan |
| Location | |
| Location | Gilbert, Arizona United States |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1971[1] |
St. Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church is a Byzantine Catholic Christian parish of the Byzantine Ruthenian Tradition located in the City of Gilbert, Arizona. It belongs to the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix and the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburg.
History[edit]
In the mid 1950's, Byzantine Catholics in Arizona began a letter-writing campaign to have a mission church established in the state. In 1966 the first mission in Phoenix, Arizona was established, largely serviced by visiting Byzantine Catholic priests from California. In 1968, Saint Stephen's was established in honor of Bishop Stephen_Kocisko.[2]
By the late 1970s, parishioners of St. Stephen (now the cathedral of the Eparchy of Phoenix)[3] who had migrated out of Phoenix and further into the East Valley began to request a mission parish closer to their homes. By 1980 the Divine Liturgy was celebrated for the first time outside of Phoenix for them, and continued thereafter in various homes in the area. In 1982, St. Thomas was established in Mesa as a mission of St. Stephen.[4]
In 1986 St. Thomas, still a mission of St. Stephen, moved to the chapel of Seton Catholic High School in nearby Chandler. Due to the renovation of the Seton Chapel in 1988, the St. Thomas community needed to find a new place for worship. The Most Reverend Thomas Dolinay, then Bishop of Van Nuys, authorized the purchase of the former St. Anne Roman Catholic Church located at 19 W. Bruce Ave. in Gilbert, where St. Thomas stands today as a full parish of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.[5][6]
See also[edit]
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
- Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
- Byzantine Rite
- Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Notes[edit]
- ↑ "Gilbert Historic Photos". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ↑ "St. Stephen About Us". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "Historic Day For Byzantine Catholics". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ "History of the Eparchy of Phoenix". Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ↑ "Eastern & Oriental Catholic Directory". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ↑ Byzantine-Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Directory 1999
References[edit]
- Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh (1999). Byzantine-Ruthenian Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Directory. Pittsburgh: Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh. ISBN none. Search this book on
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Coordinates: 33°21′04″N 111°47′24″W / 33.351°N 111.7900°W
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