St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Munhall, PA
Archbishop Thomas Dolinay broke ground for the new Cathedral and rectory on July 5, 1992. On Christmas Eve, Bishop Bilock, with Archbishop Kocisko presiding, celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the new church. On June 12, 1994 Bishop Michael Dudick, the Acting Metropolitan and Bishop of the Passiac Eparchy, with Bishop Bilock and Archbishop Kocisko formally dedicated the new Cathedral.
On February 7, 1995 Msgr. Procyk was ordained and installed as Metropolitan Archbishop in the Cathedral. Father Robert Karl succeeded Archbishop Procyk as rector. During Father Karl's pastorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the parish founding was commemorated.
In June 1998 Archpriest John Kudrick succeeded Father Karl as Cathedral Rector. Father Simeon Sibenik succeeded Archpriest John (who later was elevated to bishop and enthroned as the Eparch of Parma) as rector of St. John the Baptist Cathedral, serving for 10 years. The current rector of the Cathedral is Very Reverend Archpriest Dennis M. Bogda.
Metropolitan Archbishop-elect William C. Skurla, D.D. has been appointed as the fifth Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh and head of the Byzantine Catholic (Ruthenian) Metropolitan Church sui iuris of Pittsburgh. His enthronement is scheduled for April 18, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Cathedral.
