George Kuzma

The Most Reverend George Martin Kuzma
Auxiliary Bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
Church	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Diocese	Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
Orders
Ordination	29 May 1955 by Nicholas Thomas Elko[1]
Consecration	4 February 1987[2] by Stephen John Kocisko, Michael Joseph Dudick, and Thomas Victor Dolinay[2]
Personal details
Birth name	George Martin Kuzma
Born	24 July 1925
Buried	Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Denomination	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Nicholas Thomas Elko[1] Date 29 May 1955[2] Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Stephen John Kocisko[2] Co-consecrators Michael Joseph Dudick, and Thomas Victor Dolinay[2] Date 4 February 1987[2] Place St. John Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Pasic NJ[2]
Styles
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Bishop

George Martin Kuzma (July 24, 1925 – December 7, 2008) was an American bishop of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.

At the age of 29, Kuzma was ordained as a priest. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Passaic in New Jersey on November 11, 1986. He was later appointed Bishop of Van Nuys in California on October 23, 1990. He retired from the post on December 5, 2000. He was succeeded by Bishop William Skurla.

Kuzma died on December 7, 2008, and is buried in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Kuzma gives a blessing after a pilgrimage in California

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• Catholic-Hierarchy - George Kuzma

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