To which Church does St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church in Orlando belong?
We are an Eastern Byzantine Catholic Church. The jurisdiction of St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic Church is that of the Ruthenians, a group of Slavic people who lived at the base of the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. We belong to the Eparchy (Diocese) of Passaic, New Jersey, whose bishop is Bishop William Skurla. The slavic people of Eastern Europe were converted by two Greek priests, Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and follow the Liturgy of Constantinople. Constantinople is the birthplace of the Byzantine Church.
