George Martin Kuzma | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Auxiliary Bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Church | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diocese | Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Passaic | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 29 May 1955 by Nicholas Thomas Elko | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 4 February 1987[1] by Stephen John Kocisko, Michael Joseph Dudick, and Thomas Victor Dolinay[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | George Martin Kuzma 24 July 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 7, 2008 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Buried | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
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