John Stephen Pazak

His Grace John Stephen Pazak, C.Ss.R.
Eparch of Phoenix for the Ruthenians
Church	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolis	Pittsburgh
Diocese	Phoenix
Appointed	May 7, 2016
Installed	July 20, 2016
Predecessor	Gerald Nicholas Dino
Orders
Ordination	August 27, 1972 by Emil John Mihalik
Consecration	February 14, 2001 by Michael Bzdel, C.Ss.R.
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	August 13, 1946 (71) Gary, Indiana, United States
Nationality	American & Canadian
Parents	Stephen Pazak & Johanna Hennessy
Previous post	Eparch, Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (2001-2016); Rector, Saint Vladimir's College (1973-1990)

John Stephen Pazak, C.Ss.R. (born August 13, 1946 in Gary, Indiana) is an American-born member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, commonly known as the Redemptorists, who serves as an eparch of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. Since July 2016 he has served as the Eparch of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Protection of Mary, which is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Pazak was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 13, 1946 to Stephen Pazak, an American of Ruthenian descent, and Johanna Hennessy, who was of Irish descent, both members of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.

Pazak was admitted to the novitiate of the Canadian Province of the Redemptorists at Yorkton, Saskatchewan, on September 14, 1965. He studied at the Redemptorist seminary, St. Alphonsus College, in Suffield, Connecticut, and earned a bachelor's degree there in 1969. He made his perpetual profession of religious vows as a member of the Congregation on August 24 of that same year. After completing a baccalaureate in theology at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, he was ordained a priest on August 27, 1972.

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