Buffalo diocese
| Buffalo diocese | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of New York |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Edward Scharfenberger |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Richard Malone |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Edward Michael Grosz |
| founding | 1847 |
| surface | 16,511 km² |
| Parishes | 161 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 1,527,681 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 727.125 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 47.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 293 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 86 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.919 |
| Permanent deacons | 133 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Friars | 110 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 659 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Saint Joseph's Cathedral |
| Website | www.buffalodiocese.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo ( Latin Dioecesis Buffalensis , English Diocese of Buffalo ) is a in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Buffalo , New York .
history
The diocese Buffalo was on April 23, 1847 by Pope Pius IX. Erected from territory ceded by the Diocese of New York and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a suffragan . On July 19, 1850, the Buffalo Diocese was subordinated to the Archdiocese of New York as a suffragan. The bishopric of Buffalo gave on March 3, 1868 parts of its territory from the establishment of the bishopric of Rochester . In 1896 the bishopric of Buffalo gave parts of its territory to the bishopric of Rochester.
territory
The bishopric of Buffalo includes the areas of Allegany County , Cattaraugus County , Chautauqua County , Erie County , Genesee County , Niagara County , Orleans County, and Wyoming County in New York State .
Bishops of Buffalo
- John Timon CM , 1847-1867
- Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan CM, 1868-1896
- James Edward Quigley , 1896–1903, then Archbishop of Chicago
- Charles Henry Colton , 1903-1915
- Denis Joseph Dougherty , 1915–1918, then Archbishop of Philadelphia
- William Turner , 1919-1936
- John Aloysius Duffy , 1937-1944
- John Francis O'Hara CSC , 1945–1951, then Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Joseph Aloysius Burke , 1952–1962
- James Aloysius McNulty , 1963-1972
- Edward Dennis Head , 1973-1995
- Henry Joseph Mansell , 1995–2003, then Archbishop of Hartford
- Edward Urban Kmiec , 2004–2012
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Richard Malone , 2012–2019
- Sedis vacancy since December 4, 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Buffalo (English)
- Entry on Buffalo Diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)