Edward U. Kmiec
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Bishop Edward Kmiec |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | New York |
| Diocese | Buffalo |
| Appointed | August 12, 2004 |
| Installed | October 28, 2004 |
| Term ended | May 29, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Henry Joseph Mansell |
| Successor | Richard Joseph Malone |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 20, 1961 |
| Consecration | November 3, 1982 by John C. Reiss, George W. Ahr, and James John Hogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 4, 1936 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Bishop, Clergyman |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton Bishop of Nashville |
| Motto | Charity and service |
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Styles of Edward Urban Kmiec |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Ordination history of Edward Kmiec | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | John Charles Reiss |
| Date of consecration | November 3, 1982 |
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Bishops consecrated by Edward Kmiec as principal consecrator
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| David Choby | February 27, 2006 |
Edward Urban Kmiec (/ˈkɪmɪk/ KIH-mik, born June 4, 1936, Trenton, New Jersey) is a retired Roman Catholic Bishop of Buffalo. Kmiec served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Trenton from 1982 until his installation as Bishop of Nashville in 1992. He was succeeded in Nashville in 2005 by David Choby.
At age 25, Kmiec was ordained a priest in Trenton, New Jersey on December 20, 1961.
Kmiec served as Auxiliary Bishop in Trenton, New Jersey for 10 years. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop in Trenton on August 26, 1982, and was named Titular Bishop of Simidicca on the same date.
Kmiec was Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee for 13 years. He was appointed Bishop on October 13, 1992, and installed on December 3, 1992.
On August 12, 2004, Kmiec was appointed the Bishop of Buffalo; he was installed on October 28, 2004.
In 2007, Kmiec announced that the Diocese of Buffalo had a balanced budget, after spending cuts reduced a $2.1 million deficit from the previous year.
In 2006, it was reported in Buffalo Business First that the previous leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Buffalo, Bishop Henry J. Mansell, had not been forthright with the public or his superiors about the debt experienced within the Diocese. One individual was quoted in the same Buffalo Business First article, stating that Mansell was unable to see the reality of the situation. While Mansell did not oversee any church closures during his leadership in Buffalo, he lauded praises and support for the Diocese when it was actually in decline. Kmiec then took on the role as Bishop, faced with more than $3 million in debt, a declining Catholic population, and decreased viability for keeping many schools and churches open.
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