Episcopal Diocese of Western New York

Diocese of Western New York
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Province II
Statistics
Congregations	58
Members	9,497 (2015)
Information
Rite	Episcopal
Cathedral	St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo
Current leadership
Bishop	R. William Franklin
Map
Location of the Diocese of Western New York
Website
episcopalwny.org

The Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming in western New York. It is in Province 2 and its cathedral, St. Paul's Cathedral, is in Buffalo as are the diocesan offices.

Ralph William "Bill" Franklin is the eleventh and current bishop of Western New York. The Diocese elected him its eleventh Bishop at its 2010 convention. He was consecrated on April 30, 2011 at the University of Buffalo. Franklin was born in Mississippi and had previously served in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Previously, J. Michael Garrison was the tenth bishop of Western New York. He has a bachelor's and a master's of religious education from Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio and an honorary doctorate from General Theological Seminary in New York City. He was received from the Roman Catholic Church on April 1, 1975, and ordained a deacon on April 12, 1975. He was ordained a priest on August 25, 1975 and consecrated a bishop on April 24, 1999.

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