Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
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Diocese of Buffalo Dioecesis Buffalensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western New York (Counties of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Cattauraugus, and Allegany, New York) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New York |
| Metropolitan | 795 Main Street Buffalo, New York 14203 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,511 km2 (6,375 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,632,000 721,000 (44.2%) |
| Parishes | 164 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 23, 1847 |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Richard Joseph Malone |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Edward M. Grosz |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Edward U. Kmiec Bishop emeritus of Buffalo |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Buffalo is a Roman Catholic diocese headquartered in Buffalo, New York, United States. It is included in the province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, in the Roman Rite. The Buffalo Diocese includes eight counties in Western New York State. The Catholic population is nearly 700,000. The Diocese is divided into more than 150 parishes, which also include churches, schools, convents, seminaries, hospitals, and colleges. The Buffalo Diocese was established in 1847. From the Buffalo Diocese, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester was created in 1868. The Most Reverend Richard Joseph Malone became the 14th bishop of the Buffalo Diocese, August 10, 2012.
The Diocese covers 6,455 square miles (16,720 km2) throughout the eight counties of Western New York; and has a Catholic population of 690,000. In the Diocese are 166 parishes, 15 high schools, 52 elementary schools, seven colleges and universities, one seminary, convents, and four hospitals.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo was established April 23, 1847. It was set apart from the great Diocese of New York and the See located at Buffalo on Lake Erie, the territory comprising nearly one-third of the State of New York.
In 1868, the Diocese of Rochester was formed from the eastern counties of the territory of the Diocese of Buffalo. In 1896, after Bishop Stephen Vincent Ryan's death, four more counties, including Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, and Tioga, were taken from the Diocese of Buffalo and added to the Rochester jurisdiction.
The Diocese of Buffalo includes the following eight counties in Western New York State:
The lists of bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service, followed by other priests of this diocese who became bishops:
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