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Suffragan diocese Buffalo, New York, United States

Diocese of Buffalo

Buffalen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Buffalo, erected in 1847, covers eight counties of Western New York. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of New York, it has been led by Bishop Michael W. Fisher since 2020.

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The address the register holds for St. Joseph Cathedral, in Buffalo, United States.

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Established
1847
Catholics
727,125
Priests
332
Territory
16,511 km²

Parishes and churches

216 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Michael W. Fisher
Born
3 March 1958
Birthplace
Baltimore

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The cathedral

St. Joseph Cathedral stands in Buffalo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected in 1847, the Diocese of Buffalo (Latin: Diœcesis Buffalensis) serves Western New York in the United States and takes in eight counties. It is suffragan within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York. St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo is the mother church, and Michael Fisher is the bishop.

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