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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- 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.
- Sts. Brendan and JudeAlfredView parish
- Sts. Columba and BrigidBuffaloMass times recorded
- Sts. Peter and PaulArcadeView parish
- Sts. Peter and PaulHamburgView parish
- Sts. Peter and PaulJamestownMass times recorded
- Sts. Peter and PaulWilliamsvilleMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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