Diocese of Buffalo

Past and Present Ordinaries

• John Timon, C.M. † (23 Apr 1847 Appointed - 16 Apr 1867 Died)
• Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan, C.M. † (3 Mar 1868 Appointed - 10 Apr 1896 Died)
• James Edward Quigley † (12 Dec 1896 Appointed - 8 Jan 1903 Appointed, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois)
• Charles Henry Colton † (20 May 1903 Appointed - 9 May 1915 Died)
• Dennis Joseph Dougherty † (9 Dec 1915 Appointed - 1 May 1918 Appointed, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• William Turner † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 10 Jul 1936 Died)
• John Aloysius Duffy † (5 Jan 1937 Appointed - 27 Sep 1944 Died)
• John Francis O’Hara, C.S.C. † (10 Mar 1945 Appointed - 23 Nov 1951 Appointed, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Joseph Aloysius Burke † (7 Feb 1952 Appointed - 16 Oct 1962 Died)
• James Aloysius McNulty † (12 Feb 1963 Appointed - 4 Sep 1972 Died)
• Edward Dennis Head † (23 Jan 1973 Appointed - 18 Apr 1995 Retired)
• Henry Joseph Mansell (18 Apr 1995 Appointed - 20 Oct 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut)
• Edward Urban Kmiec † (12 Aug 2004 Appointed - 29 May 2012 Retired)
• Richard Joseph Malone (29 May 2012 Appointed - 4 Dec 2019 Resigned)
• Michael William Fisher (1 Dec 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	640,501	1,307,432	49.0%	528	380	908	705		454	2,816	250	ap1951
1959	847,554	1,690,206	50.1%	579	508	1,087	779		619	2,939	265	ap1960
1966	913,640	1,806,895	50.6%	637	548	1,185	771		656	3,592	270	ap1967
1968	948,669	1,882,434	50.4%	625	526	1,151	824		653	3,302	266	ap1971
1976	925,873	1,758,355	52.7%	628	396	1,024	904		526	2,607	275	ap1977
1980	800,125	1,716,725	46.6%	574	298	872	917	36	403	2,411	298	ap1981
1990	789,723	1,591,768	49.6%	509	228	737	1,071	74	289	1,780	292	ap1991
1999	741,506	1,587,808	46.7%	435	198	633	1,171	92	46	1,446	265	ap2000
2000	731,008	1,565,471	46.7%	416	191	607	1,204	94	236	1,400	266	ap2001
2001	725,452	1,553,471	46.7%	404	179	583	1,244	100	221	1,362	266	ap2002
2002	713,752	1,591,708	44.8%	397	173	570	1,252	103	219	1,317	266	ap2003
2003	709,258	1,581,686	44.8%	384	163	547	1,296	103	210	1,272	265	ap2004
2004	707,981	1,578,922	44.8%	377	162	539	1,313	104	210	1,218	265	ap2005
2006	694,992	1,570,179	44.3%	361	152	513	1,354	112	200	1,116	264	ap2007
2010	710,000	1,607,000	44.2%	319	115	434	1,635	126	160	964	236	ap2011
2012	721,000	1,632,000	44.2%	306	108	414	1,741	124	144	880	164	ap2013
2015	730,000	1,538,064	47.5%	299	94	393	1,857	139	129	800	163	ap2016
2018	727,125	1,527,681	47.6%	293	86	379	1,918	133	110	659	161	ap2019

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Robert Joseph Cunningham (Priest: 24 May 1969 to 9 Mar 2004)
• Michael William Fisher (Bishop: 1 Dec 2020 - )
• Edward Michael Grosz (Priest: 29 May 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Nov 1989 to 2 Mar 2020)
• Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.
• Richard Joseph Malone (Bishop: 29 May 2012 to 4 Dec 2019)
• Henry Joseph Mansell (Bishop: 18 Apr 1995 to 20 Oct 2003)
• John Aloysius O’Mara
• Edward Bernard Scharfenberger (Apostolic Administrator: 4 Dec 2019 to 15 Jan 2021)
• Donald Walter Trautman (Priest: 7 Apr 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 1985 to 2 Jun 1990)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Pius Anthony Benincasa † (Priest: 27 Mar 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 May 1964 to 13 Aug 1986)
• Stanislaus Joseph Brzana † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1964 to 22 Oct 1968)
• Joseph Aloysius Burke † (Priest: 3 Aug 1912; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Apr 1943; Bishop: 7 Feb 1952 to 16 Oct 1962)
• Charles Henry Colton † (Bishop: 20 May 1903 to 9 May 1915)
• Celestine Joseph Damiano † (Priest: 21 Dec 1935 to 27 Nov 1952)
• Dennis Joseph Dougherty † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1915 to 1 May 1918)
• John Aloysius Duffy † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1937 to 27 Sep 1944)
• John Joseph Fitzpatrick † (Priest: 13 Dec 1942 to 1948)
• Edmund Francis Gibbons † (Priest: 27 May 1893 to 10 Mar 1919)
• Edward Dennis Head † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1973 to 18 Apr 1995)
• Edward Urban Kmiec † (Bishop: 12 Aug 2004 to 29 May 2012)
• Francis Xavier Krautbauer † (Priest: 16 Jul 1850 to 12 Feb 1875)
• Bernard Joseph McLaughlin † (Priest: 21 Dec 1935; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Dec 1968 to 5 Jan 1988)
• John Joseph McMahon † (Priest: 20 May 1900 to 2 Mar 1928)
• James Aloysius McNulty † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1963 to 4 Sep 1972)
• James Johnston Navagh † (Priest: 21 Dec 1929 to 29 Jul 1952)
• Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. †
• John Francis O’Hara, C.S.C. † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1945 to 23 Nov 1951)
• James Edward Quigley † (Priest: 13 Apr 1879; Bishop: 12 Dec 1896 to 8 Jan 1903)
• Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan, C.M. † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1868 to 10 Apr 1896)
• John Shanley †
• Leo Richard Smith † (Priest: 21 Dec 1929; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jun 1952 to 12 Feb 1963)
• John Timon, C.M. † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1847 to 16 Apr 1867)
• William Turner † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1919 to 10 Jul 1936)
• Thomas Joseph Walsh † (Priest: 27 Jan 1900 to 10 May 1918)