Diocese of Buffalo
Diocese of Buffalo Diœcesis Buffalensis | |
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St. Joseph Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western New York (Counties of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, and Allegany, New York) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New York |
| Headquarters | 795 Main Street Buffalo, New York 14203 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,511 km2 (6,375 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 161 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 23, 1847 |
| Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Michael William Fisher |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ronald Hicks |
| Bishops emeritus | Richard Joseph Malone Edward M. Grosz |
| Map | |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Buffalo (Latin: Diœcesis Buffalensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Western New York in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York. It was erected in 1847 and includes eight counties. The mother church is St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo. Michael Fisher is the bishop.