Diocese of Buffalo
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DIOCESE OF BUFFALO (Dioecesis Buffalensis)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1847
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms show a canting buffalo, holding a banner with a cross. This is normally seen as part of an Agnus Dei, and is a symbol of Christ.
Arms of Bishops
John Timon (1847 - 1867)
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Stephen Vincent Ryan (1868 - 1896)
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James Edward Quigley (1896 - 1903)
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Charles Henry Colton (1903 - 1915)
Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1915-1918)
William Turner (1919 - 1936)
John Aloysius Duffy (1937 - 1944)
John Francis O'Hara (1945 - 1951)
Joseph Aloysius Burke (1952 - 1962)
James Aloysius McNulty (1963 - 1972)
Edward Dennis Head (1973 - 1995)
Henry Joseph Mansell (1995 - 2003)
Edward Urban Kmiec (2004 - 2012)
Richard Joseph Malone (2012-2019)
Michael William Fisher (2020-present)
Arms of Auxiliary Bishops
Joseph Aloysius Burke (1943-1952)
Leo Richard Smith (1952-1963)
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Pius Anthony Benincasa (1964-1986)
Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (1964-1968)
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Bernard Joseph McLaughlin (1969-1988)
Donald Walter Trautman (1985-1990)
Edward Michael Grosz (1990-present)
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