Diocese of Buffalo

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DIOCESE OF BUFFALO (Dioecesis Buffalensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1847

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

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  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)

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  Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1915-1918)

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  William Turner (1919 - 1936)

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  John Aloysius Duffy (1937 - 1944)

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  John Francis O'Hara (1945 - 1951)

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  Joseph Aloysius Burke (1952 - 1962)

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  James Aloysius McNulty (1963 - 1972)

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  Edward Dennis Head (1973 - 1995)

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  Henry Joseph Mansell (1995 - 2003)

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  Edward Urban Kmiec (2004 - 2012)

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  Richard Joseph Malone (2012-2019)

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  Michael William Fisher (2020-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  Joseph Aloysius Burke (1943-1952)

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  Leo Richard Smith (1952-1963)

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  Pius Anthony Benincasa (1964-1986)

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  Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (1964-1968)

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  Bernard Joseph McLaughlin (1969-1988)

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  Donald Walter Trautman (1985-1990)

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  Edward Michael Grosz (1990-present)

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