| 词条 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo |
| 释义 |
| jurisdiction = Diocese | name = Buffalo | latin = Dioecesis Buffalensis | local = | image = Coat of Arms Diocese of Buffalo, NY.png | image_size = 175px | image_alt = | caption = | country = {{flag|United States}} | territory = Western New York (Counties of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Cattauraugus, and Allegany, New York) | province = Archdiocese of New York |headquarters=795 Main Street Buffalo, New York 14203| coordinates = | area_km2 = 16,511 | population = 1,632,000 | population_as_of = 2012 | catholics = 721,000 | catholics_percent = 44.2 | parishes = 164 | churches = | congregations = | schools = | members = | denomination = Roman Catholic | rite = Roman Rite | established = {{start date and age|1847|04|23}} | cathedral = St. Joseph Cathedral | cocathedral = | patron = St. Joseph | priests = | pope = {{Incumbent pope}} | bishop = Richard Joseph Malone | metro_archbishop = Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York | coadjutor = | auxiliary_bishops = Edward M. Grosz | vicar_general = | emeritus_bishops = Edward U. Kmiec Bishop emeritus of Buffalo | map = Diocese of Buffalo map 1.png | map_alt = | map_caption = | website = buffalodiocese.org | footnotes = }} The Diocese of Buffalo is a Roman Catholic diocese headquartered in Buffalo, New York, United States. It is included in the province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, in the Roman Rite. The Buffalo Diocese includes eight counties in Western New York State. The Catholic population is nearly 700,000. The Diocese is divided into more than 150 parishes, which also include churches, schools, convents, seminaries, hospitals, and colleges. The Buffalo Diocese was established in 1847. From the Buffalo Diocese, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester was created in 1868. The Most Reverend Richard Joseph Malone became the 14th bishop of the Buffalo Diocese, August 10, 2012. Range and populationThe Diocese covers {{convert|6455|sqmi|km2}} throughout the eight counties of Western New York; and has a Catholic population of 690,000.[1] In the Diocese are 166 parishes, 15 high schools, 52 elementary schools, seven colleges and universities, one seminary, convents, and four hospitals.[2] HistoryEstablishmentThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo was established April 23, 1847. It was set apart from the great Diocese of New York and the See located at Buffalo on Lake Erie, the territory comprising nearly one-third of the State of New York. RedistrictingIn 1868, the Diocese of Rochester was formed from the eastern counties of the territory of the Diocese of Buffalo. In 1896, after Bishop Stephen Vincent Ryan's death, four more counties, including Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, and Tioga, were taken from the Diocese of Buffalo and added to the Rochester jurisdiction. Reports of sex abuseOn September 12, 2018, leaked church records showed that there were 106 clergy in the Diocese of Buffalo who had been credibly accused of sexually abusing children, far more than a list of 42 which had been released by the Diocese in March of the year.[3] Numerous former Bishops and current Bishop Richard J. Malone, have been accused of shielding some of these "predator priests," as well as at least one nun, from potential prosecution and transferring some to other parishes to avoid scrutiny.[4][5] Malone, who once served as an Auxiliary Bishop to the Archdiocese of Boston under the notorious Archbishop Cardinal Bernard Law,[6] was also revealed in August 2018 to have returned at least one "predator priest" to active ministry.[7] A few clergy on the list who were still active in ministry have been suspended.[8][9][10] On September 28, Malone named Steven L. Halter, a former agent in the FBI's Buffalo Division who took part in the investigations of the 9/11 World Trade Center and USS Cole attacks committed by the Islamic terrorist organization Al Qaeda and who served as senior accounting officer at Empire of America Federal Savings Bank, Buffalo beforehand, director of the Diocese's newly created Office of Personal Responsibility, which handles sex abuse complaints in the Diocese.[11][12] TerritoriesThe Diocese of Buffalo includes the following eight counties in Western New York State:[1] {{div col|colwidth=18em}}
BishopsThe lists of bishops and auxiliary bishops of the diocese and their years of service, followed by other priests of this diocese who became bishops: Bishops of Buffalo
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School restructuringIn 2005, Bishop Edward Kmiec announced that the Diocese would begin a school restructuring effort as part of the "Journey of Faith and Grace Campaign."[21] In 2007, 14 Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese closed. The closures, alphabetically by city, included Most Precious Blood, Angola; Genesee-Wyoming Catholic, Attica; St. Agnes, St. Bernard, and St. Rose of Lima, Buffalo; Infant of Prague, St. Josaphat, Kolbe Catholic, Resurrection, and St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Cheektowaga; St. Barnabas, Depew; St. Hyacinth, Dunkirk; Blessed Sacrament, Kenmore; and St. Edmund, Tonawanda. The school closures caused job losses to 158 full-time and 49 part-time employees. More than 1,410 students were negatively affected by the school closures in 2007, and were required to enroll in other educational programs outside of these schools.[22] In the five years immediately preceding the school closures, many families had already begun removing their children from Catholic schools in the diocese due to the instability of the schools, and concerns about not desiring their children to be enrolled in schools in which there was little or no future. {{Quotation | Regarding the 14 school closures in 2007, Bishop Kmiec stated in a February 2007 article written by Mark Ciemcioch in the Western New York Catholic:This restructuring is necessary to respond to changing demographics, population and economic realities in Western New York; ... this is the most difficult decision I've ever made [while] being a bishop for 24 years.[22]}} While the average cost of teaching one student in the 14 schools in 2007 was $4,738, the average tuition cost for the student was $1,525. Therefore, the debt of those schools' parishes averaged $224,160, and totaled more than $3.3 million altogether. Secretary of the Department of Catholic Education Denise McKenzie stated that the deficit can, therefore, lead to a significant deficit in the schools and associated parishes even prior to the beginning of each school year. The Diocese of Buffalo contributed millions of dollars to support schools whose parishes used up monies to subsidize their schools. In early 2007 alone, the Diocese was operating with a $2.1 million deficit, in part, due to the subsidies provided to schools and parishes.[22][23] Cheektowaga, the area hardest-hit by the school closures with five schools lost in 2007, experienced great demographic changes in recent years. The area was once heavily Catholic, though the majority of the population of older adults has been replaced by those who are younger and non-Catholic. Younger couples have moved to the area, purchasing starter homes, and have moved out of the area when they begin having children, causing in decline in enrollments in the city's Catholic schools, particularly in kindergarten classes. The dramatic change has resulted in drastically reduced enrollments, for example in the Infant of Prague School in 1960 that had 1,120 students, and had only 117 enrolled students in 2007. St. Barnabas School in Depew – one of the schools that closed in 2007 – had only 57 students enrolled that year, making it less than minimally viable per Msgr. John Madsen.[22][24] References1. ^1 {{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/DioceseBuffalo?filter=3| title=Diocese of Buffalo| publisher=Facebook| accessdate=November 23, 2013}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web| url=http://www.buffalodiocese.org/AbouttheDiocese.aspx| publisher=Diocese of Buffalo| title=About the Diocese| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 3. ^https://www.wkbw.com/longform/7-i-team-church-record-show-more-than-100-accused-priests-not-42-as-stated-by-bishop-malone 4. ^https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25/us/buffalo-bishop-catholic-diocese-sex-abuse/index.html 5. ^https://www.wkbw.com/news/list-of-accused-clergy-grows-to-85 6. ^https://www.pressherald.com/2018/08/28/former-catholic-bishop-in-maine-faces-calls-for-resignation-in-buffalo/ 7. ^https://www.wkbw.com/longform/7-i-team-buffalo-bishop-malone-returned-priest-to-ministry-after-allegations-involving-a-child 8. ^http://news.wbfo.org/post/four-more-priests-placed-leave-diocese-buffalo-one-reinstated 9. ^http://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2018/09/suspended-priest-a-dunkirk-native/ 10. ^https://www.wkbw.com/news/i-team/ellicottville-priest-mierzwa-suspended-for-abuse-complaint 11. ^http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/diocese-hires-ex-fbi-agent-sbu-grad-to-review-sex/article_680834e6-c3a3-11e8-b303-abf601e8f235.html 12. ^http://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/buffalo-catholic-diocese-hires-ex-fbi-agent/article_816c9cc0-8e3b-5d5f-ba2c-fd42f7f91321.html 13. ^{{cite news| title=Maine Catholic Bishop Richard Malone appointed bishop of Buffalo| url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/29/news/maine-catholic-bishop-richard-malone-appointed-bishop-of-buffalo/| date=May 29, 2012| first1=Judy| last1=Harrison| first2=Seth| last2=Koenig| work=Bangor Daily News| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 14. ^{{cite web| title=About Us| url=http://www.bertrandchaffee.com/About| publisher=Bertrand Chaffee Hospital| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 15. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.catholicmedicalpartners.org/About| publisher=Catholic Medical Partners| title=About Us| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 16. ^{{cite press release| url=http://www.chsbuffalo.org/AboutUs/News/2013/NewCardiologyService| title=Kenmore Mercy Adds New Cardiology Service| publisher=Catholic Health| date=November 18, 2013| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 17. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.chsbuffalo.org/Facilities/Hospitals| publisher=Catholic Health System| title=Hospitals| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 18. ^{{cite press release| title=Mount St. Mary Hospital to join Catholic Health| url=http://www.buffalodiocese.org/home/tabid/37/vw/1/itemid/2666/mount-st-mary-hospital-to-join-catholic-health.aspx| publisher=Diocese of Buffalo| date=April 29, 2014| accessdate=December 10, 2014| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827073038/http://www.buffalodiocese.org/home/tabid/37/vw/1/itemid/2666/mount-st-mary-hospital-to-join-catholic-health.aspx| archivedate=August 27, 2014| df=mdy-all}} 19. ^{{cite news| url=http://ampoleagle.com/religious-have-had-tremendous-impact-on-polonia-p370-124.htm| title=Religious have had tremendous impact on Polonia| work=Am-Pol Eagle| location=Cheektowaga, NY| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 20. ^{{cite web| title=Colleges & Universities| url=http://www.buffalodiocese.org/AbouttheDiocese/CollegesUniversities.aspx| publisher=Diocese of Buffalo| accessdate=December 10, 2014}} 21. ^{{cite press release| title=Diocese begins strategic planning effort| url=http://www.buffalodiocese.org/bishopofbuffalo/NewsReleases2005/DioceseBeginsPlanning.aspx| date=June 8, 2005| publisher=Diocese of Buffalo| accessdate=December 10, 2014| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195100/http://www.buffalodiocese.org/bishopofbuffalo/NewsReleases2005/DioceseBeginsPlanning.aspx| archivedate=September 23, 2015| df=mdy-all}} 22. ^1 2 3 {{cite press release| title=Diocese of Buffalo Announces Decision to Close 14 Schools as Part of Strategic Planning Process| date=January 19, 2007| publisher=Diocese of Buffalo| accessdate=December 10, 2014| url=http://www.buffalodiocese.org/Portals/0/Docs/School%20closings%20Jan%2019%202007.pdf| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195055/http://www.buffalodiocese.org/Portals/0/Docs/School%20closings%20Jan%2019%202007.pdf| archivedate=September 23, 2015| df=mdy-all}} 23. ^{{cite journal| title=Visioning for the Future: Catholic Elementary Schools Strategic Plan Phase I| url=http://www.wnycatholicschools.org/documents/Revitalization/Visioning%20for%20the%20Future%20-%20Meitler%20Report%20November%202009.pdf| publisher=Diocese of Buffalo| date=November 2009| accessdate=December 10, 2014| journal=| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218012147/http://www.wnycatholicschools.org/documents/Revitalization/Visioning%20for%20the%20Future%20-%20Meitler%20Report%20November%202009.pdf#| archive-date=December 18, 2014| dead-url=yes| df=mdy-all}} 24. ^{{cite news| title=Cheektowaga area hardest hit by school closings| work=Western New York Catholic| date=February 2007| location=Buffalo, NY| last=Buechi| first=P.J.}} External links
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