Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following clergy appointments: Father Augustine Hoa Trung Tran has been appointed rector of St. Anthony of Padua Oratory, Buffalo, effective March 25. Bishop Fisher established St. Anthony of Padua an oratory on Feb. 4, to minister to the traditional Latin Mass and the Roman Catholic Italian speaking communities. […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments: Father Scott Brookbank, OFM has been granted faculties in the Diocese of Buffalo. He has been assigned as clinical care coordinator in the campus counseling center at St. Bonaventure University, effective Jan. 13. Father William J. Quinlivan has been appointed the additional responsibility as pastor of […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father Patryk G. Sobczyk has been appointed full-time chaplain at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, effective Oct. 1. He will reside at Holy Family Church rectory in Buffalo. He had been serving as parochial vicar of Family #28. Father Samuel T. Giangreco has been appointed parochial vicar […]
Father Walter Grabowski has been placed on administrative leave by Bishop Michael W. Fisher, pending an investigation into allegations of adult misconduct with women. Father Grabowski is temporarily relieved of his pastoral duties as priest in solidum of the family of parishes that include Fourteen Holy Helpers, Queen of Heaven, St. John XXIII, St. Gabriel […]
Father Daniel J. Serbicki has been appointed pastor of Family #36 (St. Joseph University Parish, Buffalo and the Campus Ministry Parish), effective Aug. 16. He will reside at St. Joseph University, Buffalo. He previously has served as pastor of Fields of Grace/Family #13. Father George Devanapalle has been appointed temporary parish administrator of Fields of […]
Faculties have been granted to Father David T. Krzeszowski, an extern priest from Poland who has previously served in the Diocese of Buffalo. Father Krzeszowski is ministering as full-time chaplain in the VA Western New York Healthcare System located at the VA Medical Center on Bailey Avenue, Buffalo. Father Paul Mukasa, an extern priest from […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father Gregory Jakubowicz, OFM, has been appointed parochial vicar of Family #24 (Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and St. John Parish, Olean; and St. Bonaventure Parish, Allegany), effective May 1. He will reside at St. Bonaventure Parish, Allegany. Father Jerome E. Kopec has been […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has announced the following clergy assignments: Father Joseph W. Tokasz has been appointed parish administrator of Family of Parishes #20 (Assumption, Holy Spirit, St. Margaret, St. Mark, St. Rose of Lima and All Saints, all in Buffalo), effective Feb, 5. He will reside at St. Margaret Parish, Buffalo. Father Tokasz has […]
Father Eugene A. Costa, OdeM, has been appointed parochial vicar of Family #12 (St. Brigid, Bergen; Resurrection, Batavia; Ascension, Batavia; Our Lady of Mercy, LeRoy; and St. Padre Pio, Oakfield), effective Oct. 2. He has previously served in parish and hospital ministry in Cleveland. Deacon Jason D. Damon, OFM, has been granted diaconal faculties to […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher has made the following appointments. Father Patryk Sobczyk has been appointed parochial vicar of Family #28: St. John the Baptist Parish, Boston; Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Orchard Park; SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Hamburg; and St. Bernadette Parish, Orchard Park effective Sept. 1. Father George Devanapalle has been appointed parochial […]
