Msgr. James F. Campbell, who served as the longtime rector of St. Joseph Cathedral under three bishops, died June 4, 2025. Born in South Buffalo on Sept, 9, 1930, the son of James E. Campbell and Mildred (Sutton) Campbell studied at Buffalo State Teacher’s College during the start of the Korean War. Not wanting to […]
Father Joseph William Bayne Jr., OFM Conv., 66, a Franciscan Friar Conventual of Our Lady of the Angels Province, died on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Chicago. Born in Baltimore on March 15, 1957, he was a son of the late Joseph William Sr. and Jean (Gorman) Bayne. Father Bayne was a graduate of Archbishop […]
A sea of uniformed firefighters braved the cold as they lined Franklin Street in Downtown Buffalo. Brave is a relative term, of course. They were gathered to honor fellow firefighter Jason Arno, who lost his life in a blaze on March 1, not far from St. Joseph Cathedral, the site of his funeral. At 10 […]
“The Catholic Faithful of the Diocese of Buffalo mourns with all of our community the tragic loss of Jason Arno who demonstrated the greatest love – the laying down of his life for others. We embrace his family and the members of the Buffalo Fire Department with our prayers and the assurance of our full […]
