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 […]
Father Joseph Bayne, OFM Conv., known to Buffalonians for his work as director of the Franciscan Center, died Friday, June 23 in Chicago. Father Bayne ministered for three decades in the Diocese of Buffalo as executive director of the Franciscan Center, a home for at-risk and runaway teens. He also served as chaplain for the […]