The diocesan Road to Renewal team invites everyone to the fourth annual Renewal Mass, Sunday, Aug. 25 at St. Stanislaus Parish. The evening will begin at 4:30 p.m. with praying the rosary and undoing the third knot of the renewal ropes. Mass will begin at 5 p.m. Families participating in the Alpha program will be […]
Following vicariate meetings and allowing time for pastors to inform their parishioners, the Diocese of Buffalo has released a list of recommended mergers for parishes throughout its eight counties. The full list of recommendations includes the merging of parishes, the closing of worship sites, and the transferring of parishes into new families follows. The plan, […]
On May 28, the Diocese of Buffalo announced a plan that would merge approximately 34 percent of the diocese’s 160 parishes. The announcement came after a comprehensive and collaborative planning process directed by the diocese’ Road to Renewal division. Following a meeting with more than 180 diocesan priests, the diocese shared the next step in […]
The Diocese of Buffalo today has announced that following a comprehensive and collaborative planning process directed by its Road to Renewal division, a plan was presented to Family of Parishes priests to merge approximately 34 percent of the diocese’s 160 parishes. “The Diocese of Buffalo is facing multiple challenges including a significant priest shortage, declining […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher recently sat down with Phil Arno from WBBZ-TV to talk about the state of the diocese, the Road to Renewal, and his experiences as bishop of Buffalo over the past two and a half years. For those who missed it when it first aired, here are links to the two-part interview. […]
Father Bryan Zielenieski, vicar for Renewal and Development, answers questions that came directly from concerned parishioners in the latest Renewal video.
Father Bryan Zielenieski, vicar for Renewal and Development for the Diocese of Buffalo, answer’s “What now?” as the diocese’s Families of Parishes continue to take shape.
What does in solidum mean? We’ve seen that term describing priests in certain families. Father Bryan Zielenieski, vicar for Renewal and Development for the Diocese of Buffalo, explains the term and what it means for the family in this video.
Father Bryan Zielenieski, vicar for Renewal and Development for the Diocese of Buffalo, explains the role of a vicar forane as the diocese’s Families of Parishes take shape.
Father Bryan Zielenieski, vicar for Renewal and Development for the Diocese of Buffalo, answers a common question: does my parish have a pastor as the diocese’s Families of Parishes take shape.
