By Spectrum News Staff City of Buffalo
UPDATED 7:33 PM ET Jun. 12, 2024 PUBLISHED 10:59 AM ET Jun. 07, 2024 PUBLISHED 10:59 AM EDT Jun. 07, 2024
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The Diocese of Buffalo has released its latest round of recommendations for parishes to close or be merged with others.
Officials on Wednesday night released its proposed list of moves for Genesee and Wyoming counties.
The full list ofrecommendations so far is:
Family #3
- St. Anthony, Fredonia – merge with Holy Trinity and close
- St. Joseph, Fredonia - merge with Holy Trinity and close
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Silver Creek – close St. Rose of Lima site, Forestville, of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Dunkirk – merge with Holy Trinity and close
- Blessed Mary Angela, Dunkirk – merge with Holy Trinity – sale of St. Hedwig, Dunkirk, and St. Hyacinth, Dunkirk campuses
Family #4
- Our Lady of Loretto, Falconer – merge with St. James
- St. James, Jamestown – close Our Lady of Victory site
- Sacred Heart, Lakewood – close Panama site
- Holy Apostles, Jamestown – close St. John site
Family #5
- Christ Our Hope, Clymer – close Sherman site
- St. Dominic, Westfield – close Brocton site
Family #6
- St. George, West Falls – merge with Immaculate Conception and close
- St. Joseph, Holland – merge with Immaculate Conception and close
Family #10
- All Saints, Lockport – merge with St. John – close St. Joseph campus
- Our Lady of the Rosary worship site, Wilson
Family #11
- St. Stephen, Middleport – merge withHoly Trinity, Medina
- St. Mark, Kendall – merge with St. Mary’s, Holley
Family #12
- St. Brigid, Bergen – merge with Our Lady of Mercy and close
- Resurrection, Batavia – close St. Mary’s worship site
- Ascension, Batavia – merge with Resurrection, both sites remain open
- St. Padre Pio, Oakfield – merge with Resurrection, close Our Lady of Fatima worship site
Family #13
- St. Maximilian Kolbe, Corfu & East Pembroke – merge with St. John the Baptist and close both locations
- St. John Neumann, Strykersville – close and sell the Queen of Rosary site, Strykerville – merge with Family #14
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, Darien and Bennington – merge with St. John Neumann and close both locations
Family #14
- Mary Immaculate, East Bethany – merge with St. Isadore and close both locations of Mary Immaculate
- St. Isidore, Perry – merge with St. Michael, close and sell entire St. Mary site in Silver Springs
Family #15
- Our Lady of Peace, Clarence – merge with Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Family #16
- St. Benedict, Eggertsville – merge with St. Leo the Great. School to remain open
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Cheektowaga – merge with Christ the King
- Infant of Prague, Cheektowaga – merge with SS. Peter & Paul
Family #17
- St. Andrew, Kenmore – merge with St. Timothy
- Blessed Sacrament, Tonawanda – merge with St. Paul
Family #18
- St. Francis of Assisi, Tonawanda – merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa
- St. Andrew Kim RC Mission, Tonawanda – merge with St. Leo (Family #16)
- St. Jude the Apostle, North Tonawanda – merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa
Family #19
- St. Pius X, Getzville – merge with St. Gregory the Great
- Good Shepherd, Pendleton – St. Augustine site to close
Family #20
- Holy Spirit (Dakota St.): merge with St. Margaret (Hertel Ave.)
- St. Mark (Woodward Ave.): merge with St. Margaret
- St. Rose of Lima (Parker Ave.): merge with St. Margaret
- All Saints (Chadduck Ave.): merge with Assumption (Amherst St.)
Family #21
- St. Lawrence (E. Delavan Ave.): merge with Blessed Trinity (Leroy Ave.)
- SS. Columba Brigid (Hickory St.): merge St. Stanislaus (Peckham St.)
Family #22
- St. Anthony of Padua (Court St.): merge with St. Louis (Edward St.)
- St. Michael (Washington St.): merge with St. Louis
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help (O'Connell St.): merge with St. Louis
Family #23
- Coronation of the BVM (Dewitt St.): merge with Assumption
Family #27
- St. Mary, Cattaraugus – merge with St. Joseph and close
- Holy Spirit, North Collins – merge with Immaculate Conception and close
Family #30
- St. John Kanty (Swinburne St.): merge with St. Stanislaus
- St. John Gualbert (Gualbert Ave.): merge with St. Stanislaus
Family #31
- St. Martin of Tours (Abbott Rd.): merge with Our Lady of Charity (South Park Ave.)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (Abbott Rd.): merge with St. Teresa (Seneca St.)
Family #32
- St. Bernard (Clinton St.): merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa (Willowlawn Pkwy.)
Family #34
- St. Raphael, Niagara Falls – merge with St. Peter, Lewiston
Family #35
- Divine Mercy, Niagara Falls – merge with St. Mary of the Cataract
- St. John de LaSalle, Niagara Falls – merge with St. Vincent de Paul
- Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph, Niagara Falls – Our Lady of Mount Carmel site to close
The diocese said it plans to merge about a third of its 160 parishes in total.
This list will be updated as more information becomes available.
