SPECIAL - May 28, 2024 - Diocese announces Rightsizing and Reshaping

The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, as part of its ongoing Road to Renewal, will undergo a consultative evaluation of its 160 parishes this summer and will soon identify parishes and worship sites for mergers with other parishes within the diocese’s 36 Families of Parishes. Following a meeting with priests Tuesday, May 28, leaders including Bishop Michael Fisher and Rev. Bryan Zielenieski, Vicar for Renewal and Development, hosted a news conference to announce this plan. This is the news conference in its entirety.