Office of Financial Administration
Best Parish Practices 2021
For parish and school budget preparation please go to Internal Audit. For additional instructions and documentation please go to the Parish & School Resource portal
Financial Statements as of August 31, 2020 and Supplemental Schedules for the Year Ended August 31, 2020 can be viewed here (PDF). A letter to the diocesan family from Bishop Michael W. Fisher and highlights of the 2020 audited financial statement can be viewed here (PDF).
Payroll Administration
For questions regarding payroll or unemployment benefit please contact the Office of Payroll at (716) 847-5599 or payroll@buffalodiocese.org
Internal Audit
Internal auditing assists parishes, schools, and diocesan departments with:
1. Protecting financial assets
2. Providing financial reporting
3. Complying with diocesan policies, civil laws and regulations.
Diocesan Finance Council
Members of the finance council are appointed for five years, but at the end of said period they can be appointed for other five-year terms.
Chairman: James J. Beardi
Ex officio: Rev. Peter J. Karalus, V.G.;
Members: Rev. Msgr. Angelo M. Caligiuri; Rev. Walter P. Grabowski; Rev. Louis S. Klein, Rev. Adolph M. Kowalczyk; Rev. Msgr. Frederick D. Leising; Rev. Msgr. Robert E. Zapfel; Marco F. Benedetti; Carrie B. Frank; Karen L. Howard; Joseph F. Kapsiak; Maureen Ludwig; Rev. Leon J. Biernat; Rodney I. Richardson.
Contact
For General Questions:
Melissa Cumming
(716) 847-5571
Fax: (716) 847-5557
Email: mcumming@buffalodiocese.org
Charles Mendolera
Executive Director of Financial Administration
Phone: (716) 847-5500
Fax: (716) 847-5557
Email: finance@buffalodiocese.org
