Lord, make me a channel of your peace Most Reverend Charles H. Colton 4th Bishop of Buffalo (1903-1915)“God is With Us” Bishop Charles H. Colton was consecrated on August 24, 1903. During his tenure, 72 churches, 18 combination school-churches, 30 schools, 12 academies, 13 hospitals, and charitable institutions, 6 convents, and 28 rectories made up […]

Lord, make me a channel of your peace Most Reverend Denis Dougherty 5th Bishop of Buffalo (1916-1918)“In This Sign You Shall Conquer” Bishop Denis Dougherty, who had served as bishop in the Philippines from 1903 to 1916 was installed on June 6, 1916. He moved on to become Archbishop of Philadelphia in 1918. In 1921, […]

Lord, make me a channel of your peace Most Reverend William Turner 6th Bishop of Buffalo (1919-1936)“The Lord Rules Me” Bishop William Turner, a native of Ireland and professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America, was installed on April 10, 1919 as the 6th Bishop of Buffalo. A man of learning and charity, […]

Lord, make me a channel of your peace Most Reverend John A. Duffy 7th Bishop of Buffalo (1937-1944)“Desire Wisdom” Bishop John A. Duffy, who was Bishop of Syracuse from 1933 to 1937, was installed as Bishop of Buffalo on April 14, 1937. He was concerned about those in need because of the Great Depression so […]

Lord, make me a channel of your peace Most Reverend John F. O’Hara, C.S.C. 8th Bishop of Buffalo (1945-1951)“Following Her You Will Not Go Astray” After serving as president of Notre Dame University and serving as Military Vicar during World War II, Bishop John F. O’Hara was installed as the eighth Bishop of Buffalo on […]