The Episcopal Diocese of Western New York, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming in western New York. It is in Province 2 and its cathedral, St. Paul's Cathedral, is in Buffalo. The diocesan offices are in Tonawanda, New York.[1]
Diocese of Western New York
Diœcesis Novi Eboraci Occidentalis
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province II |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 56 (2022) |
| Members | 6,779 (2022) |
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| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | 1839 |
| Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Sean W. Rowe |
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 Location of the Diocese of Western New York | |
| Website | |
| episcopalwny.org | |
Sean W. Rowe is bishop provisional of Western New York. The diocesan convention elected him to this role on October 26, 2018, when it and the convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania voted to share a bishop and a staff for five years while they explore a partnership.
R. William "Bill" Franklin was the eleventh bishop of Western New York. The Diocese elected him its eleventh Bishop at its 2010 convention. He was consecrated on April 30, 2011, at the university at Buffalo and retired on April 3, 2019. Franklin was born in Mississippi and had previously served in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Previously, J. Michael Garrison was the tenth bishop of Western New York. He has a bachelor's and a master's of religious education from Pontifical College JosephinuminColumbus, Ohio and an honorary doctorate from General Theological SeminaryinNew York City. He was received from the Roman Catholic Church on April 1, 1975, and ordained a deacon on April 12, 1975. He was ordained a priest on August 25, 1975, and consecrated a bishop on April 24, 1999.[2]
The bishops of Western New York have been:[3]
