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20th-century American Catholic bishop
Most Reverend
Pius A. Benincasa
Church Catholic Church See Titular See of Buruni Appointed May 8, 1964 In office June 29, 1964 - August 13, 1986 Ordination March 12, 1937 Consecration June 29, 1964James A. McNulty Born July 8, 1913 Died August 13, 1986(1986-08-13) (aged 73)Buffalo, New York Motto Christo Servire
Pius Anthony Benincasa (July 8, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States . He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo from 1964 to 1986.
Born in Niagara Falls, New York , Benincasa was ordained a priest on March 27, 1937, for the Diocese of Buffalo. On May 8, 1964 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo. He was consecrated by Bishop James A. McNulty on June 29, 1964. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Celestine Damiano of Camden and Bishop James Navagh of Paterson . He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1964-1965). Benincasa served as auxiliary bishop until his death on August 13, 1986, at the age of 73.[ 1] [ 2]
Ordinaries Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilicas
Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, Olean Basilica of The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Lewiston Chapel
Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes
All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishes
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Education
Colleges and universities
Canisius University, Buffalo D'Youville University, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools
Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster Closed
Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Priests
