Buffalo Diocese finalizes list of parish closures

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo announced on Tuesday its final decision on what parishes will close as part of a massive reorganizing process.

The Diocese, which currently has a total of 196 worship sites that include 160 parishes and 36 secondary worship sites, will see 79 parishes and 39 secondary worship sites remain after the closure process. That is a closure of 78 properties across the Diocese's eight counties.

The following parishes have been selected by the Diocese to close:

Buffalo Region:

- St. Rose of Lima, Buffalo
- All Saints, Buffalo
- Holy Spirit, Buffalo
- Holy Cross, Buffalo
- St. Michael, Buffalo
- Coronation of the Bl. Virgin Mary, Buffalo
- St. John Kanty, Buffalo
- St. Thomas Aquinas, Buffalo
- St. Ambrose or St. Martin of Tours, Buffalo
- St. Bernard, Buffalo

Northern Erie Region:

- Good Shepherd, Clarence
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Cheektowaga
- Infant of Prague, Cheektowaga
- St. Andrew, Kenmore
- Blessed Sacrament, Tonawanda
- St. Francis of Assisi, Tonawanda
- St. Jude the Apostle, North Tonawanda
- St. Pius X, Getzville

Southern Erie Region:

- St. John Vianney, Orchard Park
- St. John XXIII, West Seneca
- St. Josaphat, Cheektowaga
- Queen of Martyrs, Cheektowaga
- St. Martha, Depew
- St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Depew
- St. Anthony, Lackawanna
- Our Mother of Good Counsel, Blasdell
- Our Lady of Bistrica, Lackawanna
- St. Francis of Assisi, Hamburg
- St. Anthony, Farnham

Southern Tier East Region:

- St. Mary, Bolivar
- Blessed Sacrament, Andover
- St. Brendan, Almond
- St. Joseph Oratory, Scio
- St. Jude, Sardinia
- St. John the Baptist, West Valley
- St. Mary, East Arcade site

Southern Tier West Region:

- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Forestville site
- St. Joseph, Fredonia
- St. Anthony, Fredonia (Feb. 15, 2026)
- Blessed Mary Angela, St. Hyacinth site, Dunkirk (Feb. 15, 2026)
- Blessed Mary Angela, St. Hedwig site, Dunkirk
- Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, SS. Peter and Paul site, Jamestown
- Sacred Heart, Panama site
- St. James, Frewsburg site
- Our Lady of Loretto, Falconer
- St. Dominic, Brocton site
- Christ Our Hope, Sherman site
- Holy Spirit, North Collins
- St. Mary, Cattaraugus

Niagara/Orleans Region:

- All Saints, St. Patrick site, Lockport
- All Saints, St. Joseph site, Lockport
- St. Brendan on the Lake, Wilson site
- Holy Trinity, Middleport site
- St. Mark, Kendall
- Former Lyndonville property, rectory
- St. Raphael, Niagara Falls
- St. John de LaSalle, Niagara Falls
- Divine Mercy, Niagara Falls

Genesee/Wyoming Region:

- St. George, West Falls
- St. Padre Pio, Elba site
- St. Brigid, Bergen
- Ascension, Batavia
- St. Maximilian Kolbe, Corfu site
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, Darien Center
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, Bennington Center
- St. John Neumann, Strykersville site
- Mary Immaculate, East Bethany site
- St. Isidore, Perry site
- St. Isidore, Silver Springs site