Diocese of Buffalo Releases Recommendations for Northern Erie Vicariate

As the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo recommends merging or closing parishes, a new list of recommendations has been released for the Northern Vicariate of Erie.

Under this plan, 10 parishes would merge and 9 buildings would be put up for sale if each parish family agrees to the conditions.

Northern Erie Vicariate:

Family #15

• Our Lady of Peace, Clarence — merges with the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Saint Teresa of Avila, Akron
• Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Williamsville
• Sainte-Marie, Swormville

Family #16

• Saint Leo the Great, Amherst
• Saint Benedict, Eggertsville – merge with Saint Leo the Great. The school will remain open
• Christ the King, Snyder
• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Cheektowaga – merge with Christ the King
• Child of Prague, Cheektowaga — merges with SS. Peter and Paul
• SS. Peter and Paul, Williamsville

Family #17

• St. Andrew, Kenmore — merge with St. Timothy
• Blessed Sacrament, Tonawanda — merges with Saint Paul
• St. John the Baptist, Kenmore
• St. Paul, Kenmore
• Saint Timothy, Tonawanda
• St. Stephen, Grand Island

Family #18

• Sainte-Amélie, Tonawanda
• St. Christopher, Tonawanda
• Saint Francis of Assisi, Tonawanda – merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa
• RC St. Andrew Kim Mission, Tonawanda — merge with St. Leo (Family #16)
• Saint Jude the Apostle, North Tonawanda – merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa
• Our Lady of Czestochowa, North Tonawanda

Family #19

• Saint Pius X, Getzville — merge with Saint Gregory the Great
• Good Shepherd, Pendleton — Closure of the Saint-Augustin site
• Saint Gregory the Great, Williamsville