Edward Kmiec

Catholic bishop (1936–2020)

MottoCharity and service

Styles of Edward Urban Kmiec

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Ordination history of
Edward Kmiec

History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	John Charles Reiss
Date	November 3, 1982

Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Edward Kmiec as principal consecrator
David Choby	February 27, 2006

Edward Urban Kmiec (/ˈkɪmɪk/, KIM-ik; June 4, 1936 – July 11, 2020) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 13th bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York from 2004 to 2012.

Kmiec previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Trenton from 1982 to 1992 and as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville in Tennessee from 1992 to 2004

Biography

Edward Kmiec was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on June 4, 1936. At age 25, Kmiec was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Trenton by Archbishop Martin O’Connor in Rome on December 20, 1961.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton

Pope John Paul II appointed Kmiec on August 26, 1982, as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Trenton and Titular Bishop of Simidicca. He was consecrated on November 3, 1982, by Bishop John C. Reiss.^[1]

Bishop of Nashville

John Paul II appointed Kmiec as bishop of the Diocese of Nashville on October 13, 1992; he was installed on December 3, 1992.^[1] He was heavily criticized for his diocese’s handling of sexual abuse allegations, particularly those against Edward McKeown, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old boy.[1]

Bishop of Buffalo, New York

On August 12, 2004, Kmiec was appointed by John Paul II as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo. ^[2]^[1] He was installed on October 28, 2004.^[1] In 2007, Kmiec announced that the diocese had a balanced budget, after spending cuts reduced a $2.1 million deficit from the previous year.^[3]

In August 2009, the Buffalo News reported the removal of Monsignor Fred R. Voorhes, as Administrator of St. Teresa's Parish in South Buffalo and the subsequent dismissal of Marc J. Pasquale, as business administrator and director of religious education at St. Teresa's. Parishioners expressed in interviews their discontent with these removals. Pasquale had gone to the Erie County District Attorney's Office prior to his dismissal to raise concerns about questionable financial practices.^[4]

Kmiec was heavily criticized for downsizing the diocese from 274 parishes and missions in 2005 to 170 in 2011. He also oversaw the closures of 25 elementary schools.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The Diocese under Kmiec ordained only 18 priests from 2004 to 2011.^[5]

Retirement and legacy

On May 29, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Kmiec's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo.^[1] Bishop Richard Malone from the Diocese of Portland in Maine replaced him.^[8]

Edward Kmiec died in Buffalo on July 11, 2020, at age 84.^[9]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Bishop Edward Urban Kmiec [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec, D.D., 13th Bishop of Buffalo". Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ "Bishop says diocesan budget is balanced". Business Business First. September 5, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Diocese Ousts St Teresas Priest and Finance Chief, Jay Tokasz, The Buffalo News, August 27, 2009". www.bishop-accountability.org.
^ ^a ^b At 75, Kmiec reaches a crossroads, Buffalo News, June 4, 2011.
^ Honoring a bishop who weathered the storms, Buffalo News, October 30, 2011.
^ Sole power: Bishop Edward Kmiec wants change - and so it will be, Buffalo Business First, September 11, 2006; retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Most Rev. Richard J. Malone appointed Bishop of Buffalo". WKBW.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ "Buffalo Bishop Edward Kmiec passes away following brief illness". Retrieved July 12, 2020.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Official Site
Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry J. Mansell	Bishop of Buffalo 2004–2012	Succeeded by Richard Joseph Malone
Preceded by James Daniel Niedergeses	Bishop of Nashville 1992–2004	Succeeded by David Choby

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries

Bishops: John Timon; Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan; James Edward Quigley; Charles Henry Colton; Dennis Joseph Dougherty; William Turner; John Aloysius Duffy; John Francis O'Hara; Joseph Aloysius Burke; James Aloysius McNulty; Edward Dennis Head; Henry Joseph Mansell; Edward Urban Kmiec; Richard Joseph Malone; Michael William Fisher

Auxiliary bishops: Joseph Aloysius Burke; Leo Richard Smith; Pius Anthony Benincasa; Stanislaus Joseph Brzana; Bernard Joseph McLaughlin; Donald Walter Trautman; Edward M. Grosz

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

Nelson Baker

John P. Boland

Celestine Joseph Damiano

John Joseph Fitzpatrick

Edmund Francis Gibbons

Francis Xavier Krautbauer

John Joseph McMahon

James Johnston Navagh

Thomas Joseph Walsh

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
Ordinaries	Bishops Richard Pius Miles James Whelan Patrick Feehan Joseph Rademacher Thomas Sebastian Byrne Alphonse John Smith William Lawrence Adrian Joseph Aloysius Durick James Daniel Niedergeses Edward Urban Kmiec David Raymond Choby J. Mark Spalding
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Incarnation,Nashville Parishes St. Michael's Catholic Church, Cedar Hill (Mission)
Education	College Aquinas College, Nashville High schools Father Ryan High School, Nashville Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville
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Ordinaries	Bishops Michael J. O'Farrell James A. McFaul Thomas J. Walsh John J. McMahon Moses E. Kiley William A. Griffin George W. Ahr John C. Reiss John M. Smith David M. O'Connell
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Trenton Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold Parishes Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Moorestown Sacred Heart Church, Trenton Saint Agnes Catholic Church, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church, Medford Lakes
Education	Primary schools St. Paul's School High schools Donovan Catholic High School, Toms River Mater Dei High School, New Monmouth Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel St. Rose High School, Belmar Trenton Catholic Academy, Hamilton Primary schools, independent Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart High schools, independent Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton Villa Victoria Academy, Ewing Township Holy Cross Preparatory Academy, Delran
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