BUFFALO (NY)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo
by Office of Communications
“It is with great joy and happiness to announce that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted my resignation and has appointed the Most. Rev. Richard J. Malone, bishop of Portland, Maine, as the new ordinary for the Diocese of Buffalo,” said Bishop Edward U. Kmiec. “Bishop Malone is a colleague of mine in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and we have been acquainted over the years. He comes to Western New York with tremendous experience and a wonderful reputation for being a caring, pastoral bishop and a true shepherd to his people.”
The Holy Father’s appointment was announced at 6 a.m. (Eastern) today (May 29, 2012) at the Vatican.
Bishop Malone arrived in Buffalo on Monday, May 28. He concelebrated Mass this morning at the bishop’s residence with Bishop Kmiec, diocesan Chancellor Msgr. Paul A. Litwin and Msgr. David G. LiPuma, priest secretary to Bishop Kmiec and diocesan vice chancellor.
Following a 10 a.m. news conference with Bishop Kmiec at the Catholic Center on May 29, Bishop Malone will meet with diocesan staff and then join Bishop Kmiec for visits to St. Joseph Cathedral, Catholic Charities offices on Delaware Ave. and Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna. On Wednesday, May 30, Bishop Malone will return to Maine.
Born March 19, 1946, in Salem, Mass., Bishop Malone, 66, has been bishop of Portland since 2004. Prior to his assignment in Maine, he served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston upon his episcopal ordination in 2000.
“I am most grateful to our Holy Father for his trust in appointing me bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo. While there is sadness in my heart at leaving the Catholic faithful of Maine, especially the priests, deacons, consecrated religious, seminarians and lay leaders, I look forward with enthusiasm to taking up my responsibility as chief shepherd of the Church of Buffalo. I am very grateful to follow in the footsteps of Bishop Kmiec who is a loving, faithful and generous servant of the Gospel.”
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