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By: Evan Anstey
: Apr 23, 2018
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – On Monday morning, the Diocese of Buffalo announced that Bishop Malone placed two priests on administrative leave.
Father Arthur S. Smith, of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Depew and Father Samuel J. Venne, a retired priest serving at St. Stephen’s Parish on Grand Island, were the men named by the diocese.
Smith was placed on leave due to an investigation, and Venne was placed on leave following a complaint of abuse.
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