Stanislaus Joseph Brzana
Diocese Ogdensburg, New York In office 1968–1993 Predecessor Thomas Andrew Donnellan Successor Paul Loverde Ordination June 7, 1941 Consecration June 29, 1965 Born (1917-07-07 ) July 7, 1917Buffalo, New York
Died March 1, 1997(1997-03-01) (aged 79) Nationality American Denomination Catholic Parents Frank and Catherine Brzana Education St. Bonaventure University Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (July 7, 1917 – March 1, 1997) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg , New York from 1968 to 1993.
Biography
Stanislaus Brzana was born in Buffalo , New York, to Frank and Catherine (née Mikosz) Brzana. He studied at Christ the King Seminary at St. Bonaventure University , and was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1941.[ 1] missionary work at the Cattaraugus Reservation and during World War II served as a chaplain with the Ninth Armored Division , ministering to troops in the Battle of the Bulge .[ 2] Doctor of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1953.[ 2]
On May 24, 1964, Brzana was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo and Titular Bishop of Cufruta by Pope Paul VI .[ 1] episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Bishop James A. McNulty , with Bishops Celestine Damiano and James Johnston Navagh serving as co-consecrators .[ 1]
When Thomas Andrew Donnellan was made Archbishop of Atlanta , Brzana was appointed as Bishop of Ogdensburg on October 22, 1968.[ 1] National Conference of Catholic Bishops and took part in deliberations of the Second Vatican Council .[ 2] miners and their families.[ 2] Catholic Charities , he was made an honorary Mohawk Indian chief in 1977.[ 2]
After 25 years in Ogdensburg, Brzana resigned on November 11, 1993.[ 1] Cheektowaga , aged 79.[ 2]
References
Ordinaries 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
