The Episcopal Church Welcomes You!!

The Diocese of Western New York is comprised of the seven most western counties in the state: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming. This area of roughly 5423 square miles is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario, on the west by Lake Erie, on the south by Pennsylvania, and on the east by the Diocese of Rochester.

Within our boundaries, approximately 6,800 adult communicants worship in 52 different congregations. Our diocesan staff work out of offices located in Tonawanda. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral graces the heart of downtown Buffalo. 

As members of the Diocese of Western New York, we are part of The Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Welcoming Congregations

The Diocese of Western New York is made up of a wide variety of worship communities, some large, some small, some traditional, some contemporary, and all shapes and sizes in between.

You are sure to find a home in the Episcopal Church

All are welcome. No exceptions.

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Diocesan News

Why Are You Episcopalian?

At our February EpiscoPints, we’re grateful to Rev. Laurence Wainwright-Maks for leading the conversation and asking us a simple question: Why are you Episcopalian? It sounds easy until you actually try to answer it. So I wanted to take a minute to put some words around why this Church, this tradition, continues to shape and…
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Bow Down Before the LORD

This past Wednesday, I began the season of Lent with ashes by engaging in the nearly 2-decade old taking-it-to-the-streets practice of “Ashes to Go.” While most of those who drove or walked up were parishioners or Roman Catholic neighbors who could not be at an Ash Wednesday service for one reason or another, the encounters…
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