St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo

Saint Adalbert's Basilica

42°53′50″N 78°49′52″W / 42.8972759°N 78.8311436°W / 42.8972759; -78.8311436
Location	212 Stanislaus Street, Buffalo, New York
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Saint Adalbert Basilica
History
Founded	1886
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	"Active"
Architect(s)	Raymond Huber
Style	Romanesque
Completed	1891
Construction cost	US$63 thousand
Specifications
Length	240 feet (73.2 m)
Width	118 feet (36.0 m)
Height	151 feet (46.0 m)
Materials	Brick
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Thaddeus Bocianowski

The basilica of Esztergom, Hungary is also called St. Adalbert's Basilica.

Saint Adalbert's Basilica, (referred to in Polish as Bazylika Swietego Wojciecha) is a historic Roman Catholic church located on Buffalo, New York's East Side within the Diocese of Buffalo. It is a prime example of the Polish Cathedral style of church architecture in both its opulence and grand scale. Saint Adalbert's was designated America's first basilica in 1907. While its status as a Basilica is disputed, many Poles of Buffalo hold it in high regard.^[1]

History

Built by Huber and Company in 1890-1891, it was built by Polish immigrants. The building itself is brick, its dimensions are 240 feet (73 m) long, 118 feet (36 m) wide, nave 70 feet (21 m) high, the two towers are 150 feet (46 m) high with a dome 40 feet (12 m) wide and soaring 125 feet (38 m) above the main nave. At that time it was the largest church in Western New York and cost $63,000 without the furnishings. The 36 stained glass windows of the Basilica were produced by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich, Germany. The interior was decorated by Jozef Mazur.^[2]

Community

The St. Adalbert's Response to Love Center, run by Sister Mary Johnice, is located next to the Basilica and provides services for the poor of Buffalo, such as hot meals, a food pantry, toys and clothing for children, GED classes, and basic career-related computer training.

Uncertain future

The last mass was scheduled for November 25, 2007, but had been put on hold due to the parish having filed an appeal to the Vatican. In February 2008 the Vatican's highest Canonical Court upheld Bishop Edward Kmiec's decision to close the church. An appeal was made by the "Save St. Adalbert" committee, and the process was delayed. Again revisited, The Vatican Congregation for the Clergy has upheld the decision to merge St. Adalbert Parish into St. John Kanty Parish. The final regularly scheduled Mass at St. Adalbert’s was celebrated on Sept. 18, 2011, marking the end of the yearlong observance of the 125th anniversary of the parish.^[3]

Gallery

Saint Adalbert Basilica
Saint Adalbert Basilica, rear view
Former school at Saint Adalbert Basilica
Inscription over door of former school at Saint Adalbert Basilica: "Come, Holy Spirit."
rear of the church
Response to Love Center (behind church)
rectory
sign to the left of the front entrance

References

↑ culturalniagara.com. "St. Adalbert Basilica". Retrieved 2011-05-01.
↑ Forgotten Buffalo. "SAINT ADALBERT'S BASILICA - 212 Stanislaus Street". Retrieved 2011-05-01.
↑ WKBW Programming (January 29, 2011). "Will Saint Adalbert Basilica Be Saved?". WKBW eyewitness news. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

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

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic 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 parishs 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 College, Buffalo D'Youville College, 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 Immaculata Academy, Hamburg 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

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