Pius Anthony Benincasa

Most Reverend Pius A. Benincasa
Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo
Church	Catholic Church
See	Titular See of Buruni
Appointed	May 8, 1964
In office	June 29, 1964 - August 13, 1986
Orders
Ordination	March 12, 1937
Consecration	June 29, 1964 by James A. McNulty
Personal details
Born	July 8, 1913 Niagara Falls, New York
Died	August 13, 1986(1986-08-13) (aged 73) Buffalo, New York
Motto	Christo Servire

Pius Anthony Benincasa (July 8, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo from 1964 to 1986.

Biography

Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Benincasa was ordained a priest on March 27, 1937, for the Diocese of Buffalo. On May 8, 1964 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Buruni and Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo. He was consecrated by Bishop James A. McNulty on June 29, 1964. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Celestine Damiano of Camden and Bishop James Navagh of Paterson. He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1964-1965). Benincasa served as auxiliary bishop until his death on August 13, 1986, at the age of 73.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Bishop Pius Anthony Benincasa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

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