St. Teresa of Avila (Diocese of Buffalo)
| St. Teresa of Avila | |
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| Dedication: | St. Teresa of Avila |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Buffalo |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 5771 Buell St., Akron, New York 14001-0168 |
| City: | Akron, NY |
| Subdivision: | New York |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Erie County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | 1869 |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 6/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Teresa of Avila is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Buffalo located in the village of Akron, New York, in Erie County. Dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila, the sixteenth-century Spanish Carmelite mystic, reformer, and Doctor of the Church, the parish is administered by diocesan clergy rather than a religious order and serves a rural and small-town Catholic community in the northern part of the county.
The parish traces its founding to 1869, making it one of the older Catholic communities established in the Buffalo area outside the city itself. It continues to operate from its longtime home on Buell Street in Akron.
As part of the Diocese of Buffalo's "Road to Renewal" restructuring initiative, St. Teresa of Avila has been grouped with neighboring parishes into a Family of Parishes for shared pastoral planning while retaining its own parish identity and worship site.
History
According to information distributed by parish and aggregator listings, St. Teresa of Avila Parish has served the Akron community since its establishment in 1869.[1] Detailed records of the parish's earliest pastors and the construction of its original buildings are not documented in publicly available sources.
In more recent decades, the parish has continued to be staffed by priests of the Diocese of Buffalo. In March 2021, Bishop Michael W. Fisher appointed Rev. Arthur E. Mattulke as pastor of St. Teresa of Avila, Akron, for a six-year term effective that April, following Father Mattulke's prior service as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Hamburg, New York.[2]
Beginning in the mid-2020s, the Diocese of Buffalo undertook its "Road to Renewal" planning process to reorganize parishes into collaborative Families of Parishes. St. Teresa of Avila was grouped together with Our Lady of Peace in Clarence, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary in Swormville, and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bowmansville as part of this realignment, with St. Teresa of Avila retaining its status as an active parish rather than being recommended for merger or closure.[3][4]
Special features
- Participation in the Diocese of Buffalo's Family of Parishes collaborative pastoral model alongside Our Lady of Peace (Clarence), Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary (Swormville), and Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bowmansville)
- Regular weekday, Saturday vigil, and Sunday Mass schedule serving the Akron community
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church customarily contains relics of saints. Specific details regarding relics housed at St. Teresa of Avila are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details, the building's style, and its construction history are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
No detailed description of the church's interior arrangement is publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Specific details on statuary or sculpture within the church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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Related parishes
- Sacred Heart of Jesus (Diocese of Buffalo, New York)
- St. Mary Assumption (Diocese of Buffalo)
- St. John the Baptist (Diocese of Buffalo, Alden)
- St. Bonaventure (Diocese of Buffalo)
- St. Leo the Great (Diocese of Buffalo)
- Most Precious Blood (Diocese of Buffalo)
- Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Diocese of Buffalo)
- Our Lady of Lourdes (Diocese of Buffalo)
External links
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References
- ↑ "Home". Saint Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church. http://www.stteresasofakron.com/.
- ↑ "Bishop Fisher appoints three new pastors". Western New York Catholic, Diocese of Buffalo. https://wnycatholic.org/2021/03/10/bishop-fisher-appoints-three-new-pastors/.
- ↑ "Families". Road to Renewal, Diocese of Buffalo. https://roadtorenewal.org/families/.
- ↑ "Road to Renewal realigns Families of Parishes". Western New York Catholic, Diocese of Buffalo. https://wnycatholic.org/2024/10/21/road-to-renewal-realigns-families-of-parishes/.