Sts. Peter and Paul (Diocese of Buffalo, Arcade)

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Sts. Peter and Paul
Dedication: Sts. Peter and Paul
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo
Deanery:
Address: 417 W Main St., Arcade, New York 14009-1195
City: Arcade, NY
Subdivision: New York
Country: United States
County: Wyoming County
Website: No website specified
Founded: 2007
School: No
Email: None specified
AI Confidence: 4/10
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Sts. Peter and Paul is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Buffalo, serving the village of Arcade, New York, in Wyoming County. Dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the two great apostles of the early Church, the parish ministers to Catholics in the Arcade area of Western New York.

The parish in its current form was established in 2007, a period in which the Diocese of Buffalo carried out a broad restructuring of its parishes under an initiative known as the "Journey in Faith and Grace," which combined and reorganized numerous smaller parishes across the diocese. Available public sources do not document the full particulars of how the Arcade parish community was reorganized at that time, though the 2007 founding date is consistent with that diocesan-wide process.

The parish is one of several Catholic worship communities in the Arcade area, alongside the historic St. Mary church in East Arcade, and continues to serve area Catholics amid the diocese's ongoing "Road to Renewal" restructuring process.

History

The origins of Catholic worship in the Arcade area predate the current parish structure. Nearby St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in East Arcade, associated with the broader Arcade Catholic community, was built in 1846 on land donated by Heman Wilson, and was formally dedicated on July 31, 1856; the building was substantially renovated in 1878, with the addition of a lecture room and a furnace in the basement, giving the church a seating capacity of approximately 300.[1] That church was initially served jointly with the parish at Java before growth in the Catholic population led to the appointment of a resident pastor.[2]

The present Sts. Peter and Paul parish was formally established in 2007. No detailed public account of the parish's specific founding circumstances or early clergy has been located in available sources.

In more recent years, the Diocese of Buffalo undertook a comprehensive review of parishes and worship sites known as "Road to Renewal," prompted in part by declining Mass attendance across the diocese and by the diocese's 2020 bankruptcy filing amid clergy sex-abuse litigation.[3] Coverage of that process identified the East Arcade worship site, which had roughly 100 people attending weekly Mass, as slated for closure, while the Arcade parish community more broadly continued to operate.[4]

Special features

  • The parish serves the Arcade area of Wyoming County as part of the Diocese of Buffalo's continuing "Road to Renewal" pastoral planning process.

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church typically contains relics deposited at consecration. No public documentation specific to the relics housed at Sts. Peter and Paul has been located in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details of the current Sts. Peter and Paul church building at 417 W Main St. in Arcade are not documented in publicly available sources.

Interior features

No detailed public description of the church's interior arrangement has been located 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 at 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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References

  1. ↑ "The Town of Arcade – History of Wyoming County". New York Roots. https://www.ny-roots.org/2014/02/14/01-the-town-of-arcade-history-of-wyoming-county/. 
  2. ↑ "The Town of Arcade – History of Wyoming County". New York Roots. https://www.ny-roots.org/2014/02/14/01-the-town-of-arcade-history-of-wyoming-county/. 
  3. ↑ "'This is so sad': Catholic worship site in Arcade slated to close as part of Diocese's Road to Renewal". WKBW-TV Buffalo. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/southern-tier/this-is-so-sad-catholic-worship-site-in-arcade-slated-to-close. 
  4. ↑ "'This is so sad': Catholic worship site in Arcade slated to close as part of Diocese's Road to Renewal". WKBW-TV Buffalo. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/southern-tier/this-is-so-sad-catholic-worship-site-in-arcade-slated-to-close. 
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