Pius Anthony Benincasa [SEP] position held
Pius Anthony Benincasa
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 1964-1986.
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
Benincasa da Montepulciano
Blessed Benincasa da Montepulciano (1375 - 9 May 1426) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Servite Order. He lived as a hermit in Siena his entire life since he joined the order as a teenager and dedicated himself to a quiet life of servitude to God in contemplation despite still receiving visitors and orders from his superiors.
His beatification received formal confirmation on 23 December 1829 once Pope Pius VIII issued formal approval to the late friar's enduring and local 'cultus' - or popular veneration