Stanislaus Joseph Brzana

Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (July 7, 1917 – March 1, 1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York from 1968 to 1993.

Stanislaus Brzana was born in Buffalo, New York, to Frank and Catherine (née Mikosz) Brzana. He studied at Christ the King Seminary at St. Bonaventure University, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1941. He then did missionary work at the Cattaraugus Reservation and during World War II served as a chaplain with the Ninth Armored Division, ministering to troops in the Battle of the Bulge. After returning to New York and doing pastoral work, he earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1953.

On May 24, 1964, Brzana was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo and Titular Bishop of Cufruta by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Bishop James A. McNulty, with Bishops Celestine Damiano and James Johnston Navagh serving as co-consecrators.

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