Edward Michael Grosz

Edward Michael Grosz (born February 16, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York from 1990 to 2020.

Biography

Early life Edward Grosz was born on February 16, 1945, in Buffalo, New York. He studied at Saint John Vianney Seminary in East Aurora, New York. Grosz attended Assumption School in Buffalo, then entered the diocesan Preparatory Seminary. He later attended St. John Vianney Seminary in East Aurora, receiving a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and a Master of Divinity degree. He then entered the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, receiving a Master of Theology degree.

Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo Grosz was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo and titular bishop of Morosbisdus on November 22, 1989, by John Paul II. He was consecrated a bishop on February 2, 1990, by Bishop Edward Head. Grosz serves as chaplain to the western branch of the Polish National Alliance.

On November 23, 2020, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Grosz, the diocese and Bishop Richard J. Malone. The lawsuit claimed that they misused diocese funds to cover up alleged sexual abuse of minors by over two dozen priests. At the same time, James' office released a 218-page report detailing a two-year investigation of the diocese.