Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, who served as the 12th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, died Tuesday at the age of 88, the diocese announced.
Mansell, a native of New York City, was appointed Bishop of Buffalo in 1995 by St. Pope John Paul II, succeeding Bishop Edward Head. He continued as the leader of the Buffalo diocese until 2003, when he was appointed the new Archbishop of Hartford. He was succeeded in Buffalo by Most Rev. Edward Kmiec.
Mansell, speaking in 2003, said he did not plan to leave Buffalo but could not reject a papal appointment…