Background
Benincasa, Pius A. was born on July 8, 1913 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States.
Benincasa, Pius A. was born on July 8, 1913 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States.
Graduate, Buffalo Diocesan Seminary, 1931. Graduate, Propagation University. Graduate, Lateran University, Rome, Italy.
Doctor of Civil Law, Lateran University, Rome, Italy, 1952.
He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo from 1964-1986. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Pius 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 was consecrated by Bishop James A. McNulty on June 29, 1964.
The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Celestine Damiano of Camden and Bishop James Navagh of Paterson. He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1964-1965).
Benincasa served as auxiliary bishop until his death on August 13, 1986 at the age of 73.
Chaplain Army of the United States, World World War World War II.