Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.[1] In 1886, Colton was named pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Port Chester, New York.[2]
Following the McGlynn excommunication, Colton returned to St. Stephen's in 1887 to assist Father Arthur Donnelly, who had been assigned as temporary administrator.[1] Later that year, he assumed the role of St. Stephen's upon Donnelly's resignation.[1] He enjoyed remarkable success in his new post, restoring harmony among the congregation, eliminating the parish debt of $152,000, and establishing a parochial school.[3] In addition to his pastoral duties, he became chancellor of the Archdiocese of New York in 1896.[3]
Bishop of Buffalo
On June 10, 1903, Colton was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo by
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.[4] During his tenure, the diocese was composed of 72 churches, 18 combination school-churches, 30 schools, 12 academies, 13 hospitals, and charitable institutions, 6 convents, and 28 rectories.[5]
On December 17, 1905, a gold cross was stolen from Colton after a church celebration. The cross, valued at $1,000, was cut from Colton's vestments as he was exiting St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Buffalo.[6]
Death
Bishop Colton died in Buffalo on May 9, 1915, aged 66. He is buried in the crypt of
^ abcdeCutter, William Richard, ed. (1912). Genealogical and Family History of Western New York. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
