Michael William Fisher

Michael William Fisher (born March 3, 1958) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York since 2021.

[3] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Fisher as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Parish in La Plata, Maryland.

In 2006, Cardinal Donald Wuerl appointed Fisher as vicar for clergy and secretary for ministerial leadership.

[5] Pope Francis appointed Fisher as an auxiliary bishop of Washington at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in the District of Columbia on June 8, 2018.

[6][7] Fisher was consecrated by Wuerl on June 29, 2018, with Bishops Barry C. Knestout and Mario E. Dorsonville acting as co-consecrators.

[9][10] Regarding the sex abuse allegations against priests in the diocese, Fisher made this statement:“Trust has been broken.