Stanislaus Joseph Brzana

Stanislaus Joseph Brzana (July 7, 1917 – March 1, 1997) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, New York from 1968 to 1993.

[1] He then did missionary work at the Cattaraugus Reservation and during World War II served as a chaplain with the Ninth Armored Division, ministering to troops in the Battle of the Bulge.

[2] After returning to New York and doing pastoral work, he earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1953.

[1] When Thomas Andrew Donnellan was made Archbishop of Atlanta, Brzana was appointed as Bishop of Ogdensburg on October 22, 1968.

[1] During his tenure, he served on committees of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and took part in deliberations of the Second Vatican Council.