Father Henry Lex
Diocese of Buffalo
Ordained: 1951
Retired: 1991
Died: 2011
Assignment History:
- 1951: St. Helen Church (Hinsdale, NY)
- 1952-1953: St. Hyacinth Church (Lackawanna, NY)
- 1954: St. Joseph New Cathedral (Buffalo, NY)
- 1956-1959: St. Casimir (Buffalo, NY)
- 1967-1976: Sacred Heart in Bennington Center (Wyoming County)
- 1976-1991: Our Lady of Czestochowa (Cheektowaga, NY)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Henry Lex:
Fr. Henry Lex was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Buffalo in 1951. He was assigned to the Buffalo Missionary Apostolate parish, at St. Helen in Hinsdale New York. In 1952, he became the assistant pastor at several parishes in the diocese. In 1959, he began serving as chaplain to the Felician Sisters Mother-house and, in 1967, was made pastor of Sacred Heart in Bennington Center. In 1976, he was named pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Cheektowaga, the parish he served when he retired in 1991. He died at the age of 86.
According to media reports, in 2020, he was named in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Buffalo was accused of sexual abuse of a minor. The details of the sexual abuse allegations, including when and where the alleged abuse occurred, or the victim’s age/gender, are unknown.
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