of service in Buffalo. Retirement and later life Pope John Paul II accepted Head's petition to retire as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in April 1995. Church law required him to retire at age 75; and he was named Bishop Emeritus. Even though he was retired, he continued to play an active role in the Diocese of Buffalo throughout the 1990s and into early part of the next decade. He continued to be active in health care ministry, and other ministries throughout his retirement. Prior to his death, Head was honored with a retirement home for priests that was named the Bishop Edward D. Head Residence, in Lackawanna, New York. Edward Head died on March 29, 2005, in Kenmore, New York, at the age of 85.Bishop Edward Kmiec was quoted in a March 30, 2005 Buffalo News article: This is a day of tremendous sadness for the family of the Diocese of Buffalo. Bishop Head had a tremendous impact on the faith lives of Catholics in the eight counties of Western New York. Head is buried in the crypt of St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo. He was the first bishop of Buffalo to have retired in Buffalo. References External links Bishop Head Dies 1919 births 2005 deaths American Roman Catholic clergy of Irish descent People from the Bronx American people of English descent Columbia University School of Social Work alumni Catholics from New York (state) 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic bishops of Buffalo St. Ann's Academy (Manhattan) alumni