Calling it a “significant day in the life of our diocese,” Bishop Michael W. Fisher, along with Father Bryan Zielenieski announced the final decisions for the parish mergers and closings in the Diocese of Buffalo at a news conference Sept. 10 at the downtown Catholic Center. Bishop Fisher explained the renewal process is to ensure […]
Following vicariate meetings and allowing time for pastors to inform their parishioners, the Diocese of Buffalo has released a list of recommended mergers for parishes throughout its eight counties. The full list of recommendations includes the merging of parishes, the closing of worship sites, and the transferring of parishes into new families follows. The plan, […]
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced the details of its major parish merger plan, one that will merge 61 parishes in the episcopate’s titular city into 21 parishes. The archdiocese said on its website on Sunday that its Seek the City to Come initiative “has entered its public comment phase,” with the plan set to […]
