ParishWatch: Tracking Parish Closings in North America
Here is the information we have about parish reconfigurations in this state. Please send your parish consolidation/reconfiguration news to parishrights@futurechurch.org and we will update our information.
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NEW JERSEY
Diocese of Camden
Diocese of Newark
Diocese of Trenton
Diocese of Camden
Bishop Joseph Galante struggles with change in Camden's Roman Catholic Diocese 4/11/2011
http://articles.philly.com/2011-04-11/news/29406581_1_mass-attendance-parishes-bishop-joseph-galante
Parishioners hold out in shuttered church 1/5/2011
By order of the bishop of Camden, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Malaga should be dark and silent, its pews empty, its doors locked.
http://articles.philly.com/2011-01-05/news/27010901_1_parish-closings-parishioners-shuttered-church
Gutless Way to close Catholic church 11/19/2010
http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2010/11/
gutless_way_to_close_catholic.html
Merger protests shadow Galante 8/15/08 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/181/story/230026.html
A reprieve for church scheduled to close? St. Vincent Pallotti in Haddon Twp. is one of the few in the region fully accessible to the disabled. 7/28/08 http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20080728_A_reprieve_for_church_scheduled_to_close_.html
Council to Bishop: Halt Closures Amid Real Estate Deal 7/24/08 http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/31936-council-bishop-halt-closures-amid-real-estate-deal
Council to Bishop: Halt Closures Amid Real Estate Deal 7/23/08 http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/31936-council-bishop-halt-closures-amid-real-estate-deal
Council to Bishop: Halt Closures Amid Real Estate Deal 7/23/08 http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/31936-council-bishop-halt-closures-amid-real-estate-deal
Vatican backs Bishop Õs dealings 07/16/08 http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/local/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1216187718205250.xml&coll=10
Closed churches on prime real estate 7/13/08 http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080713/OPINION/807130329/1047
Bishop in the Middle (of Protests Over Closings 70/6/08 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/06colnj.html?_r=1&ref=nyregionspecial2&oref=slogin
Bishop, flock at odds over vision for diocese 6/23/08
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/NEWS01/806230331/1006/news01
Catholics challenge bishop's decision to merge parishes during meeting at Malaga church 5/28/08
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080528_Catholics_challenge_bishop_s
decision_to_merge_parishes_during_meeting_at_Malaga_church.html
Parishioners demand churches be kept open 5/28/08 http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/NEWS01/805280363/1006
Bishop fails to address many church, school issues 5/11/08
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/
COLUMNISTS25/805110322/1005/OPINION
Camden Diocese not alone in mergers 4/3/2008
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/NEWS01/
804030379/1006/news01&template=printart
Diocese shake-up?: Local churches may merge under new recommendation 2/21/08
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080221/NEWS01/802210309/1002
Bishop announces major parish and school planning initiative
http://www.camdendiocese.org/communications/pressreleases/ 2007/07.1.18Planning.htm
Camden Priest Shortage Cause of Parish Closings In mid January Bishop Joseph Galante announced a parish reconfiguratioin process for the 124 churches in Camden diocese. Galante said he had no choice because more than half of the 171 priests could be retired in ten years making it impossible for each parish to have a full time pastor. Committees from groups of parishes and schools are being formed to work out the plans. Galante said he would make the final decisions. (Winter 07)
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=4948118&ft=print
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/religion/16494055.htm
Diocese of Newark
The future of St. Joseph Catholic Church 7/05/08 http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2008/07/new_parish_in_hoboken.html
New Energies Parish transition project
www.rcan.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=37
Diocese of Trenton
According to diocesan statistics, the Diocese of Trenton has 157 priests in 118 parishes serving a Catholic population of over 800,000.
Catholic churches prepare for the future 12/5/07 http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2007/1205/Front_Page/018.html
Bishop Smith announces parish restructuring, other initiatives following Northern Burlington Deanery Study http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/diocese/pressreleases_detail.asp?prid=1727
St. Peter Claver, Our Lady of Providence and Holy Spirit Parishes begin clustering plan
http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/diocese/pressreleases_detail.asp?prid=1719