With the closure and merging of many parishes in the Archdiocese of New York, Catholic New York (the archdiocesan newspaper) has published a long list of assignments.
I have linked them HERE.
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What follows is an attempt to comprehend some of the changes. However, my interpretation must yield to the list itself in the above link, as I could make errors.
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St. John's parish, Kingsbridge, has absorbed nearby Visitation parish. Mass will not be celebrated regularly at Visitation. The present administrator of St. John's, Fr. Michael Kerrigan, has been named pastor of the combined parish. Both schools remain open.
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St. Margaret of Cortona, Riverdale, will also serve St. Gabriel, Spuyten Duyvil. Masses will be offered in both churches. Father Brian McCarthy remains as pastor, but now pastor of a combined parish. Both schools remain open
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St. Frances of Rome, Barnes Avenue, will serve that church, combined with the parish of St. Francis of Assisi, Baychester Avenue. The schools at St. Francis of Assisi and Our Lady of Grace remain open. Apparently, Mass will no longer be offered regularly at St. Anthony, Wakefield, and at Our Lady of Grace. I cannot find an up-to-date website for either of the remaining two churches, which are one parish. The pastor remains. The OLG pastor, Fr. Rudolph Gonzalez, had been named pastor of St. Margaret Mary, East Tremont Avenue near the Grand Concourse. To summarize, it seems that the pastor of St. Frances of Rome will care for two open churches, two elementary schools, and two closed churches.
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St. Brendan, Norwood, has absorbed St. Ann, Bainbridge Avenue. The archbishop gave both pastors new assignments, and he appointed Fr. Raul Miquez as pastor or administrator of St. Brendan. Both schools remain open. The website of the combined parish is linked HERE.
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St. Anselm parish, Tinton Avenue, will absorb St. Roch parish, Wales Avenue. The assignment list does not list the pastor, old or new. What is unusual about this merger is that the parish of St. Roch does not have parish boundaries, as it was founded as an Italian national parish.
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Likewise, the assignment list does not list the pastor of the newly combined parish of St. Rita of Cascia and St. Pius V. I would guess that the current pastor of St. Rita of Cascia parish remains there.
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Likewise, the assignment list does not indicate the pastor of the combined parish of Holy Family (Watson Avenue, Unionport), St. John Vianney (closed), and Blessed Sacrament (open). I would guess that the current pastor of Holy Family remains there.
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