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Archdiocese of Hartford announces clergy reassignments in 27 Connecticut parishes

In total, 36 clergy member shifts were announced by the Archdiocese of Hartford for either May 1 or June 30, including 31 ...
National Catholic Reporter

Study finds US Catholic parishes growing larger, more complex

WASHINGTON -- A new nationwide study of Catholic parish life has found that U.S. parishes continue to get bigger, more complex and more diverse. It reinforces earlier studies on the growth of lay ...
America Magazine

Parishes without pastors decline, but only because more churches have closed

The number of U.S. parishes without residents pastors hit 3,000 shortly after the turn of the century. Almost 20 percent of U.S. parishes (or 3,363 out of 17,007) do not have a resident pastor, ...