Bishop, don't close my church!
"Bishop Edward U. Kmiec warned in the summer of 2005 that the Diocese of Buffalo had too many parishes and needed a radical reshaping.
Soon, Kmiec will unveil a glimpse of the reconfigured diocese.
He is expected to announce in the next few weeks the first of three waves of church closings, mergers and other actions to deal with a shortage of priests and huge shifts in where Catholics live within the diocese.
'We're going to do this. We need to do this,' the bishop said during a recent interview with The News.
Kmiec calls it 'right-sizing' the diocese."
Soon, Kmiec will unveil a glimpse of the reconfigured diocese.
He is expected to announce in the next few weeks the first of three waves of church closings, mergers and other actions to deal with a shortage of priests and huge shifts in where Catholics live within the diocese.
'We're going to do this. We need to do this,' the bishop said during a recent interview with The News.
Kmiec calls it 'right-sizing' the diocese."
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