The decisions announced by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Jan. 25, will be implemented over a three-year period (2017-2020) resulting in:
— 25 cohorts of collaborative parishes focused on working together to carry out the mission of evangelization
— 7 linkages: 15 parishes will be sharing their pastor with at least one other parish; potential for 2 additional linkages following review, involving 4 more parishes
— 9 mergers: 17 parishes will be consolidated into 8 new parishes
— Suspension of operations at two church sites, with potential for a third site to be added after review
— 1 Personal Parish
— Designation of 18 Centers for Hispanic Ministry, 2 Centers for Portuguese Ministry,
— 2 Centers for Haitian Ministry
— Action on four additional parishes has been postponed pending review in subsequent years