Archdiocese To Discuss Parish Reorganization

(Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Details have been released on a plan to reorganize the Hartford Archdiocese.
Ahead of a Sunday news conference, the plan is for the Archdiocese to reduce to 127, the number of parishes, down from the current 212.
In a statement, the Archdiocese says 68 parishes will remain as is and 59 will merge.
Those mergers would involve unions of anywhere from two-to-six parishes apiece.
In addition 186 buildings would remain open with 26 closing, with scheduled mas