The past 12 years in Parish Planning:
| 1998 |
2004 |
2008 |
2011 |
| 92 resident pastors |
73 resident pastors |
67 resident pastors |
62 resident pastors |
| 120 parishes |
111 parishes |
107 parishes |
99 parishes |
| 26 missions* |
13 missions |
11 missions |
7 missions |
| 11 oratories** |
22 oratories |
23 oratories |
26 oratories |
| 1 seasonal chapel |
2 seasonal chapels |
2 seasonal chapels |
2 seasonal chapels |
| |
6 worship sites## |
10 worship sites |
15 worship sites |
*Missions are separately incorporated, full parishes, but are smaller and have been linked with a larger parish and share its pastor.
**Oratories are no longer parishes with regular Sunday Mass. The territory is under the care of a nearby parish, and has liturgy only on its name day, funerals, and special Masses with Bishop’s permission.
#Seasonal chapels are open for liturgy for a specified time, for example, summertime in an area with high numbers of summer residents.
##Worship Sites are churches that have been either merged or consolidated with another parish, but have regular Sunday liturgies.
Since 1998, six churches and one Newman parish have closed or demolished or sold:
Dexter
New Boston
West Bangor*
Briar Hill--demolished
Brainardsville*
Russell*
St. Francis of Assisi, Potsdam
*= sold
Fourteen parishes have merged
Malone has four larger parishes and two oratories under one pastor and one parochial vicar |
