Process for Marketing Parish Properties
Updated June 1, 2006
Offers, solicited
over a 90-day period, will be evaluated at the conclusion of that process. At
the conclusion of the process the Archdiocesan Real Estate office and the Real
Estate Advisory committee will review the offers. They will make their recommendations
to the Chancellor. The Chancellor will review the financial terms and social
considerations connected with the offers and forward his recommendations to
the Archbishop through the Vicar General. If the Archbishop is inclined to
accept offers, permissions will be sought from the College of Consultors, the
Finance Council and, where needed, from the Holy See.
"Each decision will be based on the many factors
including proposed property used, price and contingencies," stated David W.
Smith, Chancellor. "It is our hope to maximize the financial consideration
consistent with the needs of the communities we serve. Only reconfiguration
expenses and Finance Council recommended fiscal year 2005 budget items will
be funded from property sale proceeds pending the completion of a financial
strategic planning process initiated by Archbishop Sean with assistance from
the Archdiocesan Finance Council."
The Chancellor will report on these expenditures
monthly in the Pilot. The Archbishop also has indicated his intention to expand
the Finance Council’s membership to ensure it has the breadth of expertise
to contribute substantively to the development of this strategic financial
plan on a timely basis.
The properties currently being marketed and the
corresponding listing brokers follow:
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Available |
Sold |
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Codman Company
Jim Belli
617-897-8102 |
Our Lady of Mercy, Belmont |
St. Joseph, Hyde Park
St. Peter, Malden
St. Joseph, Salem
Immaculate Conception, Cambridge
St. Mary Star of the Sea, East Boston
Immaculate Conception Lithuanian, Cambridge |
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Meredith & Grew
Lisa Campoli
Jim Elcock
617-330-8000 |
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Assumption, Bellingham
St. James, Arlington
St. Jerome, Arlington
Blessed Sacrament, Cambridge |
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Richards Barry & Joyce
Brian McKenzie
617-439-7813 |
St. Mary, Marlboro
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St. Margaret, Brockton
Sacred Heart, Lawrence
Sacred Heart, Medford
St. Joseph, Waltham
St. James, Medford
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Cushman & Wakefield
Robert E. Griffin Jr.
617-204-4150
Chris Griffin
617-204-4147 |
Saint Augustine, South Boston |
St. George, Norwood
St. Ann University Parish, Boston
Our Lady Rosary, Stoughton |
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Harkins Real Estate
Michael Harkins
978-475-1121 |
Nuestra Senora del Carmen, Lowell
Sacred Heart, Lowell |
Asuncion, Lawrence
Notre Dame, Lowell |
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Conway Commercial
Mike Foley
617-269-8310 |
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Blessed Sacrament, Jamaica Plain |
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CBRE/Whittier Partners
Patrick Cavanagh
617-867-2339 |
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Immaculate Conception, Winchester
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Nordblom Company
Jim O'Neil
781-238-4817 |
St. Joseph, Gloucester |
St. Alphonsus, Danvers
St. Joachim, Rockport - rectory only
Sacred Heart, Gloucester
St. Peter’s, Gloucester |
Gillis Realty
Gerry Gillis
781-769-2685 |
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Our Lady Help of Christians, Concord
rectory
Our Lady Help of Christians, Concord Church |
Coldwell Banker
Theresa Donovan
617-696-0075 |
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St. Boniface, Quincy
Most Blessed Sacrament, Quincy - rectory only |
Due to declining numbers of clergy, changing Catholic demographics and financial
pressure, the Archdiocese of Boston began the process of parish reconfiguration
in January of 2004. Through this process, the Archdiocese has sought to serve
the needs of area Catholics by building parish communities with resources to
match needs. As of September 2005, 62 parishes have closed or merged as part
of the reconfiguration process.
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