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Parish Reconfigurations (1985-2003) |
| 1 |
1985 |
St. Joseph (Territorial) and St. Lazarus (Italian), East Boston
Merger
of 2 parishes to form a new parish
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| 2 |
1987 |
St. James (Territorial) and Sacred Heart (Territorial), Groton
One
pastor appointed to both parishes
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| 3 |
1989 |
St. Patrick (Territorial), Cambridge
Suppressed as a parish.
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Territorial), Cambridge
Altered to include territory
of St. Patrick, Cambridge. |
| 4 |
1990 |
St. Francis de Sales (Territorial) and St. Philip (Territorial),
Roxbury
Merger of 2 parishes to form a new
parish.
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| 5 |
1990 |
Nuestra Senora del Carmen (Spanish), Lowell
Erected as a new parish.
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| 6 |
1991 |
St. Anne (French), Lawrence
Suppressed as a parish |
| 7 |
1992 |
St. Mary (Territorial), North End of Boston
Suppressed as a parish.
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| 1992 |
St. Stephen (Territorial), North End of Boston
Suppressed as a parish.
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| 1992 |
St. Leonard of Port Maurice (Italian), North End of
Boston
Altered from an Italian parish to
a territorial parish.
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| 8 |
1993 |
St. Jean Baptiste (French), Lowell
Suppressed as a parish.
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| 1993 |
St. Louis de France (French), Lowell
Altered to include territory
of St. Jean Baptiste parish, Lowell.
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| 9 |
1993 |
Asuncion de la Virgen Maria (Spanish), Lawrence
Erected as a quasi-parish.
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| 10 |
1994 |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (German), Lawrence
Suppressed as a
parish.
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| 11 |
1995 |
St. Kevin (Territorial), Dorchester
Suppressed as a parish.
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1995 |
St. Paul (Territorial), Dorchester
Suppressed as a parish.
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1995 |
Holy Family (Territorial), Dorchester
Erected as a parish.
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| 12 |
1995 |
St. Hedwig (Polish), Cambridge
Suppressed as a parish.
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| 13 |
1996 |
Sts. Peter and Paul (Territorial), South Boston
Suppressed as a
parish.
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1996 |
St. Vincent de Paul (Territorial), South Boston
Altered to include
territory of Sts. Peter and Paul, South Boston.
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| 14 |
1997 |
St. James the Greater (Territorial), Downtown Boston
Holy Trinity (German), South End, Boston
One
Administrator named to both parishes
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| 15 |
1997 |
St. John the Evangelist (French), Newton
Suppressed as a parish
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| 16 |
1997 |
St. Patrick (Territorial), Lynn
Suppressed as a parish.
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1997 |
St. Mary (Territorial), Lynn
Altered to include territory of
St. Patrick, Lynn.
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| 17 |
1997 |
St. Joseph (Polish), Peabody
Suppressed as a parish.
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| 18 |
1997 |
St. Sacred Heart (Polish), Ipswich
St. Joseph (Territorial), Ipswich
St. Stanislaus (French), Ipswich
Merger of three parishes to form
new parish, Our Lady of Hope
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| 19 |
1997 |
St. Peter (Polish), Norwood
Suppressed as a parish
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| 20 |
1997 |
St. Matthew (Territorial) and St. Leo (Territorial),
Dorchester
One pastor appointed to both parishes
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| 21 |
1997 |
Immaculate Conception (Territorial), Newburyport
St. Louis de Gonzague
(French), Newburyport
One pastor appointed to both parishes
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| 22 |
1997 |
Sacred Heart (Territorial), Lowell
Saint Marie (French), Lowell
One pastor appointed to both parishes
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| 23 |
1997 |
St. Augustine (Territorial), South Boston
St. Monica (Territorial), South
Boston
One pastor appointed to both parishes
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| 24 |
1997 |
St. Jean Baptiste (French), Lynn
Suppressed as a parish
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| 25 |
1997 |
Asuncion de la Virgen Maria (Hispanic), Lawrence
Altered from a quasi-parish
to a parish
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| 26 |
1998 |
St. Joseph (Territorial), Amesbury
Sacred Heart (French), Amesbury
Merger of 2 parishes to form a new parish,
Holy Family
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| 27 |
1998 |
Our Lady of Pity (French), Cambridge
Suppressed as a parish
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| 28 |
1998 |
St. Joseph (French), Haverhill
St. Michael (Polish), Haverhill
St. Rita (Territorial), Haverhill
St. George (Territorial), Haverhil
Merger of 4 parishes to form a new parish,
All Saints
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| 29 |
1999 |
St. Louis de Gonzague (French), Newburyport
Suppressed as a parish
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| 30 |
1999 |
St. Leo (Territorial), Dorchester
Suppressed as a parish
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1999 |
St. Matthew (Territorial), Dorchester
Altered to include territory of
St. Leo, Dorchester
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| 31 |
1999 |
St. Aidan (Territorial), Brookline
Suppressed as a parish
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1999 |
St. Mary of the Assumption (Territorial), Brookline
Altered to include
territory of St. Aidan, Brookline
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| 32 |
1999 |
Infant Jesus (Territorial), Brookline
St. Lawrence (Territorial), Brookline
Merger of two parishes to form a new
parish, Infant Jesus-St. Lawrence
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| 33 |
1999 |
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (Territorial), Watertown
Suppressed as
a parish
St. Patrick (Territorial), Watertown
Sacred Heart (Territorial), Watertown
Altered to include territory
of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus.
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| 34 |
1999 |
Our Lady of the Assumption (French), Chelsea
Suppressed as a parish
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| 35 |
1999 |
St. John Baptist, (Portuguese), East Boston
Suppressed as a parish
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| 36 |
1999 |
St. Polycarp, (Territorial), Somerville
Suppressed as a parish
St. Ann, (Territorial), Somerville
Altered to include the territory of St.
Polycarp
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| 37 |
1999 |
St. Casimir, (Polish), Maynard
Suppressed as a parish
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| 38 |
2000 |
St. Joseph, (Lithuanian), Lowell
Suppressed as a parish
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| 39 |
2000 |
St. John Vianney, (Territorial), Revere
St. Theresa, (Territorial),
Revere
One pastor assigned to both parishes
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| 40 |
2000 |
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, (French), Methuen
Suppressed as a parish
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| 41 |
2000 |
St. Theresa, (French), Methuen
St. Augustine, (Territorial), Lawrence
Merger of two parishes to form new
Parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel.
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| 42 |
2000 |
Christ the King, (Territorial), Hudson
Suppressed
as a parish
St. Michael, (Territorial), Hudson
Altered to include the territory of
Christ the King
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| 43 |
2000 |
St. Andrew the Apostle, (Territorial), Forest Hills
Suppressed as a
parish
Sacred Heart, (Territorial), Roslindale
Altered to include territory of
St. Andrew the Apostle
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| 44 |
2000 |
Most Holy Redeemer, (Territorial), East Boston
Our Lady of the Assumption,
(Territorial), East Boston
One pastor assigned to both parishes
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| 45 |
2000 |
Assumption, (Territorial), Bellingham
St.
Blaise, (Territorial), Bellingham
One pastor assigned to both parishes
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| 46 |
2000 |
Our Lady of Good Counsel, (Territorial), Quincy
St. Boniface, (Territorial),
Quincy
Merger of two parishes to form new parish, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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| 47 |
2000 |
St. Joseph, Everett
Suppressed as a parish
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| 48 |
2001 |
St. John Vianney (Territorial), Revere
St.. Theresa (Territorial),
Revere
St. Anthony of Padua (Italian), Revere
Merger of three parishes to form
a new territorial parish, St. Anthony of Padua
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| 49 |
2001 |
St. Therese (French), Dracut
Our Lady of
the Assumption (Territorial), Dracut
Merger of two parishes to form a new
territorial parish, Ste. Marguerite D’Youville
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| 50 |
2002 |
Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Polish),
Brockton
Suppressed as a parish
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| 51 |
2002 |
St. Francis (Lithuanian), Lawrence
Suppressed
as a parish
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| 52 |
2002 |
St. Joseph (Territorial), Roxbury
Suppressed
as a parish
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| 53 |
2003 |
St. Mary Italian, Salem
Suppressed as a parish
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| 54 |
2003 |
Sacred Heart (Territorial), Groton
St. James
(Territorial), Groton
Merger of two parishes to form new parish,
Sacred Heart-St. James
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| 55 |
2003 |
St. Edward (Territorial), Brockton
St. Nicholas
(Territorial), Abington
Merger of two parishes to form new parish,
St. Edith Stein
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40 churches have closed since May, 2004 by suppressing
62 parish entities and establishing 8 new parishes, while retaining the
churches of 14 suppressed parishes for regularly scheduled worship.
See a list of the recently closed/merged parishes here |
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Parish Totals = 357 as of 8/09/2003 |
| Awaiting Pastor’s Retirement |
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St. Adalbert, (Polish), Hyde Park
Immaculate Conception, (Lithuanian), Cambridge |
