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Southbury And Middlebury Catholic Churches To Merge: Report
Sacred Heart Church in Southbury and St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury are merging, according to officials.
SOUTHBURY, CT — Southbury's Sacred Heart Church and Middlebury's St. John of the Cross Church are merging, according to officials, writes the Waterbury Republican-American.
The two are merging because the Archdiocese of Hartford, which oversees the churches and several more in the region, has seen a drop in parishioners and priests in recent years.
Since 2017, the Archdiocese reportedly has closed 26 churches and consolidated 59 others throughout the area.
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