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Catholic Churches In Middlebury And Southbury Reportedly To Merge
St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury and Sacred Heart Church in Southbury are merging, according to officials.
MIDDLEBURY, CT — Middlebury's St. John of the Cross Church and Southbury's Sacred Heart 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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