Church mergers draw reaction

Dwindling congregations and clergy have resulted in the Catholic Diocese needing to close and merge churches.

Imagine Our Lady of Czestochowa and St. Francis now bridging the Canal.

Or out in Clarence, St. Mary’s, Nativity and Our Lady of Peace joining forces.

What we haven’t heard yet is what happens in Niagara Falls.

Here’s the Northern Erie Vicariate:

Family #15

• Our Lady of Peace, Clarence — merge with Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• St. Teresa of Avila, Akron
• Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Williamsville
• St. Mary, Swormville

Family #16

• St. Leo the Great, Amherst
• St. Benedict, Eggertsville – merge with St. Leo the Great. School to remain open
• Christ the King, Snyder
• St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Cheektowaga — merge with Christ the King
• Infant of Prague, Cheektowaga — merge with SS. Peter and Paul
• SS. Peter & Paul, Williamsville

Family #17

• St. Andrew, Kenmore — merge with St. Timothy
• Blessed Sacrament, Tonawanda — merge with St. Paul
• St. John the Baptist, Kenmore
• St. Paul, Kenmore
• St. Timothy, Tonawanda
• St. Stephen, Grand Island

Family #18

• St. Amelia, Tonawanda
• St. Christopher, Tonawanda
• St. Francis of Assisi, Tonawanda— merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa
• St. Andrew Kim RC Mission, Tonawanda — merge with St. Leo (Family #16)
• St. Jude the Apostle, North Tonawanda — merge with Our Lady of Czestochowa
• Our Lady of Czestochowa, North Tonawanda

Family #19

• St. Pius X, Getzville — merge with St. Gregory the Great
• Good Shepherd, Pendleton — St. Augustine site to close
• St. Gregory the Great, Williamsville

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