Bishop Joseph Galante (photo) formally announced today that the parishes of Assumption, Atco; St. Lucy, Blue Anchor, and Sacred Heart, Cedarbrook, which together form Blessed John XXIII Parish; and St. Anthony, Waterford, will unite and the new parish resulting from the consolidation, Christ the Redeemer, will be established Nov. 10, 2010.
The announcement establishing the new parish has been made in a formal decree, which is published in the October 8 edition of theCatholic Star Herald (See pages 22-23).
It is the 28th decree issued by Bishop Joseph Galante in a diocesan-wide reconfiguration of parishes announced two years ago to strengthen parishes and improve pastoral care to the people of the diocese. The reconfigurations are a result of more than a year of study by parish and deanery planners, who considered population and demographic trends, the number of diocesan priests available for ministry, Mass attendance and trends in religious practice.
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