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Vatican halts German diocesan plan to merge parishes

Monday, June 15th, 2020

A German diocesan plan that would merge 800 parishes into 35 mega-parishes has been stopped by the Vatican. Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier met with the Cardinal Beniamino Stella and Archbishop Filippo Iannone, who lead the Congregation for Clergy (the Congregation) and the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (PCLT). Diocesan officials also attended the meeting, Read more

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German diocese reduces parishes by 80 per cent

Thursday, March 8th, 2018

The German diocese of Trier has reorganised itself and reduced its parishes by 80 per cent. Rising costs and declining church membership have prompted the changes which will see the diocese reduce its 172 parishes to 35. Judith Rupp, spokeswoman for Germany’s western Trier Diocese, says the changes would save time and money on “administration Read more

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