CLEVELAND (OH)
The Plain Dealer
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
By Michael O’Malley, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bishop Richard Lennon this morning announced that he will reopen 12 churches whose closings were reversed by the Vatican last month.
The 12 parishes had filed appeals with the Vatican after Lennon, between 2009 and 2010, closed 50 churches in the eight-county diocese, citing changes in demographics and shortages of priests and cash.
Originally, reports indicated that there were 13 churches that had won appeals. But Lennon said this morning that only 12 had appealed.
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