CLEVELAND (OH)
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –
Council of Parishes Attorney Peter Borre tells 19 Action News that the Vatican has overruled 13 parish closures in Cleveland, Ohio.
“All Cleveland Catholic churches who appealed their closures have won” said Borre in a phone interview Wednesday.
Cleveland Catholic Diocese spokesperson, Bob Tayek, declined to comment on the ruling at this time.
Borre tells 19 Action News that Cleveland Diocese Bishop Richard Lennon failed to follow procedure or “Canon Law” in the closings three years ago.
Click here to view the complete list of church closures, merges.
The Cleveland Catholic Diocese parishes who appealed their closures/merges are as follows:
SACRED HEART OF JESUS (CLOSED)
6916 KRAKOW AVE. CLEVELAND
ST. ADALBERT (CLOSED)
2347 E. 83RD ST. CLEVELAND
ST. CASIMIR (CLOSED)
8223 SOWINSKI AVE. CLEVELAND
ST. COLMAN (MERGED)
2027 W. 65TH ST. CLEVELAND
ST. EMERIC (CLOSED)
1890 W. 22ND ST. CLEVELAND
ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH (CLOSED)
10205 LORAIN AVE. CLEVELAND
ST. JAMES (CLOSED)
17514 DETROIT AVE. LAKEWOOD
ST. JOSEPH (CLOSED–WANTED TO MERGE)
REID AVE. & 15TH ST. LORAIN
ST. LAWRENCE (CLOSED)
3532 E. 80TH ST. CLEVELAND
ST. MARY (MERGED)
REID AVE. & 8TH ST. BEDFORD
ST. PETER (CLOSED)
1533 E. 17TH ST. CLEVELAND
ST. PROCOP (CLOSED)
3181 W. 41ST ST. CLEVELAND
ST. WENDELIN (CLOSED)
2281 COLUMBUS RD. CLEVELAND
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