Central Pennsylvania churches begin merger talks
Parishioners of the Immaculate Conception and St. Agnes churches in Lock Haven will meet this week to discuss the potential union in the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese.
The merger talk stems from appointments made by the diocese last year to assign a parochial administrator to Immaculate Conception and a pastor to St. Agnes. Both churches previously had pastors.
A unification team was established in October under the direction of Bishop Joseph Adamec, who had expressed a desire for both parishes to work toward a merger.
Each parish is expected to see a proposal from the unification team by June 30. Each church is relatively large, with 425 at St. Agnes and 267 at Immaculate Conception.
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Information from: The Express, http://www.lockhaven.com
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