List of the 21 Catholic churches to be merged
Here is a list of the 21 churches slated for merger by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS
Holy Cross: Will merge with St. Anthony of Padua, St. Clement, St. Hedwig.
St. Clement: Will merge with St. Anthony of Padua, St. Hedwig, Holy Cross
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St. Hedwig: Will merge with St. Anthony of Padua, St. Clement, Holy Cross
*St. Anthony is receiving parish for all of the above
Visitation: Will merge with Annunciation
St. Austin: Will merge with St. Bridget, Minneapolis
ST. PAUL
St. Andrew: Will merge with Maternity of the Blessed Virgin, St. Paul
St. Francis de Sales: Will merge with St. James, St. Paul
St. John: will merge with St. Pascal Baylon, St. Paul
St. Vincent de Paul: Will merge with Cathedral of St. Paul
St. Thomas the Apostle: Will merge with Blessed Sacrament, St. Paul
OTHER COMMUNITIES
St. Augustine, South St. Paul: Will merge with Holy Trinity, South St. Paul
Most Holy Trinity, St. Louis Park: Will merge with Our Lady of Grace, Edina
St. John the Baptist, Hugo: Will merge with St. Genevieve, Centerville
St. Canice, Kilkenny: Will merge with Most Holy Redeemer, Montgomery
St. Benedict, New Prague: Will merge with St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; St. John the Evangelist, Union Hill; St. Joseph, Lexington; St. Scholastica, Heidelberg; St. Thomas, St. Thomas.
St. John the Evangelist, Union Hill: Will merge with St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; St. Benedict, New Prague; St. Joseph, Lexington, St. Scholastica, Heidelberg; St. Thomas, St. Thomas.
St. Joseph, Lexington: Will merge with St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; St. Benedict, New Prague; St. John the Evangelist, Union Hill; St. Scholastica, Heidelberg; St. Thomas, St. Thomas.
St. Scholastica, Heidelberg: Will merge with St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; St. Benedict, New Prague; St. John the Evangelist, Union Hill; St. Joseph, Lexington; St. Thomas, St. Thomas.
St. Thomas, St. Thomas: Will merge with St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; St. Benedict, New Prague; St. John the Evangelist, Union Hill; St. Joseph, Lexington; St. Scholastica, Heidelberg.
*St. Wenceslaus is the receiving parish for all the above
St. Columbkill, Belle Creek: Will merge with Holy Trinity, Goodhue; and St. Mary, Bellechester
St. Mary, Bellechester: Will merge with Holy Trinity, Goodhue; and St. Columbkill, Belle Creek
*Holy Trinity is the receiving parish for the above