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Reversing decisions made by Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski almost a year ago, the Vatican ruled this week that it did not find just cause for the Archdiocese of St. Louis to merge three parishes and close one other as part of its restructuring plan.
Before announcing the changes in May 2023, the archdiocese held 350 listening sessions, with at least one in each of the 178 current parishes.
A proposal by the St. Louis Archdiocese to consolidate several parishes has been reversed by the Vatican, the Archdiocese announced Tuesday afternoon
St. Angela Merici and St. Martin of Tours were granted reprieves by the Vatican court, while St. Roch will still be closed.