Cardinal Egan Makes Official Announcement of Catholic School Closings
Mar 20, 2006
The Archdiocese of New York is looking to close as many as a dozen Catholic schools by this summer as part of a massive reorganization plan.
(ny1.com, March 17, 2006) Edward Cardinal Egan made the announcement in a column in the "Catholic New York" newspaper.
The Church will also realign some 20 parishes.
No specifics schools were named, but most of the affected schools will be in the southern part of the archdiocese.
Egan says the Church is increasing enrollment at schools while decreasing the number of buildings. He says this is due to many Catholics moving out of Manhattan to upstate counties like Rockland and Orange.
However, the schools could stay open if they find the finances.
A number of Catholic schools also closed last year.
Cardinal Egan Makes Official Announcement of Catholic School Closings