St. Peter of the Fields Parish in Rootstown and St. Joseph Parish in Randolph are among the Northeast Ohio parishes slated to be merged by the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.
The looming mergers, announced by the diocese in a press release Jan. 21, are the next stage in the ongoing Diocesan Pastoral Plan, which was put into motion in 2019 by the late Bishop George Murry and has continued to be developed since the 2021 installation of Bishop David Bonnar. The regional plan for the six-county Diocese of Youngstown has resulted in structural changes aimed at developing effective ministries and supporting missionary activity, according to the release.
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