Call to Conversion and Holiness

General Information

Pastoral Planning Initiative Overview

Video About Parish Pastoral Planning

Frequently Asked Questions About Parish Mergers

Maps and Reports - Pastoral Planning Statistics

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News

News Release: Archdiocese Announces Additional Parish Merger in West Philadelphia Resulting from Pastoral Planning Initiative (February 3, 2013)

News Release: Archdiocese Announces Parish Mergers in North Philadelphia Resulting from Pastoral Planning Initiative (January 14, 2013)

News Release: Archdiocese Announces Parish Mergers in West Philadelphia Resulting from Pastoral Planning Initiative (January 6, 2013)

Editorial from CatholicPhilly.com: Parish Restructuring--Hard Work by Many, For the Good of All (October 10, 2012)

News Article from CatholicPhilly.com: Dozens of Parishes Studying Trends, Plans for Mergers (October 10, 2012)

News Release: Archdiocese Announces Parish Closure in Philadelphia Resulting From Pastoral Planning Initiative (September 25, 2012)

News Release: Archdiocese Announces Parish Mergers in Phoenixville Resulting From Pastoral Planning Initiative (June 3, 2012)

News Release: Archdiocese Announces Initial Round of Parish Mergers Resulting from Pastoral Planning Initiative (April 15, 2012)

News Article from The Catholic Standard and Times: Archbishop Chaput appoints 12 deans, divides archdiocesan regions into deaneries (November 16, 2011)

News Release: Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Rollout of Pastoral Planning Initiative (December 14, 2011)

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Canonical Information

Parish Mergers in West Philadelphia (PPA 600)

Parish Mergers in North Philadelphia (PPA 560)

Recourse Against Administrative Decrees

Parish Mergers in Harrowgate (PPA 550)

Relegation of Church Building to Profane Use in Harrowgate (PPA 560)

Parish Mergers in Phoenixville (PPA 210)

Parish Mergers in Coatesville (PPA 240)

Parish Mergers in Germantown (PPA 540)

Parish Mergers in Manayunk (PPA 550)

Relegation of Church Buildings to Profane Use in Germantown (PPA 540)

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Parish Resources

Parish Resource Manual: Building a New Parish Community

Booklet: In-Depth Evaluation of Parish Life (Spanish)

Prayer: Call to Conversion and Holiness

Call to Conversion and Holiness Logo (Color / Black and White)

Pastoral Letter: Called to Conversion and Holiness (Spanish)