The parish-by-parish changes announced by the archbishop today are as follows:

Red dots mark the church parishes that are closing; green dots mark those that are absorbing others; and gray dots indicate some other change.

French Quarter

-- The community of St. Mary's Chapel in the Old Ursuline Convent, technically still a parish, will close and merge with the nearby St. Louis Cathedral and worship there. In that one case, the name of the cathedral parish will not change as a result of the merger, Jacques said.

Gentilly

-- St. Frances Cabrini and St. Raphael the Archangel parishes will be closed to create a new parish by the end of the year to be named by parishioners. They will worship at St. Raphael Church.

-- St. Raymond parish will close and merge with St. Leo the Great parish.

7th Ward

-- Epiphany parish will close and merge with Corpus Christi Parish.

Central City

-- St. Francis de Sales parish will close and merge with Holy Ghost parish.

-- Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Monica parishes will close and merge with St. Matthias parish.

Epiphany

Eastern New Orleans

-- St. Brigid will close and merge with Mary, Queen of Vietnam.

-- Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Simon Peter parishes will close and merge with St. Maria Goretti parish.

Carrollton

-- Incarnate Word will close and merge with Mater Dolorosa parish.

Mid-City

-- Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish will close and merge with St. Anthony of Padua parish.

Lower 9th Ward

-- St. Maurice parish will close and merge with St. David parish.

St. Maurice

-- Blessed Sacrament parish will close and merge with St. Joan of Arc parish.

-- Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. Henry parishes will close and merge with St. Stephen parish.

University parishes

-- Two parishes currently operating on college campuses, St. Thomas the Apostle at the University of New Orleans and St. Thomas More at Tulane University, will be reduced to campus ministry centers.

Kenner

-- Nativity of Our Lord and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes will be closed to create a new parish by June 30, 2009. Parishioners will choose a new name and decide where to worship.

Metairie

Our Lady of Good Counsel

-- St. Lawrence the Martyr will close and merge with Our Lady of Divine Providence. However, St. Lawrence church will remain open as a site for the celebration of the Latin Mass in Metairie.

Gretna/Algiers

-- St. Anthony Parish in Gretna will become a mission of Holy Name of Mary parish in Algiers.

-- St. Julian Eymard parish in Algiers will close and merge with Holy Name of Mary parish.

Harvey

-- Infant Jesus of Prague parish will become a mission of St. Martha parish.

Bridge City/Westwego

San Pedro Pescador

-- Holy Guardian Angels parish will become a mission of Our Lady of Prompt Succor parish in Westwego.

Crown Point/Lafitte

-- St. Pius X parish in Crown Point will become a mission of St. Anthony parish in Lafitte.

Waggaman/Avondale

-- Our Lady of the Angels parish in Waggaman and St. Bonaventure parish in Avondale will share a pastor.

St. Bernard Parish

-- Prince of Peace, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Mark and St. Robert Bellarmine parishes will close and merge with Our Lady of Prompt Succor Parish in Chalmette.

-- San Pedro Pescador parish will close and merge with St. Bernard parish.

-- Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Violet will reopen when its church is repaired, as will St. Bernard church parish in St. Bernard. They will share a pastor.

Pointe a la Hache

-- St. Thomas parish will reopen in Pointe a la Hache.

Buras/Port Sulphur

-- Our Lady of Good Harbor parish in Buras will close and merge with St. Patrick parish in Port Sulphur.

Luling/Ama

-- St. Anthony parish in Luling and St. Mark parish in Ama will share a pastor.

Des Allemands/Paradis

-- St. Gertrude parish in Des Allemands and St. John the Baptist parish in Paradis will share a pastor.