Archbishop will sell new $2.2 million mansion in response to angry parishioners

By Cassie Fambro
AL.com
April 6, 2014

http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/04/archbishop_will_sell_new_22_mi.html

The $2.2-million residence of Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory stands in the upscale Buckhead neighborhood in Atlanta. Gregory apologized for his spending and said the home would be sold.

ATLANTA, Georgia-- Roman Catholic Archbishop Wilton Gregory decided to sell his new $2.2 million mansion after the people in the pews voiced concerns over its excess, according to the LA Times.

Pope Francis has recently called for frugality, and followers of the Catholic faith believed that such a mansion wasn't in line with that standard.

Gregory moved into the mansion earlier this year. The 6,000 square foot home was built at the site of a house donated to the archdiocese.

The house was paid for by a donation as well, according to the Associated Press.
 
The mansion includes an upper-level safe room, offices and two dining rooms among its amenities.

Gregory's former residence, a $1.9 million home, will be used for priest housing according to the LA Times.

Gregory hasn't announced where he will live next.