CLEVELAND (OH)
Fox 8
March 14, 2012, by Dan Jovic
The head of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese, Bishop Richard Lennon, announced on Wednesday that he has received decrees from the Vatican associated with the proposed re-opening of 13 Cleveland-area parishes.
Bishop Lennon issued the following statement on the decrees;
“As indicated in my previous statement, I promised to inform you when I had received from the Vatican Congregation for Clergy decrees associated with parish appeals. The decrees arrived on Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
The process to review these rulings will now be undertaken with my advisors.“
Last week the Vatican overturned the closings of 13 Cleveland-area parishes, according to the attorney who led a legal fight against their doors being shut for good.
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