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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Parishioners are going to have to find new places to worship with the word of dozens of Catholic churches closing.
The New York Archdiocese on said it will soon announce which parishes in the Lower Hudson Valley will merge or close.
A decision is expected next week as part of a restructuring plan, officials told CBS2.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan told the Catholic New York Newspaper Wednesday night that 14 percent, or as many as 50 churches, could be impacted.
Dolan said this really comes down to the numbers, CBS 2’s Janelle Burrell reported. Right now, New York State has 368 parishes.
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