GUAM
Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
Weekly collections at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica have decreased since the removal of its former rector Msgr. James Benavente, who has since been reassigned to the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Tamuning.
Guam – The Archdiocese of Agana has revealed that their mother church, the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica, is broke. Because of this, Archbishop Michael Byrnes has decided to place the Cathedral under receivership.
“We are putting the parish of the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral, the Agana cathedral basilica parish under receivership,” announced Archdiocesan Finance Council President Richard Untalan at a press conference at the Chancery Office.
It’s a remedy of a last resort, but Untalan emphasizes that it’s a remedy that’s necessary.
“In the last two and half years it incurred a debt of $1.9 million, $800,000 of which is a refinance portion of a loan and the rest are outstanding payables,” said Untalan.
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