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What US dioceses might face merger plans?
March 01, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Eight US dioceses have fewer than 40,000 Catholics: Fairbanks (AK), Rapid City (SD), Baker (OR), Steubenville (OH), Alexandria (LA), Crookston (MN), Great Falls-Billings (MT), and Salina (KS).
In 2020, Pope Francis merged the Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Diocese of Juneau; last fall, the US bishops tabled a proposal to merge the Diocese of Columbus and the Diocese of Steubenville.
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