List of suppressed parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

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This is a list of closed and open churches within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. In 2006, the Diocese started the "Called to BE Church" initiative. As of November 2015, this initiative had reduced the number of parishes to 126[1] through church mergers and closings in response to declining church enrollment, priest shortages, and changing demographics.[2][better source needed]

Year Parish City/Town Notes Ref
1963 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish (French) Albany Building demolished to make way for the Empire State Plaza; parish title transferred to the current location in Latham (Our Lady of the Assumption)
1975 St. Anthony of Padua Parish Albany Building now the site of a community arts center
1975 Sacred Heart Church Parish (French) Schenectady Merged with St. Columba's Parish
1975 St. Columba's Church Parish (Irish) Schenectady Merged with Sacred Heart Parish; now site of the Higher Ground Worship Center
1976 St. Francis de Sales Parish Gloversville Merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish [3]
1977 Church of the Assumption Mechanicville Merged with St. Paul the Apostle Parish
1978 St. Ann's Church Albany Merged with St. John the Baptist Parish; both merged again with St. James Parish to form the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in 2010
1987 SS. Cyril & Methodius Church Schenectady Now site of the Bible Church of Christ
1990 St. Mary's Parish Gloversville Merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish to form the St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish [3]
1992 St. Mary's Church Little Falls Merged with St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart Parishes to form the Holy Family Parish
1994 St. Joseph's Church Albany Merged with Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and absorbed the Vietnamese Apostolate; building still standing as of 2021 [4]
ca. 1995 St. Agnes Parish Cohoes Merged with St. Patrick's Parish; both parishes merged with St. Marie's Parish (former St. Joseph's Parish) to form the Church of the Holy Trinity in 1998
1998 St. Joseph's Church Cohoes Later known as St. Marie's Parish; building now the site of The Venue [5]
2000 Notre Dame des Victoires (French) Whitehall Merged with Our Lady of Victory Parish to form Our Lady of Hope
2001 St. Monica's Parish Johnsonville Merged with Our Lady of Good Council Parish of Valley Falls and St. John the Baptist Parish of Schaghticoke to form the Church of the Holy Trinity; the latter merged with St. Bonaventure Parish of Speigeltown to form the Transfiguration Parish in 2010 [6]
2001 Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Valley Falls Merged with St. Monica's Parish of Johnsonville and St. John the Baptist Parish of Schaghticoke to form the Church of the Holy Trinity; the latter merged with St. Bonaventure Parish of Speigeltown to form the Transfiguration Parish in 2010 [6]
2001 St. John the Baptist Parish Schaghticoke Merged with St. Monica's Parish of Johnsonville and Our Lady of Good Counsel of Valley Falls to form the Church of the Holy Trinity; the latter merged with St. Bonaventure Parish of Speigeltown to form the Transfiguration Parish in 2010 [6]
2002 Our Lady Help of Christians Parish Albany Now site of St. Peter's Health Partners addiction recovery clinic
2002 St. Mary of the Mountain Church Hunter Ownership transferred to the town; building razed on April 12, 2017.
2003 St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Schenectady Now the site of the Schenectady Hindu Temple
2004 St. Patrick's Parish (Irish) Albany Merged with St. Casimir's Church (Polish); both merged with Our Lady of Angels in 2005
2004 Holy Cross Parish (Lithuanian) Schenectady Building now site of a stained glass studio
2005 Holy Cross Parish Taghkanic Merged with Sacred Heart Parish of Philmont to form the St. John Vianney Parish [7]
2006 St. Brigid's Parish Watervliet Merged with Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Sacred Heart of Mary Parishes (all of Watervliet) and St. Joseph's Parish of Green Island to form the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish.
2009 Holy Cross Church (German) Albany Merged with St. Margaret Mary Parish to form All Saints Catholic Church; original site demolished to make room for the Empire State Plaza.
2009 St. Catherine of Siena Parish Albany Merged with St. Teresa of Avila Parish to form the Parish of Mater Cristi
2009 Church of the Resurrection Parish Germantown Merged with the Chapel of the Nativity of Our Lord in Linlithgo and the Church of St. Mary in Hudson to form the Holy Trinity Parish.
2009 Holy Family Parish Stottville Merged with Nativity/St. Mary's Parish of Stuyvesant Falls to form the Church of St. Joseph
2009 St. Francis de Sales Parish Loudonville Merged with Our Lady of Mercy in the Town of Colonie to form Christ, Our Light Parish
2009 Our Lady of Mercy Parish Colonie Merged with St. Frances de Sales Parish in Loudonville to form Christ, Our Light Parish; building now the site of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
2009 St. Bernadette's Church Berne Merged with St. Lucy's (Altamont), of which it was a mission church. [8]
2009 St. Bridget's Parish Copake Falls Merged with St. John Vianney of Claverack to form the Our Lady of Hope Parish [7]
2009 Blessed Sacrament Church Springfield Center Merged with St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Cherry Valley [9][10]
2009 St. Mary's Church Sharon Springs Merged with St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Cherry Valley [9][11]
2009 Immaculate Conception Parish Johnstown Merged with St. Anthony's and St. Patrick's Parishes to form the Holy Trinity Parish at the latter site; building is now the site of ReadyJet factory. [12]
2009 St. Anthony's Parish Johnstown Merged with Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick's Parishes to form the Holy Trinity Parish at the latter site; building is now the site of Foothills Christian Life Center. [13]
2009 St. Joseph's Parish West Winfield Merged with St. Joseph Parish (Richfield Springs) to form St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
2009 St. Joseph Parish Richfield Springs Merged with St. Joseph Parish (West Winfield) to form St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
2009 St. Casimir's Parish (Lithuanian) Amsterdam Building now the site of the Five Buddhists Temple [14]
2009 St. John the Baptist Parish Amsterdam Building now a site of worship for the Latin American Pentecostal Church of God [15]
2009 St. Joseph's Parish Amsterdam Merged with St. Michael the Archangel and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parishes at the latter site
2009 St. Michael the Archangel Parish Amsterdam Merged with St. Joseph's and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parishes at the latter site; building now a site of worship for the Latin American Pentecostal Church of God.
2009 Church of the Sacred Heart Palenville Merged with Immaculate Conception (Haines Falls)
2009 St. Mary's Parish Smith's Landing (Cementon) Now a mission of Sacred Heart/Immaculate Conception Parish
2009 St. Bernard's Parish Cohoes
2009 St. Francis de Sales Parish Troy Building now a Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house [16]
2009 St. Patrick's Church Troy Merged with St. Peter's Church to form the St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church
2009 Church of St. Paul the Apostle Troy Merged with Our Lady of Victory parish; building later sold to Unity House
2009 St. John Francis Regis Church Grafton Merged with Sacred Heart (Berlin) to form the Parish of Our Lady of the Sorrows
2009 St. John the Baptist Church Schenectady Building now Seed of Abraham synagogue
2009 St. Mary's Church (Polish) Schenectady Building now Renaissance Restaurant and Banquet Hall
2009 St. Joseph's Church Schoharie Merged with St. Catherine's Church (Middleburgh) to form the Our Lady of the Valley Parish at the latter site
2009 Blessed Sacrament Church Hague Merged with St. John the Baptist Church (Chestertown) to become the St. Isaac Jogues Parish
2009 St. Joseph's Church Rensselaer Merged with St. John the Evangelist Church
2009 Immaculate Conception Church Corinth Merged with Holy Infancy Church (Lake Luzerne) to form the Holy Mother and Child Parish
2009 Church of St. Alphonsus Glens Falls Building now the site of Just Water [17]
2010 SS. Peter and Paul Parish Canajoharie Merged with St. Patrick's Parish (St. Johnsville) and St. James' Parish (Fort Plain) to form the Parish of Our Lady of Hope at the latter site [18]
2010 Our Lady of the Assumption (Italian) Rotterdam Merged with Immaculate Conception (Schenectady) to form the Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
2011 St. Peter's Church Stillwater Merged with Assumption/St. Paul (Mechanicville) to form the All Saints on the Hudson Parish
2011 St. Patrick's Church Watervliet Merged into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish; bBuilding demolished to make room for a Price Chopper supermarket [19]
2012 St. Helen's Church Schenectady Merged with Our Lady of Fatima Church to form the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish [20]

References[]

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  5. ^ "ABOUT". Cohoes: The Venue. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "History". Transfiguration Parish. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Our Lady of Hope - Copake Falls, NY". Copake Falls: Our Lady of Hope Parish. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pastoral Planning "Called to BE Church" – Reconfiguration Decisions". Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "churchs history". Cherry Valley: St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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  13. ^ "Couple buys St. Anthony's Church". Leader-Herald. Gloversville. July 11, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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  15. ^ Harding, Jessica (March 31, 2010). "Amsterdam Catholic church sold to Pentecostal congregation". Daily Gazette. Schenectady, N.Y. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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