Diocese of Joliet facing parish closures, restructuring amid falling attendance

Diocese of Joliet facing parish closures, restructuring amid falling attendance

The Diocese of Joliet soon will be making some difficult decisions about what the city’s Catholic community will look like moving forward as it continues its “targeted restructuring” initiative.Because of continued declining revenue and attendance in diocese churches and a need for significant work and repairs at many of the older parish buildings, the diocese began the process two years ago of evaluating church assets and trying to formulate a …