Michigan parishes could close as worshippers decline and archdiocese works to ‘right-size’

Michigan parishes could close as worshippers decline and archdiocese works to ‘right-size’

In recent decades, the number of Catholics the Archdiocese of Detroit ministers has dropped from about 1.5 million to about 900,000.

Archdiocese of Detroit to restructure, close some parish buildings

Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger said it currently cannot maintain its 200 parish buildings and is working to "right-size and reallocate personal and financial resources."