As To WHY Bishop Di Marzio Has Ordered The Consolidation Of Catholic Schools

Quite-Simply, Many of The Schools are Under-utilized. In Short, many Parishes cannot support an Elementary School;

Demographics have changed in the RC Diocese of Brooklyn;

So has the cost of educating children in Catholic Schools. What was once a couple of Chance Books per Year, is now a few thousand Dollars per year;

The Nuns aren't there en masse, anymore and neither are The Brothers, nor Priests(Especially in Cathedral Preparatory Seminary in Elmhurst, Queens);

Vatican II changed a lot of that. Lay Teachers are in the great majority. Even Principals are, more-often than not, Laity themselves. Fuel Bills have gone up;

The Diocese requires 200 Students as a minimum, to keep the school open;

Now, a number of things are changing, such as School Mergers into Academies, where 2 or more schools merge to form one Academy;

But The Vision Of Catholic Schools, is being kept alive;

Bishop Nicholas Di Marzio has caught a lot of flack for this, but, I believe he is RIGHT for doing this. Parishes are being merged as well;

In the Brooklyn Diocese, The ONLY Wholly Urban Diocese in North America, if not The World, one can walk to any # of nearby Parishes and Schools;

Even Though Times have changed, The Vision And Mission have NOT Changed;

Michael