List of suppressed parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

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]

YearParishCity/TownNotesRef
1963Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish (French)AlbanyBuilding demolished to make way for the Empire State Plaza; parish title transferred to the current location in Latham (Our Lady of the Assumption)
1975St. Anthony of Padua ParishAlbanyBuilding now the site of a community arts center
1975Sacred Heart Church Parish (French)SchenectadyMerged with St. Columba's Parish
1975St. Columba's Church Parish (Irish)SchenectadyMerged with Sacred Heart Parish; now site of the Higher Ground Worship Center
1976St. Francis de Sales ParishGloversvilleMerged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish[3]
1977Church of the AssumptionMechanicvilleMerged with St. Paul the Apostle Parish
1978St. Ann's ChurchAlbanyMerged with St. John the Baptist Parish; both merged again with St. James Parish to form the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in 2010
1987SS. Cyril & Methodius ChurchSchenectadyNow site of the Bible Church of Christ
1990St. Mary's ParishGloversvilleMerged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish to form the St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish[3]
1992St. Mary's ChurchLittle FallsMerged with St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart Parishes to form the Holy Family Parish
1994St. Joseph's ChurchAlbanyMerged with Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and absorbed the Vietnamese Apostolate; building still standing as of 2020[4]
ca. 1995St. Agnes ParishCohoesMerged 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
1998St. Joseph's ChurchCohoesLater known as St. Marie's Parish; building now the site of The Venue[5]
2000Notre Dame des Victoires (French)WhitehallMerged with Our Lady of Victory Parish to form Our Lady of Hope
2001St. Monica's ParishJohnsonvilleMerged 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]
2001Our Lady of Good Counsel ParishValley FallsMerged 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]
2001St. John the Baptist ParishSchaghticokeMerged 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]
2002Our Lady Help of Christians ParishAlbanyNow 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.
2003St. Thomas the Apostle ParishSchenectadyNow the site of the Schenectady Hindu Temple
2004St. Patrick's Parish (Irish)AlbanyMerged with St. Casimir's Church (Polish); both merged with Our Lady of Angels in 2005
2004Holy Cross Parish (Lithuanian)SchenectadyBuilding now site of a stained glass studio
2005Holy Cross ParishTaghkanicMerged with Sacred Heart Parish of Philmont to form the St. John Vianney Parish[7]
2006St. Brigid's ParishWatervlietMerged 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.
2009Holy Cross Church (German)AlbanyMerged with St. Margaret Mary Parish to form All Saints Catholic Church; original site demolished to make room for the Empire State Plaza.
2009St. Catherine of Siena ParishAlbanyMerged with St. Teresa of Avila Parish to form the Parish of Mater Cristi
2009Church of the Resurrection ParishGermantownMerged 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.
2009Holy Family ParishStottvilleMerged with Nativity/St. Mary's Parish of Stuyvesant Falls to form the Church of St. Joseph
2009St. Francis de Sales ParishLoudonvilleMerged with Our Lady of Mercy in the Town of Colonie to form Christ, Our Light Parish
2009Our Lady of Mercy ParishColonieMerged with St. Frances de Sales Parish in Loudonville to form Christ, Our Light Parish; building now the site of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
2009St. Bernadette's ChurchBerneMerged with St. Lucy's (Altamont), of which it was a mission church.[8]
2009St. Bridget's ParishCopake FallsMerged with St. John Vianney of Claverack to form the Our Lady of Hope Parish[7]
2009Blessed Sacrament ChurchSpringfield CenterMerged with St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Cherry Valley[9][10]
2009St. Mary's ChurchSharon SpringsMerged with St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Cherry Valley[9][11]
2009Immaculate Conception ParishJohnstownMerged 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]
2009St. Anthony's ParishJohnstownMerged 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]
2009St. Joseph's ParishWest WinfieldMerged with St. Joseph Parish (Richfield Springs) to form St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
2009St. Joseph ParishRichfield SpringsMerged with St. Joseph Parish (West Winfield) to form St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
2009St. Casimir's Parish (Lithuanian)AmsterdamBuilding now the site of the Five Buddhists Temple[14]
2009St. John the Baptist ParishAmsterdamBuilding now a site of worship for the Latin American Pentecostal Church of God[15]
2009St. Joseph's ParishAmsterdamMerged with St. Michael the Archangel and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parishes at the latter site
2009St. Michael the Archangel ParishAmsterdamMerged 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.
2009Church of the Sacred HeartPalenvilleMerged with Immaculate Conception (Haines Falls)
2009St. Mary's ParishSmith's Landing (Cementon)Now a mission of Sacred Heart/Immaculate Conception Parish
2009St. Bernard's ParishCohoes
2009St. Francis de Sales ParishTroyBuilding now a Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house[16]
2009St. Patrick's ChurchTroyMerged with St. Peter's Church to form the St. Anthony of Padua Shrine Church
2009Church of St. Paul the ApostleTroyMerged with Our Lady of Victory parish; building later sold to Unity House
2009St. John Francis Regis ChurchGraftonMerged with Sacred Heart (Berlin) to form the Parish of Our Lady of the Sorrows
2009St. John the Baptist ChurchSchenectadyBuilding now Seed of Abraham synagogue
2009St. Mary's ChurchSchenectadyBuilding now Renaissance Restaurant and Banquet Hall
2009St. Joseph's ChurchSchoharieMerged with St. Catherine's Church (Middleburgh) to form the Our Lady of the Valley Parish at the latter site
2009Blessed Sacrament ChurchHagueMerged with St. John the Baptist Church (Chestertown) to become the St. Isaac Jogues Parish
2009St. Joseph's ChurchRensselaerMerged with St. John the Evangelist Church
2009Immaculate Conception ChurchCorinthMerged with Holy Infancy Church (Lake Luzerne) to form the Holy Mother and Child Parish
2009Church of St. AlphonsusGlens FallsBuilding now the site of Just Water[17]
2010SS. Peter and Paul ParishCanajoharieMerged 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]
2010Our Lady of the Assumption (Italian)RotterdamMerged with Immaculate Conception (Schenectady) to form the Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
2011St. Peter's ChurchStillwaterMerged with Assumption/St. Paul (Mechanicville) to form the All Saints on the Hudson Parish
2011St. Patrick's ChurchWatervlietMerged into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish; bBuilding demolished to make room for a Price Chopper supermarket
2012St. Helen's ChurchSchenectadyMerged with Our Lady of Fatima Church to form the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish

References
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  5. "ABOUT". Cohoes: The Venue. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. "History". Transfiguration Parish. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  7. "Our Lady of Hope - Copake Falls, NY". Copake Falls: Our Lady of Hope Parish. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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