List of closed parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany

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This is a list of closed churches within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. Starting in 2006, the Diocese started the "Called to BE Church" initiative. This initiative shrank the number of parishes down to its current level of 129 in order to combat declining church enrollment, priest shortages, and demographics within the Diocese by way of canonical suppression (i.e., merging parishes and/or closing churches outright)[1]

Albany City Deanery

  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Established in 1869; final building erected in 1892 after the original structure was burned. Deconsecrated in 1963, as the building was one of two churches razed to make room for the Empire State Plaza project. Parish title was transferred to the current location in Latham.[2]
  • Church of St. Catherine of Siena - Founded in 1953; merged with St. Teresa of Avila in 2009 as the Parish of Mater Christi.
  • Church of St. Margaret Mary - Founded as a mission in 1920, later upgraded to a parish in 1938; merged with Holy Cross Church in 2009 to become the All Saints Catholic Church
  • Holy Cross Church - Founded in 1859; closed in 2009 merged with the Church of St. Margaret Mary to become the All Saints Catholic Church..Original site was in Downtown Albany. Due to the Empire Stare Plaza being built, the original site was destroyed and moved to uptown Albany.
  • Holy Family Parish- Founded in 2005; closed in 2010, Site kept open under the auspices of Blessed Sacrament as the Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Americas
  • Our Lady Help of Christians - Founded 1874; Building still remains..now site of addiction recovery for St. Peters Hospital.
  • Our Lady of Angels - Merged with St. Casimir-St. Patrick in April 2005 to form the Holy Family Parish.[3]
  • St. Anthony's Church - Founded 1848; date of closing unknown. Building still remains. Now site of a community arts center.
  • St. Casimir's Church - Closed in August 2004 and merged with St. Patrick's Church and Our Lady of Angels to form Holy Family Parish
  • St. George's Church...Building still remains. Now site of the Sr. Maureen Joyce Center. Started by Fr. Bradley of Blessed Sacrament Church.
  • St. James' Church - Merged with St. John's-St. Ann's Church in 2010 to form the St. Francis of Assisi Parish. Still active.
  • St. John's-St. Ann's Church - Merged with St. James' Church in 2010 to form the St. Francis of Assisi Parish...Buildings still remain.
  • St. Joseph's Church - Merged with Sacred Heart in 1994. Buildings still remains.
  • St. Patrick's Church - Merged with St. Casimir's Church in August 2004 and suppressed in April of 2005 with the merger of Our Lady of Angels to form Holy Family Parish. Building still remains.
  • St. Philip the Apostle, occupied by New Jerusalem Home of the Saved Church, an apostolic group. Founded in 1929 as a mission of St. Mary's Church. Building still remains. Still active.
  • St. Teresa of Avila - Founded in 1920; merged with the Church of St. Catherine of Siena in 2009 as the Parish of Mater Christi. Building still remains.
  • Vietnamese Apostolate - Masses where offered in the old St. Joseph's Church. Building still remains.

Columbia Deanery

  • Chapel of the Nativity of Our Lord (Linlithgo) - Merged with Holy Trinity of Hudson and Church of the Resurrection in Germantown to form the Holy Trinity Parish
  • Church of the Resurrection (Germantown) - Merged with Holy Trinity of Hudson and Chapel of the Nativity of Our Lord in Linlithgo to form the Holy Trinity Parish
  • Holy Cross (Elizaville/West Taghkanic)
  • Holy Family (Stottville) - Merged with Nativity/St. Mary's of Stuyvesant Falls in 2009 to form the Church of St. Joseph
  • Holy Trinity Church (Hudson) - Merged with the Church of the Resurrection in Germantown and Chapel of the Nativity in Linlithgo to form the Holy Trinity Parish
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Stuyvesant Falls) - Merged with St. Mary's
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Hudson)
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Hudson)
  • Sacred Heart (Hudson)
  • St. Mary's (Hudson)
  • St. Mary's (Stuyvesant Falls) - Merged with Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • Sacred Heart (Philmont)
  • St. Bridget's (Copake Falls) - Merged with St. John Vianney of Claverack in 2009 to form the current Our Lady of Hope Parish
  • St. John Vianney (Claverack) - Merged with St. Bridget's of Copake Falls to form the current Our Lady of Hope Parish

Delaware/Otsego Deanery

  • Blessed Sacrament Church (Springfield Center) - Founded in 1926; closed in 2009 and merged with St. Thomas the Apostle of Richfield Springs
  • Church of St. Mary's (Sharon Springs) - Founded in 1869; closed in 2009 and merged with St. Thomas the Apostle of Richfield Springs
  • Most Precious Blood of Jesus (South Kortright)
  • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Edmeston)
  • Our Lady of Good Council (Roxbury)
  • St. Joseph (Richfield Springs) - Merged with St. Joseph's of West Winfield in 2009 to form St. Joseph the Worker Parish
  • St. Mary's Church (former mission; Schenevus)

Fulton/Montgomery Deanery

  • Immaculate Conception (Johnstown) - Merged with St. Anthony's and St. Patrick to form the Holy Trinity Catholic Church
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Amsterdam) - Merged with St. Joseph and St. Michael the Archangel
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Gloversville)-Merged with St. Mary's in 1991 to form St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
  • Sacred Heart (Gloversville) - Merged with St. Mary of Mt. Carmel in 2009 to form the Church of the Holy Spirit
  • St. Anthony's (Johnstown) - Merged with Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick to form the Holy Trinity Catholic Church
  • St. Casimir (Amsterdam)
  • St. Francis de Sales(Gloversville)- Closed 1973, parish merged into Our Lady of Mount Carmel
  • St. James (Fort Plain) - Merged with St. Patrick's of St. Johnsville and Sts. Peter and Paul of Canajoharie in 2009 to form the Parish of Our Lady of Hope
  • St. John the Baptist (Amsterdam) - Closed in 2009
  • St. Joseph (Amsterdam) - Merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Michael the Archangel
  • St. Mary's (Gloversville)- Closed, 1991. Merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel to form St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
  • St. Mary of Mt. Carmel (Gloversville) - Merged with Sacred Heart in 2009 to form the Church of the Holy Spirit
  • St. Michael the Archangel (Amsterdam) - Merged with Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Joseph
  • St. Patrick (Johnstown) - Merged with Immaculate Conception and St. Anthony's to form the Holy Trinity Catholic Church
  • Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Canajoharie) - Merged with St. James of Fort Plain and St. Patrick's of St. Johnsville in 2009 to form the Parish of Our Lady of Hope

Greene Deanery

  • Church of the Sacred Heart (Palenville) - First mass celebrated in 1921; folded into Immaculate Conception of Haines Falls in 2009
  • Immaculate Conception (Haines Falls) - First mass celebrated in 1907; merged with Church of the Sacred Heart of Palenville in 2009
  • St. Bridgets (Leeds)
  • St. Francis deSales (Elka Park)
  • St. Mary's (Smiths Landing (Cementon))

Herkimer Deanery

  • Sacred Heart (Little Falls) - Founded in 1911; merged with St. Joseph's and St. Mary's in 1992 to form the Holy Family Parish
  • St. Anthony (Herkimer) - Merged with St. Joseph's
  • St. Joseph's (West Winfield) - Merged with St. Joseph of Richfield Springs in 2009 to form St. Joseph the Worker Parish
  • St. Joseph's (Herkimer) - Merged with St. Anthony
  • St. Joseph's (Little Falls) - Founded in 1923; merged with Sacred Heart and St. Mary's in 1992 to form the Holy Family Parish
  • St. Mary of the Assumption (Middleville)
  • St. Mary's (Frankfort)
  • St. Mary's (Little Falls) - Founded in 1838; merged with St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart in 1992 to form the Holy Family Parish
  • Sts. Peter and Paul (Frankfort)

Northern Albany Deanery

  • Our Lady of Mercy (Colonie) - Merged with St. Francis De Sales of Loudonville in 2009 to form Christ, Our Light Catholic Church
  • St. Agnes (Cohoes) - Founded in 1878; had merged with Saint Patrick's by 1995, merged with Saint Marie's into the Church of the Holy Trinity in 1998[4]
  • St. Bernard (Cohoes) - Closed in 2009
  • St. Francis De Sales (Loudonville) - Merged with Our Lady of Mercy of Colonie in 2009 to form Christ, Our Light Catholic Church
  • St. Joseph (Green Island) - Merged into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
  • St. Joseph's (Cohoes) - Original name of Saint Marie's; now The Venue
  • Saint Marie's (Cohoes) - Also known as Mater Misericordiæ; founded 1907, merged with St. Agnes-St. Patrick's in 1998
  • St. Patrick's (Cohoes) - Founded in 1886; had merged with St. Agnes by 1995, merged with Saint Marie's into the Church of the Holy Trinity in 1998[4]
  • St. Patrick's Church (Watervliet) - Closed in 2011; merged into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish; building was demolished in 2013 to make room for a Price Chopper supermarket

Northern Rensselaer Deanery

  • Church of the Holy Trinity (Schaghticoke) - Merged with St. John the Baptist, St. Monica Church of Johnsonville and Our Lady of Good Counsel of Valley Falls in 2001; later merged with St. Bonaventure Church of Speigletown in 2010 to form the Transfiguration Parish[5]
  • Church of the Holy Trinity (Troy)
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel (Valley Falls) - Founded in 1889; merged into Church of the Holy Trinity in 2001 along with St. Monica Church of Johnsonville and St. John the Baptist in Schaghticoke[5]
  • St. Ann's (Waterford)
  • St. Bonaventure Church (Speigletown) - Founded in 1970; merged with Church of the Holy Trinity of Schaghticoke in 2010[5]
  • St. Bridget's (Buskirk) - Mission church of St. Monica Church of Johnsonville[5]
  • St. Francis De Sales (Troy) - Closed in 2009
  • St. George's Church (Pittstown)
  • St. Jean de Baptist (Troy)
  • St. John the Baptist (Schaghticoke) - Founded in 1845; merged into the Church of the Holy Trinity in 2001 along with St. Monica Church of Johnsonville and Our Lady of Good Counsel of Valley Falls[5]
  • St. John Francis Regis (Grafton) - Merged with Sacred Heart of Berlin in 2009 to form the Parish of Our Lady of the Snow
  • St. Lawrence's (Troy) - Merged with St. Joseph's Church
  • St. Mary's (Troy)
  • St. Monica Church (Johnsonville) - Founded in 1888; merged with St. John the Baptist of Schaghticoke, Our Lady of Good Counsel of Valley Falls in 2001[5]
  • St. Patrick's Church (Troy) - Merged with St. Peter's Church into St. Anthony of Padua Shrine/Parish in 2009
  • St. Paul the Apostle (Troy) - Merged with Our Lady of Victory Parish in 2009
  • St. Peter's Church (Troy) - Merged with St. Patrick's Church into St. Anthony of Padua Shrine/Parish in 2009
  • St. Rita-Sacred Heart (Troy)
  • St. Williams (Troy)

Saratoga Deanery

  • Assumption (Mechanicville) - Merged with Church of St. Paul the Apostle in 1977
  • Assumption/St. Paul (Mechanicville) - Merged with St. Peter Church of Stillwater in 2011 to form the All Saints on the Hudson Parish
  • Church of St. Paul the Apostle (Mechanicville) - Founded in 1852; merged with Assumption in 1977
  • St. Peter's Church (Stillwater) - Merged with Assumption/St. Paul of Mechanicville in 2011 to form the All Saints on the Hudson Parish

Schenectady Deanery

  • Church of the Immaculate Concepction (Schenectady) - Merged in 2010 with Our Lady of the Assumption to form Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish of Rotterdam
  • Holy Cross (Schenectady)
  • Our Lady of the Assumption (Schenectady) - Merged in 2010 with Church of the Immaculate Conception to form Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish of Rotterdam
  • Our Lady of Fatima (Niskayuna) - Merged with St. Helen's Church of Schenectady in 2012 to form St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish
  • Sacred Heart (Schenectady)
  • St. Columba's Church (Schenectady)
  • St. Helen's Church (Schenectady) - Merged with Our Lady of Fatima of Niskayuna in 2012 to form St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish
  • St. John the Baptist (Schenectady)
  • St. Mary's Church (Schenectady)
  • St. Thomas the Apostle (Schenectady)
  • Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church (Schenectady)

Schoharie Deanery

  • St. Anna's (Summit)
  • St. Catherine's (Middleburgh) - Merged with St. Joseph's Church of Schoharie in 2009 to form the Our Lady of the Valley Parish
  • St. Joseph's Church (Schoharie) - Merged with St. Catherine's of Middleburgh in 2009 to form the Our Lady of the Valley Parish

Southern Rensselaer Deanery

  • Sacred Heart (Berlin) - Merged with St. John Francis Regis of Grafton in 2009 to form the Our Lady of the Snow Parish
  • St. John the Evangelist's (Rensselaer) - Founded in 1851; merged with St. Joseph's in 2009[6]
  • St. Joseph's (Rensselaer) - Founded in 1916; merged with St. John the Evangelist's in 2009[7]

Warren/Washington Deanery

  • All Saints (Granville)
  • Blessed Sacrament (Hague) - Merged with St. John the Baptist of Chestertown in 2009 to form the Parish of St. Isaac Jogues
  • Church of the Holy Trinity (Lake Luzerne) - Merged with Immaculate Conception of Corinth in 2009 to form the Holy Mother and Child Parish
  • Church of St. Alphonsus (Glens Falls) - Closed in 2009
  • Immaculate Conception (Corinth) - Merged with Holy Infancy of Lake Luzerne in 2009 to form the Holy Mother and Child Parish
  • Notre Dame de Lourdes (Schuylerville) - Merged with Our Lady of the Visitation
  • Our Lady of the Visitation (Schuylerville) - Merged with Notre Dame de Lourdes
  • Notre Dame des Victoires (Whitehall) - Founded in 1868; merged with Our Lady of Victory in 2000 to form the Our Lady of Hope Parish
  • Our Lady of Victory (Whitehall) - Founded in 1868; merged with Notre Dame des Victoires in 2000 to form the Our Lady of Hope Parish
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Middle Granville)
  • St. Teresa (Brant Lake)
  • St. John the Baptist (Chestertown) - Merged with Blessed Sacrament of Hague in 2009 to form the Parish of St. Isaac Jogues
  • Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Schuylerville) - Later named Our Lady of the Visitation

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