The fate of 110-year-old Our Lady of Lourdes — and its shrinking congregation — remains unknown as Catholic diocese explores selling it along with Judge and other buildings.
that the aging and cramped buildings at Judge Memorial no longer were adequately serving the needs of its students and that “renovations are cost-prohibitive.”
The Judge Memorial site, located in a residential portion of east Central City, is being marketed as an assemblage of properties rather than individual parcels. Although it makes up about 5% of the total acreage, the church’s strategic spot on a corner adds value to the entire site for prospective developers.
, the diocese’s vicar general emeritus, said the church was included in the sale offer to maximize chances of raising enough cash to make Judge’s relocation a success.Fitzgerald also confirmed the fate of Our Lady of Lourdes is wrapped up in future consolidation of Catholic parishes across the Salt Lake Valley, in light of shifting church attendance and a.
Solis, according to Fitzgerald, is approaching the matter openly. “There are no secrets,” he said. “And I can tell you that absolutely no decisions have been made as yet.” Solis met with worried parishioners in December, but Scott said, “We were not sure our concerns were heard.”
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