Seek the City Proposal
After nearly two years of listening, study, prayer, analysis and community weigh-in, the Seek the City to Come initiative has entered into the public comment phase. A recommended proposal was developed for the Catholic Church in Baltimore City to include investment and ministries, the realignment of parish communities designed to offer a strong sense of belonging for all and the merging of parish campuses. The proposal is the culmination of visits to 61 parishes in the city and some immediate suburbs and input from thousands from our parish communities.
The proposal reduces the number of worship and ministry sites to 26 while including options for construction and the creation of new ministries.
The Seek the City to Come proposal realigns Catholic parishes throughout Baltimore City and some nearby communities in Baltimore County. Each worship site will bring the Eucharistic vision to life anew. Pastoral leadership for each location would be determined in the future.
Basilica of the Assumption
The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Druid Hill, Baltimore) parish territory added.
East Baltimore Parish
Seated at St. Francis Xavier with St. Ignatius territory added.
Parishes merging:
St. Ann
St. Francis Xavier
St. Wenceslaus
Near East Parish
Seated at St. Leo the Great. St. Patrick Hispanic ministry moves to Highlandtown.
Parishes merging:
St. Leo the Great
St. Patrick
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Canton Parish
Seated at St. Casimir.
Parishes merging:
St. Casimir
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Highlandtown Parish
Seated at Sacred Heart of Jesus with Hispanic ministry and additional worship site at Holy Rosary with Hispanic and Polish ministry.*
Parishes merging:
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Holy Rosary
Our Lady of Pompei
Bayview Parish
Seated at Our Lady of Fatima with Hispanic ministry.*
Parishes merging:
Our Lady of Fatima
Dundalk Parish
Seated at Our Lady of Hope.
Parishes merging:
Our Lady of Hope
St. Luke
Sacred Heart of Mary
St. Rita
Essex Parish
Seated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Hispanic ministry.*
Parishes merging:
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St. Clare
Far Northeast Parish
Seated at Church of the Annunciation with additional worship site at St. Michael the Archangel with Hispanic ministry.*
Parishes merging:
Church of the Annunciation
St. Michael the Archangel
St. Clement Mary Hofbauer
Far North Parish
Seated at Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Parishes merging:
Immaculate Heart of Mary
St. Thomas More
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Seated at the Cathedral with Filipino ministry.
Parishes merging:
Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
Shrine of the Sacred Heart
St. Pius X
St. Thomas Aquinas
Near Northeast Parish
Seated at St. Matthew.
Parishes merging:
St. Matthew
Blessed Sacrament
Most Precious Blood
Shrine of the Little Flower
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Dominic
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Mary of the Assumption
Charles North Parish
Seated at Saints Philip & James with campus ministry at JHU/MICA.
Parishes merging:
Saints Philip & James
Corpus Christi
Near Northwest Parish
Seated at St. Ambrose.
Far Northwest Parish
Seated at New All Saints.
Parishes merging:
New All Saints
St. Cecilia
Immaculate Conception
West Baltimore Parish
Seated at St. Bernardine with additional worship site at a second to-be-determined location (St. Peter Claver to remain open temporarily).
Parishes merging:
St. Bernardine
St. Peter Claver
St. Edward
St. Gregory the Great
St. Pius V
Southwest Baltimore Parish
Seated at St. Agnes.
Parishes merging:
St. Agnes
Our Lady of Victory
St. Benedict
St. Joseph’s Monastery
St. William of York
South Baltimore Parish
Seated at Holy Cross with additional worship site at Transfiguration.
Parishes merging:
Holy Cross
St. Mary star of the Sea
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Transfiguration Catholic Community
Curtis Bay/ Cherry Hill Parish
Sited at St. Rose of Lima and additional possible worship site at Cherry Hill Town Center.
Parishes merging:
St. Rose of Lima
St. Athanasius
St. Veronica
Personal Parishes
St. Ignatius
St. Alphonsus
*Includes ministry in English