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Butte Catholics say goodbye to 2 more churches
Dozens of Butte Catholics attended final Masses at St Joseph Church and St John the Evangelist Church as Bishop Austin Vetter announced closures. The Helena diocese cited financial realities while noting a long trend of parish consolidation, with Butte losing two parishes after decades of declines.
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Tracy Thornton
Tracy.thornton
Mtstandard
Butte
Sacred Heart
Holy Savior
St. Lawrence
St. Mary
Austin Vetter
Diocese of
Helena
Bishop Vetter
Vetter
Dan Bartleson
Bartleson
Montana Standard
St. Joseph Church
St. John the Evangelist Church
St. John’s
Bernie McCarthy
Patrick Beretta
Bill Dornbos
Craig Hanley
Thomas Haffey
Ron Fournier