Dec 5, 2024StrategicPlan
BoardDiocese of Joliet Targeted Restructuring 2022-2025
This document details the Diocese of Joliet's Targeted Restructuring process, initiated in 2022 and concluding its three-year implementation phase by March 2025. The plan addresses significant declines over the past 50-60 years in Sunday mass attendance, collections, and the number of active priests and seminarians. The strategic objectives include consolidating or reducing the number of parishes to reallocate financial resources to ministries, sacraments, children's education, and adult formation. The aim is to foster a thriving and growing local church by streamlining administrative structures, preventing pastors from leading multiple parishes, and prioritizing outreach and evangelization over extensive building maintenance.