Maine's Catholic churches are selling off properties, as the Diocese of Portland grapples with declining church attendance and a surplus of under-used buildings, the CBN (Christian Broadcast Network) website reports today (July 27, 2014).
Parishes in the diocese have more than 20 churches, convents, rectories, and schools on the market.
Church leaders say a dozen properties in the diocese have already sold for a total of more than $2.4 million since the beginning of 2013.
The diocese counts less than 200,000 Catholics -- a decline of nearly 30 percent from 30 years ago -- but Catholics are still the largest religious denomination in Maine.
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