The Best Option is Not to Close
A question that can bedevil a diocese is what to do with unused or underutilized Church properties.
Deacon Patrick Toole was named Chancellor of the Diocese of Bridgeport in 2022, and has served as episcopal delegate for administration since 2018. He was ordained to the permanent diaconate in June 2011 and is assigned to Saint Catherine of Siena Parish in Trumbull, Connecticut.
A question that can bedevil a diocese is what to do with unused or underutilized Church properties.