Bishop Officially Decrees New Catholic Parish for Ocean City
St. Damien's Parish is formed by the merger of St. Augustine's, St. Frances Cabrini and Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Parishioners of Ocean City's three Catholic churches will hear the official announcement of their merger into one parish—St. Damien's—at this weekend's Masses, according to a decree by Camden Diocese Bishop Joseph Galante published in Friday's Catholic Star Herald newspaper. St. Augustine's Church at 13th Street and Wesley Avenue will be the primary worship site; St. Frances Cabrini, 114 Atlantic Ave., and Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, 3948 Central Ave., will be maintained as secondary worship sites. The names of the individual churches will remain unchanged. St. Damien's parish includes about 2,300 families, according to the Star Herald. The decree, which becomes effective Wednesday, March 23, names the Rev. Michael P. Rush as …
