20 schools in Archdiocese of New York will not reopen, 3 to merge in wake of COVID-19

The Office of the Superintendent of School of the Archdiocese of New York announced Thursday that 20 Catholic schools will not reopen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

News 12 Staff

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Jul 9, 2020, 3:23 PM

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Updated 1,626 days ago

The Office of the Superintendent of School of the Archdiocese of New York announced Thursday that 20 Catholic schools will not reopen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to the closures, the superintendent says three schools will merge together.

“Children are always the most innocent victims of any crisis, and this COVID-19 pandemic is no exception,” said Timothy Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York.

The Archdiocese of New York says much deliberation and analysis went into the final determination of which schools would not reopen.

It is expected the decision will impact approximately 2,500 students and 350 staff.

The following Catholic schools will not reopen this fall:

Corpus Christi School, Manhattan

Divine Mercy School, New Windsor

Holy Family School, New Rochelle

Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School, Bronx

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-St. Benedicta School, Staten Island

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Pelham Manor

Our Lady of Pompeii School, Manhattan

Our Lady of the Assumption School, Bronx

Sacred Heart School, Suffern

St. Ann School, Yonkers

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, Shrub Oak

St. John’s School, Kingsbridge, Bronx

St. Joseph-St. Thomas School, Staten Island

St. Luke School, Bronx

St. Patrick School, Bedford

St. Paul School, Yonkers

St. Peter School, Poughkeepsie

Sts. Peter & Paul School, Staten Island

Sts. Philip & James School, Bronx

St. Thomas Aquinas School, Bronx

St. John School in Goshen will welcome school communities from Sacred Heart School in Monroe and St. Stephen-St. Edward School in Warwick to their campus.