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St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Fredonia will close Aug. 31.
Members of the church’s finance committee made the announcement after 9:30 a.m Mass Sunday. They cited declining attendance and donation rates.
The closure will leave Fredonia without a Catholic church. St. Joseph’s on Main Street closed as of Jan. 1, 2025.
St. Anthony’s was originally slated to close in the spring, under the Buffalo Diocese’ plan to address a shortage of clergy and falling attendance by combining parishes. The church got a reprieve — but it only lasted a few months.