News Releases

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from the Catholic Center at the University of Georgia Athens. 

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from the Parish of the Holy Name of Jesus-St. Gregory the Great on West 96th Street in Manhattan. Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations will be turned over to the Archdiocese of New York this summer, ending three decades of pastoral service by the friars at the Upper West Side parish with a culturally diverse population.

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations will be turned over to the Diocese of Raleigh this summer, ending 34 years of pastoral service by the friars.

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from the parishes of St. Paul and St. Joseph in Wilmington, Delaware.  Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations will be turned over to the Diocese of Wilmington this summer, ending nearly 30 years of pastoral service by the friars at these parishes in the downtown section of the city.

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from St. Joseph-St. Maximilian Kolbe Parishes in Orlando, Florida.  Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations will be turned over to the Diocese of Orlando this summer, ending a three-year presence of the friars there.

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from the Parish of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady in Wood-Ridge, N.J. Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations will be turned over to the Archdiocese of Newark this summer, ending 94 years of pastoral service by the friars at the North Jersey parish.

The Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province (HNP) are withdrawing from nine Fraternities-in-Mission in the northeast and southeast regions of the United States. Ministerial responsibilities and administrative operations of each of the nine ministry sites will be turned over to their respective dioceses this summer.