Archdiocese announces name for newly formed parish

A new Northwest Side parish and school will be called St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday.

The new parish is the result of a merger of St. Cornelius Parish, St. Tarcissus Parish and St. Thecla Parish and School, and Pope Francis Global Academy’s North Campus announced by the archdiocese in November. The parishes will merge July 1 and use the St. Tarcissus church; St. Thecla school and Pope Francis Global Academy will combine for the 2020-21 school year.

The consolidation is part of a larger restructuring program, called Renew My Church, as the Archdiocese looks to merge parishes and schools as church attendance and the number of priests decline.

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich chose the name after parishioners suggested and voted on potential options.

“The decision of a new parish name marks the first step in building a new and vibrant culture of community and identity as disciples of Christ,” the Rev. Jason Malave, the cardinal’s delegate for Renew My Church, said in a statement.

The archdiocese in November announced a round of consolidations affecting 19 Catholic parishes and schools.