According to the diocese, the York Deanery has seen a 20% decrease in enrollment and has seen a 40% decrease in the number of baptisms over the past 12 years.

A key feature of the proposal was to consolidate the five Catholic schools of York Deanery into three campuses, which would not include St. Joseph in Dallastown and St. Rose of Lima in Thomasville.

Those who attended Wednesday night's meeting of the York Deanery Synod will be frustrated by your description of it as a "Church closures meeting" (Evening Press, September 26).