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The growth of the Metropolitan Atlanta area is a clearly
recognizable fact. Accompanying this development in the general region is the
increase in the size of our Catholic Community. This has been particularly true
in one area of North Fulton County and another in a section of Western Cobb
County.
IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY – the concentration of Catholics now
exceeds the capacity of our present parishes. Therefore, having had the benefit
of consultation, I hereby decree by this document that a new parish is
canonically established to be located in the area near the intersection of
Roswell Road, Roberts Road, and the Chattahoochee River. The formal boundaries
of the new parish are:
The Southern boundary will begin at the point at which Brantley
Road intersects the Chattahoochee Rive, running East on Brantley Road to
Roswell Road; North on Roswell Road to Pitts Road; East on Pitts Road to
Spalding Drive; East on Spalding Drive to Ball Mill Creek…and thence into
the Chattahoochee River. The Northern, Northeastern, and Western boundaries are
the Chattahoochee River.
IN WESTERN COBB COUNTY – on September 29, 1977
Transfiguration Parish was established to serve the needs of the faithful in
the Kennesaw/Acworth area. Because of continued growth and development to the
east of that site, it has become necessary to divide this parish in the
Kennesaw area. Therefore, after discussion with the pastors involved, I hereby
decree by this document that a new parish is canonically established in
Kennesaw with the following boundaries:
Beginning at the intersection of Roberts Road and United States
Highway 41: North on 41 to the Bartow County Line; East across the
Bartow/Cherokee County Line to Bells Ferry road; South on Bells Ferry Road to
I-575…continue South (on I-575) to Roberts Road; West on Roberts Road to
United States Highway 41.
The establishment of these two parishes makes it necessary to
realign boundaries elsewhere. Accordingly, the boundary between Holy Spirit
Parish and Saint Jude’s Parish becomes I-285. The boundary between Holy
Spirit and Our Lady of the Assumption becomes Roswell Road. The boundaries of
Transfiguration Parish are hereby realigned as follows:
Beginning at Roberts Road and I-575: North along I-575 to Bells
Ferry Road…continue North on Bells Ferry Road to the Cherokee County Line;
East along the Cherokee County Line to Highway 92; South on Highway 92 to Sandy
Plains Road; South on Sandy Plains Road to Holly Springs Road; South on Holly
Springs Road to Old Canton Road; South on Old Canton Road to Sewell Mill Road;
West on Sewell Mill Road to East Piedmont Road to Piedmont Road; North on
Piedmont Road to Allgood Road; West on Allgood Road to Schufflegrit Road; North
on Schufflegrit Road to Sandy Plains Road; West on Sandy Plains Road to Canton
Highway (Route 5); North on Canton Highway to Kurtz Road; West on Kurtz Road to
Bells Ferry Road; North on Bells Ferry Road to Roberts Road; West on Roberts
Road to I-575.
The faithful living within the boundaries of these new parishes
hereby become members of them. They and their new pastors begin this work with
my prayers that the Lord of the harvest will bless their labors abundantly. The
effective date of this Decree and of the pastoral assignments connected with it
is Wednesday, June 10, 1981.
Given at Atlanta, this 4th day of May 1981.
Most Reverend Thomas A. Donnellan
Archbishop of Atlanta |
