But the parish properties belonged to the individual parishes.

So each parish had to give separate litigation to possess their parish properties.

Along with numerous other parish properties, the church and its property were seized under an act of 1802.

Sacred Heart Hospital was established adjacent to the parish property in 1912.

"So we thought, why don't we take some of these parish properties and rehab them?"

For the past 65 years these men have assisted the pastors in the general maintenance of the parish property.

The bishop also said that, under church law, parish property was "held in trust" for the denomination and the diocese.

Six more lots were added to the parish property in 1924.

It could be taking a short cut, she thought, driving across the parish property to reach the Project beyond.

He also cited the fact that before 1979, the Episcopal Church never claimed ownership of parish property.