# Is there a specific ceremony for "deconsecrating" a church?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 17, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-ceremony-for-deconsecrating-a-church/1005825 "2024-08-17T12:07:30Z")\
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OK, now that would be official. Not just because it’s long and detailed, but because it’s from a diocese, not an individual priest or parish. The procedures might be somewhat different for other dioceses, since a bishop has a great deal of authority over their own diocese, but at the very least, it’s the official answer for the Diocese of Erie.

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