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Diocese with the restored order of initiation (RCIA)?

Question

Question

Would you happen to know in what parts of the country (dioceses) the order of initiation has been restored? [That is, when they celebrate baptism, then confirmation and then First Communion?

--Itching for the news in Indigo

Answer

Answer

From my research and friends, the following (arch)dioceses have restored the order of initiation:

Amarillo TX
Cleveland OH (allowed in some parishes)
Corpus Christi TX
Fargo ND
Gaylord MI
Great Falls/Billings MT
Greensburg PA
Marquette MI
Phoenix AZ
Portland ME
Rochester NY
Saginaw MI
Salt Lake City UT (allowed in one parish)
Spokane WA
Venice FL