Catholic parishioners in one Westchester community are reeling from Cardinal Timothy Dolan's announcement that one-third of all parishes will be merging across the state.

More than 50 churches across the state have been affected, including 12 in Westchester.

The Most Holy Trinity Church and Saint Vito's Church in Mamaroneck will be merging as part of the Archdiocese of New York's restructuring plan.

Parishioners at Holy Trinity first received word of the merger during a service Saturday afternoon. The merger would effectively mean the closing of the church.

Members of the church say their pastor spread the news through a letter from Cardinal Dolan.

News 12 is told many parishioners had been bracing for the news when Dolan announced last fall that due to low attendance and financial reasons, the Archdiocese would be restructuring 368 post-World War II churches.

Holy Trinity members will reportedly now have to relocate to St. Vito's one mile away.