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Latest · Guest opinion · Diocese of Fresno

Empty Catholic buildings could become senior care and help parishes stay afloat

As the Diocese of Fresno’s bankruptcy reaches Bakersfield parishes, a local senior-care CEO argues the Church should ask what it can build, not only what it can sell.

Anthony M. BarbatoCEO, Redwood Senior Living, Bakersfield

Sept. 28, 2026 · 4 min read

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