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CAMDEN – The Diocese of Camden is to pay $87.5 million to survivors of clergy sex abuse under a plan approved by a bankruptcy judge. A trust intended to help some 300 abuse survivors will ...
On September 12, 2019, sex abuse lawsuits forced the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. [56] [57] The Diocese is the first Catholic diocese in the state of New York to file for bankruptcy and also the 20th Catholic diocese in the U.S. states to do so as well. [57]
Plan has $87.5M for abuse victims: Diocese of Camden bankruptcy plan confirmed, but survivors' fight to continue. Pope Francis announced Williams’ appointment as coadjutor bishop on Tuesday.
The diocese would filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2020, citing the combined impact from not only numerous sex abuse lawsuits, but also the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 47 ] In April 2022, the diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle its abuse claims, one of the largest such settlements in the United States.
The school had 152 students in September of that year. On May 17, 2009 the diocese stated that the school would continue operations; it had 97 students at that time. By mid-June enrollment was downt to 79, the diocese chose to close the school. At the end of its operations it had 20 teachers and 10 other employees. [26]
The diocese said Saturday that the bankruptcy filing will not change the church’s duty. “The pastoral work of the Catholic Church would continue during the reorganization,” the statement said.
The Diocese is the first in the state of Pennsylvania to do so. [83] In its bankruptcy filing, the Diocese, which is also facing new sex abuse lawsuits, [84] stated that it was struggling financially and had only $1 to $10 million in assets and $50 million in liabilities. [85]
The diocese originally said it expected to file in March, but has now pinpointed April 1 as the date court papers will be filed. The crush of lawsuits stems from a measure signed into law in ...