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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 ...
Dennis Joseph Sullivan (born March 17, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey since 2013. He served as vicar general and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 2004 to 2013.
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, ... The Camden diocese serves about 475,000 Catholics in seven South Jersey counties.
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 diocese, which previously announced its plans for the filing, said the move came “as it faces more than 250 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of minors by clergy and other employees reaching ...
Joseph Anthony Galante (July 2, 1938 – May 25, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Latin Church diocese of Camden in New Jersey from 2004 to 2013. He previously held several positions as a bishop in Texas from 1992 to 2004, after serving in the Roman Curia as undersecretary of the Congregation for ...
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 ...