In October 2020 the diocese in Camden, New Jersey, filed for Chapter 11.Īnd last month, the diocese and a survivors committee announced an $87.5 million settlement for about 300 victims who reported sexual abuse, according to a representative for some of the survivors.Īccording to The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America – citing work by Penn State University law professor Marie Reilly – 13 US dioceses and archdioceses are in bankruptcy proceedings and 17 have emerged since July 2004. The Diocese of Oakland serves approximately 550,000 Catholics in 82 parishes, according to their website.įiling for bankruptcy protection doesn’t preclude a financial settlement with the litigants. The diocese will work with their pastors and congregations over the next few months to “determine how best to address the outcome of the bankruptcy process” and how to “right size” their parishes as officials also address declining engagement in the church, the Barber said.Ī court filing accuses the Diocese of Camden of concealing assets during its ongoing bankruptcy action.St Peter's Church in Merchantville Jim Walsh/USA TODAY NETWORK/ReutersĬatholic diocese in New Jersey reaches $87.5M settlement with hundreds of sexual abuse victims “Except for character and integrity, it is not poor,” SNAP officials said in the statement.ĬNN has reached out to the Diocese of Oakland for response to SNAP’s comments and claims. SNAP said the diocese owns a cathedral worth $200 million and has hundreds of acres of land. “The Diocese of Oakland is surely morally bankrupt, it seems to us, but they do not deserve to be declared financially bankrupt,” the statement said. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said in a statement that the diocese’s bankruptcy filing “is an attempt to deny justice and transparency” and it is trying to hold onto “money and secrets.” I am deeply sorrowful about this reality and pray daily for all impacted,” Barber said. “We know the pain inflicted against our children and young people decades ago continues to cause great suffering. Since that period of time, the diocese “has put in place robust safeguards to protect children and vulnerable adults” including background checks and training on looking out for child sexual abuse, he added. Maryland AG report into Archdiocese of Baltimore alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused more than 600 childrenīarber wrote “a great majority” of the alleged abuse in the 330 lawsuits took place between 19 but they are still being notified about claims. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks during a press conference on April 5, 2023.
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