Diocese of Buffalo Will Pay $150 Million in Sex Abuse Settlement

Diocese of Buffalo will pay $150 million in sex abuse settlement

Assets sold to help pay a massive clergy sex abuse settlement in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, include the diocese’s former headquarters, pictured here, in downtown Buffalo. / Credit: Warren LeMay/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2025... [...]

Diocese of Buffalo Will Pay $150 Million in Sex Abuse Settlement

Warren LeMay Assets sold to help pay a massive clergy sex abuse settlement in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, include the diocese’s former headquarters, pictured here, in downtown Buffalo. The settlement amount was still set to be voted on by abuse victims and approved by U.S. bankruptcy court, but the proposal has been accepted by the committee of abuse survivors in the suit, the diocese said.

Buffalo Diocese Reaches 'Settlement in Principle' in Bankruptcy Case - The Good Newsroom

Buffalo Diocese Reaches 'Settlement in Principle' in Bankruptcy Case Faith | 04/25/2025 By: Our Sunday Visitor The planned $150 million payout does not include contributions from insurance companies, with which the diocese is in “active mediation” to determine a final amount Bishop Michael W. Fisher of Buffalo, is seen in this 2018…

Child Sexual Abuse Survivors To Receive $150M in Payouts From Buffalo Diocese

Buffalo Diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2020, while facing about 900 child sex abuse claims against at least 230 priests. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York indicates it will pay $150 million to survivors of child sexual assaults conducted by clergy, employees and volunteers. New York was one of the first states to pass laws setting aside statute…

Buffalo Diocese reaches 'settlement in principle' in bankruptcy case - Catholic Review

The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y., has reached a potential agreement with abuse survivors five years after filing for bankruptcy. In an April 22 letter to the faithful, Bishop Michael W. Fisher, a Baltimore native, announced the diocese and its Chapter 11 creditors’ committee had agreed to “the material terms of a settlement in principle.” The planned $150 million payout does not include contributions from insurance companies, with which the diocese …

Five years after bankruptcy Diocese of Buffalo reaches 'settlement in principle' - The Dialog

The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, has reached a potential agreement with abuse survivors five years after filing for bankruptcy. In an April 22 letter to the faithful, Bishop Michael W. Fisher announced the diocese and its Chapter 11 creditors’ committee had agreed to “the material terms of a settlement in principle.” The planned $150 million payout does not include contributions from insurance companies, with which the diocese is in “active med…