Child sex abuse survivors approve $246 million settlement with Rochester Catholic Diocese

Child sex abuse survivors approve $246 million settlement with Rochester Catholic Diocese

ROCHESTER — Survivors of child sexual abuse voted unanimously yesterday to approve a $246 million settlement involving the Rochester Catholic Diocese and its insurers.

Abuse Victims Agree to $246 Million Settlement From Diocese of Rochester, New York

DanielPenfield Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York. Earlier this month Continental Insurance Co. agreed to pay $120 million into the settlement fund, bringing the total contributions from the diocese, its parishes, and insurers up to the $246 million figure.

Abuse victims agree to $246 million settlement from Diocese of Rochester, New York

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York. / Credit: DanielPenfield via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) CNA Staff, Jul 30, 2025 / 16:39 pm (CNA). Hundreds of clergy abuse victims agreed to a massive settlement from the Diocese of Rochester, N... [...]

Abuse victims agree to $246 million from Diocese of Rochester

Hundreds of clergy abuse victims agreed to a massive settlement from the Diocese of Rochester this week, bringing the diocese’s yearslong bankruptcy proceedings closer to an end.  Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Penfield via Wikimedia) Documents obtained by CNA show a near-unanimous vote in favor of accepting the diocese’s proposed $246 million settlement plan, with just a handful of “abstain” votes…

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Sexual abuse survivors unanimously accept settlement with Catholic Diocese of Rochester

Sexual abuse survivors have voted unanimously to accept a multi-million dollar settlement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. The $246 million settlement is part of the diocese’s bankruptcy proceedings that have been ongoing for years. However, there is a potential end in sight now that the victims have approved the settlement. The diocese’s bankruptcy plan is set to go before a judge for approval on Sept. 5, which could then lead to p…