The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 19 February 2020 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The Honorable Henry W. Van Eck confirmed the Joint Plan of Reorganization for the diocese on 15 February 2023, closing the three year process. The diocese and related entities funded a Survivor Compensation Trust with 7.5 million dollars, and settling insurers contributed a further 10.75 million dollars, bringing the trust to 18.25 million dollars. The diocese's own statement put the claim count at 60 abuse claims filed during the reorganization; earlier reporting in the case cited at least 55, a variance recorded here rather than resolved by picking one figure. A trust administrator, not the diocese itself, determines individual compensation and claim eligibility.
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Victim EstimateReported by the diocese as more than 60 timely filed proofs of claim from clergy abuse survivors; a broadcast account earlier in the case cited at least 55, the smaller figure from before the claims deadline closed. Key FindingHarrisburg's trust is the smallest of the diocesan Chapter 11 settlements verified in this pass, reflecting a smaller claimant pool than New York's Child Victims Act driven cases; the plan deliberately hands compensation decisions to an independent trust administrator rather than the diocese. 1 Inquiry Profile
Kind of Record JurisdictionMiddle District of Pennsylvania, United States (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Judge Henry W. Van Eck) 1 Publication Year Period Covered, From Cross-Tradition Connections
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