Diocese of Rochester Chapter 11 Settlement

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 12 September 2019 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, a month after New York's Child Victims Act opened a lookback window exposing the diocese to hundreds of historical abuse claims. After six years of litigation, much of it against insurers who initially denied coverage, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul R. Warren signed an order on 5 September 2025 confirming the Eighth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, resolving roughly 470 abuse claims. The core claims fund is reported at 246 million dollars, built from 55 million from the diocese and its parishes and 120 million from Continental Insurance Company after mediation, with several smaller insurers making up the remainder; wider reporting on the same order states the total settlement fund at approximately 256.35 million dollars once additional contributions are counted. Bishop Salvatore R. Matano apologized publicly to survivors at confirmation.