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The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sex abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Monday.
The agreement follows years of negotiations and includes policies aimed at preventing future abuses. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2020 to avoid having to handle each of the more than 500 abuse claims separately.
Here is a list of some other large clergy abuse settlements Catholic Church in America
Los Angeles:
In 2024, the archdiocese los angeles Agreed to pay $880 million to more than 1,000 victims of decades-long clergy sex abuse.
The archdiocese, which covers Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, had previously paid out more than $740 million to victims, bringing total payments to more than $1.5 billion.
San DiegoCalifornia:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay $198 million in 2007 to settle more than 140 clergy sex abuse claims.
The diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2024 in response to nearly 400 additional lawsuits accusing priests and others of sexually abusing children decades earlier. Lawsuits were filed after this California The statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse claims was lifted in 2019.
Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus:
The Oregon province of the Society of Jesus, a Jesuit order, agreed in 2011 to pay $166 million to more than 450 people. native Americans And Alaska Natives who were abused in schools around the northwestern U.S. The order also agreed to pay $50 million in 2007 to settle another 110 sex abuse claims in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Orange, California:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange reached a $100 million settlement with approximately 90 victims of sex abuse in 2004. Three years later, the diocese agreed to pay an additional $7 million to settle four additional sex abuse lawsuits.
Boston:
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston agreed to pay $85 million in 2003 to settle more than 500 clergy sex abuse lawsuits. The scope of the sex abuse crisis in Boston triggered reports in the United States and around the world of widespread abuse by priests and efforts by the Church to conceal it.
Covington, Kentucky:
In 2006, the Diocese of Covington paid more than $81 million to more than 200 sex abuse victims in a court settlement. A report by the diocese released in 2020 found that 59 Catholic priests and 31 others associated with the church had sexually abused children since the 1950s.
Philadelphia:
By 2022, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid more than $78 million to settle 438 claims of clergy sexual abuse, according to a report. In 2023, the archdiocese agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle an additional sex abuse case.
Wilmington, Delaware:
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, which serves Catholics in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, agreed to pay $77 to nearly 150 clergy sex abuse victims in 2011.
Portland, Oregon:
The Archdiocese of Portland was the first Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy in 2004 over sexual abuse allegations after settling more than 100 cases. By the time the bankruptcy was completed three years later, the archdiocese had settled more than 300 claims and paid out approximately $90 million in claims and attorney’s fees. In 2019, the archdiocese agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle eight additional claims of clergy sexual abuse.
Oakland, California:
The Diocese of Oakland reached a $56 million settlement with 56 survivors of sexual abuse in 2005. The diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2023 after more than 300 child sex abuse lawsuits were filed after a new state law temporarily extended the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits.