New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse
May 21, 2025
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday. A statement by the committee that negotiated the agreement says the archdiocese, its parishes and several insurers will pay $179.2 million into a trust to benefit survivors. It says the money will be distributed after the church emerges from bankruptcy. The agreement would settle a lawsuit filed in 2020. But it still requires approval by the bankruptcy court, abuse survivors and other Archdiocese creditors. The suit involves more than 500 people who say they were abused by clergy.
