Filing window status
New York’s Child Victims Act lookback window has closed, and the diocese’s bankruptcy resolved the claims filed against it. If you were harmed and have not yet come forward, deadlines and exceptions vary — a free, confidential review can explain what options remain.
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The record
Key Facts
Fact 01
$246.35 million total settlement
Source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, WDNY — approved Sept. 5, 2025
Fact 02
~500 survivors compensated
Source: WXXI / Rochester Beacon, 2025
Fact 03
~$500,000 average per survivor
Source: Catholic World Report, Sept. 2025
Fact 04
$120M single-insurer payment (CNA)
Source: Rochester Beacon, Sept. 2025
What is documented
The Allegations
The full account
The Record
The Diocese of Rochester was the first New York diocese to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the state’s Child Victims Act opened a window for previously time-barred claims, filing in September 2019.
On September 5, 2025, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Paul R. Warren approved a $246.35 million settlement between the diocese and approximately 500 survivors. Survivors had voted nearly unanimously to accept it. Of the total, $55 million came from the diocese and affiliated entities and the remainder from insurers — including a $120 million contribution from Continental Insurance Co. (CNA), described by survivors’ attorneys as the largest insurer payment in the recent wave of diocesan bankruptcies.
The settlement averages roughly $500,000 per survivor.
Sources & attribution