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	Davenport Diocese Slashes Budget By Gregg Hennigan The Gazette [Davenport IA] October 31, 2006 http://www.crgazette.com/2006/10/31/Home/diocese.htm The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, will cut its budget by 7.6 percent and is seeking donations to help pay for the installation ceremony of its new bishop, according to the diocese newspaper. The Catholic Messenger reported the diocese is looking for ways to cut $276,000 from its $3.64 million budget because of the bankruptcy filing. The newspaper also reported that parishes will take up second collections during Masses on two weekends in November to help pay for the installation ceremony of the new bishop. All diocese priests are also being asked to contribute to the event. Bishop Martin Amos of the Cleveland Diocese will succeed Bishop William Franklin, whose resignation was required when he turned 75 last year and was accepted earlier this month. The invitation-only event will be held 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at St. John Vianney Church in Bettendorf. It can be watched at www.sau.edu and will be broadcast on St. Ambrose University radio and television stations, KALA Radio 88.5 and 105.5 FM and TV-11, according to the newspaper. The diocese filed for bankruptcy Oct. 10 because it said it did not have the assets to settle more than two dozen claims against it for alleged sexual abuse by its priests.
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