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	St. Ambrose U. to Buy Davenport Bishop's House Associated Press, carried in Des Moines Register [Davenport, IA] June 15, 2007 http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070615/NEWS/70615003/1001 The Davenport Diocese is selling its former bishop's house to St. Ambrose University, ending a bidding process on three properties the diocese put on sale to pay off settlements in sex abuse cases against priests. The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October after facing mounting litigation from victims of sexual abuse. St. Ambrose University will buy the house for $175,100 and will use it as a residence for its president. The university initially offered $170,100 for the brick duplex in the spring but another bidder came forward shortly before a judge was to approve the sale. The court allowed the diocese to negotiate the sale between the two parties and the university eventually made the higher offer, said Jodi O'Donnell, senior director of communications at St. Ambrose University. The court has already approved the sale of other diocese properties: a rural Davenport farm for $310,000, and a Davenport residence for $70,125.
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