227-year-old New Orleans Archdiocese Files for Federal Bankruptcy Protection

By Kenny Kuhn
WWL
May 1, 2020

https://wwl.radio.com/articles/archdiocese-of-no-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy

Hobbled by waves of sexual abuse lawsuits against clergy members and unable to hold services during the coronavirus emergency, the 227-year-old Archdiocese of New Orleans filed for bankruptcy protection Friday.

The announcement leaked Thursday evening after Archbishop Gregory Aymond met with more than 100 Roman Catholic clergy members in Metairie, just outside of New Orleans, and delivered the grim news, according to nola.com.