BishopAccountability.org
	Church Officials: Dubuque Diocese 'On Solid Ground' Financially WHO October 18, 2006 http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5553328&nav=2HAB Dubuque, Iowa The Diocese of Davenport may have declared bankruptcy recently, but church officials in the nearby Archdiocese of Dubuque say they have no financial concerns. The archdiocese' finance officer, Rick Runde, says anything is possible, but that's not likely that Dubuque will have financial problems. He says the archdiocese is on solid ground financially. The Diocese of Davenport was the fourth U-S Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy in the face of mounting financial settlements with victims of clergy sexual abuse. So far the diocese has paid more than 10-million-dollars against dozens of claims filed against priests. In Dubuque, the archdiocese agreed to a five-million-dollar settlement in February with 20 men and women who were abused by diocesan clergy, but there are no sexual abuse claims pending. Runde says there is still money set aside in the archdiocesan insurance fund to deal with future abuse claims.
Any original material on these pages is copyright © BishopAccountability.org 2004. Reproduce freely with attribution.