The Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.

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1:20-bk-10322

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  1. March 06, 2026

    Buffalo Diocese HQ Auction Set Despite Leaseback Concerns

    A New York bankruptcy judge approved the bidding procedures for the sale of the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which includes a $4.5 million stalking horse bid with a leaseback provision.

  2. March 03, 2026

    Opt-Out Releases Nixed For Buffalo Diocese's Ch. 11 Ballots

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo must redesign ballots for its Chapter 11 plan after a New York bankruptcy judge held opt-out boxes could not be used to tally creditor consent to third party releases.

  3. February 05, 2026

    Buffalo Diocese Abuse Settlement Rises To $315M In Ch. 11

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is making progress in settling roughly 900 claims of child sexual abuse, with the financial settlement approaching $315 million, counsel for the unsecured creditors committee in the diocese's Chapter 11 case announced Thursday.

  4. January 09, 2026

    Buffalo Diocese Says It Needs Opt-Out Ch. 11 Releases

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo on Friday told a New York bankruptcy judge that a U.S. Trustee's Office proposal that it be required to obtain affirmative consent for claims releases in its Chapter 11 plan would doom more than $200 million in settlements.

  5. September 25, 2025

    Buffalo Diocese Delays Bid To Hire Jones Day For Ch. 11 Help

    A New York bankruptcy judge agreed on Thursday to table a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, to hire Jones Day for help working out legal issues related to a nonprofit, as the debtor races to propose a Chapter 11 plan by Oct. 1 to support a $272.5 million settlement.

  6. June 18, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    The Roman Catholic diocese in Buffalo, New York, was ordered to use only a share of proceeds from the sale of a seminary building for a settlement with sexual abuse survivors. Meanwhile, a charter school funding company asked a bankruptcy judge to approve its speedy Chapter 11 sale process. And bankrupt electric-vehicle maker Nikola Corp. requested more time to draft its liquidation plan.

  7. April 22, 2025

    Buffalo Diocese Agrees To Pay $150M To Sex Abuse Survivors

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday announced it has reached a $150 million agreement in principle that would settle the diocese's liability for about 900 claims of child sexual abuse.

  8. January 14, 2025

    Judge Sets Sept. Deadline For Buffalo Diocese Ch. 11 Plan

    A New York bankruptcy judge has told the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and its creditors they have until September to come up with a plan to settle the diocese's liability for approximately 900 claims of child sex abuse.

  9. November 28, 2023

    NY Parishes Protected While Ch. 11 Mediation Proceeds

    A New York bankruptcy judge vowed Tuesday to preserve legal protections for the nondebtor parishes of the bankrupt Diocese of Buffalo, New York, saying sexual abuse claimants would be barred from pursuing legal action against them while mediation continues this week.

  10. October 16, 2023

    Buffalo Diocese Creditors Push For Insurance Info In Ch. 11

    The official committee of unsecured creditors of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo told a New York bankruptcy judge Monday that an examination of the debtor's insurers is necessary to move the Chapter 11 case forward after more than three years.