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Milwaukee Archdiocese Files Reorganization Plan, Offers $4M For Abuse Victims

Amount Less Than Other Dioceses Have Allocated

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Milwaukee's Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, seat of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, seat of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Photo: Michael Newman (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Officials with the Archdiocese of Milwaukee said that they plan to file its bankruptcy reorganization plan on Wednesday.

According to church officials, the plan includes $4 million for child sexual abuse victims.

In a statement, Archbishop Jerome Listecki called the plan “a major step toward ending the bankruptcy and returning our focus to the primary mission of the Church.”

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The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2011.

Editor’s Note: Updates to come as more details on the plan are released.