CNA Staff, Aug 7, 2025 / 11:51 am

The Diocese of Buffalo is reportedly dismissing a substantial number of workers at its headquarters as it continues to move through a nine-figure sex abuse bankruptcy payout.

A leaked email from Bishop Michael Fisher, reported on by local media , said the diocese’s ongoing settlement “require[s] us to make further sacrifices” at the diocesan Catholic Center, located in downtown Buffalo.

The diocese said earlier this year that it would pay a $150 million settlement “to survivors of sexual abuse for acts perpetrated against them by clergy, religious, lay employees, and volunteers.”

Fisher in the leaked email said the settlement means the diocese needs to “significantly reduce costs” at the Catholic Center.

“This entails the painful reality of having

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