The Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco

  1. February 09, 2024

    San Francisco Diocese Asks For More Time On Ch. 11 Plan

    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has asked a California bankruptcy judge for three more months to file a Chapter 11 plan, saying it is following the blueprint of other diocesan bankruptcies in pursuing mediation with childhood sexual abuse claimants to get to a consensual plan, and that it needs more time to work toward that goal.

  2. October 30, 2023

    Coverage Suit Would Help Archdiocese's Ch. 11, Insurers Say

    Three Chubb subsidiaries have asked a bankruptcy judge to lift an automatic stay on their California state court case against the Archdiocese of San Francisco, arguing a resolution over the coverage issues in their suit will help the archdiocese's bankruptcy case move forward.

  3. October 26, 2023

    SF Archdiocese Fights Ch. 11 Liquidation Of $160M Holdings

    The bankrupt Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco on Thursday argued that it should not be forced to liquidate about $160 million of investments, as a bankruptcy watchdog has urged, because doing so would cause it to lose at least $10 million that it says could go to creditors.

  4. September 29, 2023

    US Trustee Wants Tighter Caps On Fees In SF Diocese Ch. 11

    The U.S. Trustee's Office asked a California bankruptcy judge to reject professional fee procedures proposed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco, calling the $180,000 monthly fee cap excessive and the disclosures inadequate.

  5. August 24, 2023

    San Francisco Diocese Pushes For Ch. 11 Claims Agent

    The Archdiocese of San Francisco pressed for the retention of its chosen claims and noticing agent Thursday in California bankruptcy court, telling a judge that protecting the information of sexual abuse claimants is a critical part of its reorganization effort.

  6. August 21, 2023

    SF Archdiocese, Facing 500 Sex Abuse Suits, Files For Ch. 11

    The Archdiocese of San Francisco filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday to manage the more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse filed against the archdiocese following a 2020 California state law that temporarily set aside the statute of limitations for child sex abuse claims.