The Diocese of Buffalo in New York has announced the sale of its headquarters in downtown Buffalo nearly four years after it declared bankruptcy amid hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits filed against it, CatholicNewsAgency.com reported. The diocese announced in Western New York Catholic this week that “the Catholic Center, the diocesan central office building since 1986, has been listed for sale” for $9.8 million. In 2020, the diocese formally filed for chapter 11 protection. At the time the diocese said it was acting to provide the most compensation for victims of clergy sex abuse while continuing the day-to-day work of its Catholic mission. Diocesan officials announced in October of last year that the diocese would be putting forth $100 million to settle the numerous abuse claims lodged against it.
