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	Archbishop Kelly's Louisville Tenure The Courier-Journal [Louisville KY] February 18, 2007 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070218/NEWS01/102180002/1008 1982: Thomas C. Kelly installed as archbishop at Cathedral of the Assumption. 1989: More than 1,000 Catholics celebrate conclusion of archdiocese's two-year Renew program, focused on rejuvenating the faith of local Catholics. 1994: Renovated Cathedral of the Assumption is rededicated, becomes a setting for many Catholic and interfaith activities. 1995: Kelly announces parish consolidation process that eventually results in a dozen churches closing or merging. 1996: Kelly enters treatment center for addictions to alcohol and painkillers. 2002: Archdiocese named in the first of more than 250 lawsuits, alleging sexual abuse by priests and others associated with the church. 2003: Archdiocese reaches a $25.7 million settlement with 243 victims of abuse. Total medical, legal and settlement bills top $29 million. Nine priests are eventually removed from ministry and four are convicted. 2003: Financially strapped archdiocese reduces services, cuts one-quarter of budget and one-fifth of jobs. 2005: Archdiocese launches institute to train the growing ranks of lay ministers. 2006: St. Barnabas, St. Bartholomew and St. Pius X churches in east Louisville close their schools and form a regional academy, bringing to 24 the number of Catholic schools that have closed or merged since 2000. JULY 14, 2006: Kelly submits resignation upon his 75th birthday as mandated by church law. It will likely be months before the Vatican chooses a successor. Sources: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville; Courier-Journal archives
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