ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO
The Republic
By Michael Clancy
The Republic | azcentral.com
Tue Sep 3, 2013
The Catholic Diocese of Gallup, N.M., announced at weekend Masses that it would seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a result of more than a dozen clergy abuse lawsuits.
Bishop James Wall, who formerly worked as a parish priest in Phoenix, said bankruptcy protection is “the most effective and thoughtful course to take in light of claims from those who were abused.”
The Gallup Diocese encompasses Arizona’s Apache and Mohave counties, and seven of 13 plaintiffs in the lawsuits reside in Maricopa County.
A filing date with federal bankruptcy court in Albuquerque was not specified.
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