PITTSBURGH (PA)
KDKA

July 16, 2019

By Andy Sheehan

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is not declaring bankruptcy, but it must take several steps to avoid it.

That is the message that Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik told nearly all of the priests and deacons in the diocese at special meeting held at St. Paul Seminary.

The bishop revealed that since the grand jury report on child sexual abuse, Mass attendance is down nine percent and collections are down 11 percent.

“For me, to lose even one parishioner is severe enough, but the trends have been going that way for the last 20 years,” Zubik said.

While donations are down, the diocese underestimated the number of claims that would be filed under its victim’s compensation fund.