The Archdiocese of New Orleans has reached an agreement to sell several independent living apartments amid its ongoing bankruptcy case involving clergy sex abuse.
This comes as the archdiocese has proposed a $180 million settlement with sex abuse survivors.
Mark Mintz, an attorney for the archdiocese, was pleased that they reached a sale agreement for Christopher Homes.
Portions of the sale agreement are redacted. The sale of the property could potentially help pay out some of the sex abuse claims.
Mintz described the sale of the property as “critical” to the bankruptcy settlement.
According to attorneys representing the archdiocese, if all goes to plan with the settlement, they hope to have checks to survivors as early as January 2026.
Attorneys representing survivors were skeptical of the proposed payment timeline.
Archbishop Gregory Aymond issued a statement in February saying that the archdiocese was having conversations to formally separate from many agencies, specifically mentioning Christopher Homes.
Christopher Homes is a property management company that oversees the independent living apartments like Annunciation Inn, Christopher Inn, St. Bernard Manor, and six other centers.
On Friday, it was revealed in court that an agreement to sell the property had been reached, but no details were given as to who was buying it and for how much.
Sources told WDSU that an offer had already been made in February for Christopher Homes, and that it is likely one of the archdiocese’s larger assets. It is unclear if the person who made the offer is who the Archdiocese agreed with for the sale.
It is unclear at this time how the potential sale will impact those on waiting lists or already in the apartments.
WDSU reached out to the archdiocese for a comment on the pending sale. At the time of this publication, a response had not been reached.
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