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The Springfield diocese had paid out $15 million in settling 147 clergy sexual abuse claims since 1992.

Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski at the tomb of St. Peter during an ad limina visit Nov. 7, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Denver Newsroom, Feb 12, 2021 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis is accused in a new lawsuit of covering up abuse allegations in his former diocese of Springfield, MA, which he led from 2014 until last year. The plaintiff claims he suffered trauma as a result of the diocese’s mishandling of an abuse allegation he brought against Christopher J. Weldon, bishop of Springfield from 1950-1977. Rozanski has admitted that the diocese mishandled the abuse case...

Former Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, pictured, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is one of several people named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by the man whose sexual assault allegations against the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon were found to be “unequivocally credible” by an independent judge. EAGLE FILE PHOTO The former altar boy who accused a legendary bishop of rape — an account deemed “unequivocally credible” by a retired judge last summer — wants to be compensated for his suffering, citing inaction and conniva...

Bishop Weldon accuser files lawsuit against Springfield diocese Updated Feb 09, 2021; Posted Feb 09, 2021 Seen here in a January 7, 1976 file photo, the Most Rev. Christopher J. Weldon, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield from 1950 until 1977. Facebook Share A former altar boy who accused the late Bishop Christopher J. Weldon of sexual assault — and whose claim was found to be “unequivocally credible” following a review ordered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield — has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for the physical harm he suffered in the 1960s and c...

Springfield Diocese plans continued reforms in handling of clergy sexual abuse claims Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 Daniel Ford, left, a retired superior court judge, is chairman of the 10-member Task Force on the Response to Sexual Abuse within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield. On his right in this Dec., 14, 2020 photo is Jeffrey Trant, director of the diocese's Office of Safe Environment and Victim Assistance. (Don Treeger | The Republican) Facebook Share The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will move forward in 2021 with a new bishop at the helm and building on ...