Archbishop Chaput assures his people that he and archdiocesan official can and will be able to fix the budget problems facing the archdiocese.
Immediately on becoming archbishop, he began a thorough review of Philadelphia's financial situation. New people have been brought in to deal with finances on an archdiocesan-wide level: a new Chief Financial Officer and a new Controller have both been hired.
The archdiocesan paper, The Catholic Standard and Times, has closed, and 40 positions have been eliminated.
A new school system run by an independent Catholic foundation is now responsible for the administration of 21 Catholic schools. In the same realm, 27 Catholic schools have been closed, as have 9 parishes.
Archbishop Chaput's stated goal is to balance the budget by 2014, and as a part of that effort has decided to sell his own residence to help the Church to attain a balanced budget.
Philadelphia’s archbishop also mentions his efforts to respond to the sex abuse scandal, noting that the archdiocese has “greatly strengthened” its procedures to prevent the sexual abuse of minors.
No comments:
Post a Comment