Vermont Catholic Diocese Moves to Dismiss Its Two-Year-Old Bankruptcy Case, VTDigger Reports

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has filed a motion to dismiss its own bankruptcy case roughly two years after initiating it, VTDigger reported on Oct. 1. The outlet characterized the filing as a surprise move in a proceeding that has been pending since 2024. Vermont television station WCAX reported the same day that the diocese had moved to dismiss the Chapter 11 case.

Catholic diocesan bankruptcies in the United States have generally served as the forum where child sexual abuse claims against a diocese are consolidated and resolved, which is why survivors and their advocates track such filings closely; the survivor advocacy group SNAP circulated VTDigger's report on the motion.

What the dismissal request would mean for claimants in the case, and how the court may respond, are laid out in VTDigger's reporting, which readers can consult directly.