Newfoundland diocese bankrupt.
Corner Brook Corner Brook, city (1991 pop. 22,410), W Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on the Humber River. It is Newfoundland's second largest city and has a large pulp and paper mill. Other industries include lumbering, salmon fishing, and quarrying. Nearby is Gros Morne National Park. , NL -- St. George diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111. , based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, has filed for bankruptcy protection to allow it to realistically compensate 36 former altar boys who were sexually abused over the course of 28 years by Fr. Kevin Bennett. The victims are seeking $50 million in compensation. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , three dioceses have applied for bankruptcy protection.
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