The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland is going to reorganize its parishes to make them legally independent.The move grew out of the bankruptcy settlement the archdiocese reached last year with victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests.
Each parish will be reorganized into a nonprofit "member corporation" with a five-person board of directors.
The archdiocese argued in federal bankruptcy court that church real estate belonged to the parishes, not the archdiocese. The reorganization will spell that out legally.
The victims argued the real estate could be sold to meet settlement claims against the archdiocese.
Church officials say the reorganization won't affect day-to-day operations.
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