Nov. 14, 2024
NEWS RELEASE
Archdiocese sells Chancery property,
Archbishop’s House to Government of Guam
On September 13, 2024, the Archdiocese of Agaña formally accepted an offer by the Department of Administration, Government of Guam, of $2.38 million to purchase the Chancery property which includes the Archbishop’s Residence. Expected closing of escrow is December 12, 2024.
The sale of the Chancery property is a major part of the settlement terms enumerated in the 5th Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan agreed upon by both parties and approved by the Court. From the overall sum, $500,000 of the sale proceeds will be used to renovate the museum space at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica for the new Chancery.
An additional $250,000 will be applied to administrative claims as allowed by the Court. Less commission and closing fees, the rest of the sale proceeds, expected to be close to $1.6 million, will go to the Archbishop of Agaña Settlement Trust for the claimants. The Joint Plan also calls for six months delayed possession by the buyer to accommodate the renovations and move.
Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez understands the urgency for the claimants and prays that the Chancery sale will help provide a small measure of justice for the deep harm they endured at the hands of members of our Church.
The Chancery site has historic, spiritual and cultural significance to the people of Guam. Then Pope John Paul II stayed overnight at the Archbishop’s House during his historic visit to Guam on February 22-23, 1981.
Sent by Tony C. Diaz, Archdiocese of Agana Director of Communications, (671) 562-0065, tony.diaz@archagana.org.
Sale proceeds of the Chancery should go directly to the claimants before anything else. These victims have been waiting a lifetime for some sort of retribution for the shame and suffering they endured. We all hope that we can receive our full settlement amount soon.
ReplyDeleteI am quite sure that the lawyers have made sure they will get paid first. That's the nature of these things. There was an opportunity to settle all of this before it ended up in the courts - where we knew the victims would lose - however, Hon and the Neocat generals - attempting to protect Apuron, squandered that opportunity. So now we all pay. And will pay for a very long time. Meanwhile, they're still protecting Apuron.
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