Bishop’s bankruptcy opens new chapter in episcopal liability
Bishop Scharfenberger filed for bankruptcy after a court found him personally liable for the failure of a shuttered Catholic hospital’s pension plan.
Albany’s retired Bishop Edward Scharfenberger filed for bankruptcy this month, shortly after a New York court assigned him personal liability for the failure of a shuttered Catholic hospital’s pension plan.
In a December 12 judgement, Scharfenberger, who led the Albany diocese from 2014 until Octobe…