The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to an $800 million settlement with approximately 1,300 victims of clergy sexual abuse, marking the second-largest payout by a U.S. Catholic archdiocese.

Archbishop Ronald Hicks sent an email Saturday to clergy confirming the settlement after attorneys for the survivors of alleged abuse announced it. Hicks said the agreement will not be final until the parties sign it, an action scheduled for the week of Nov. 6.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles reached the largest U.S. sexual abuse settlement to date, agreeing in 2024 to pay $880 million to 1,000 victims in addition to $740 million in previous payouts.

Other major Catholic archdiocese settlements include $395 million in San Francisco for around 500 lawsuits and at least $230 million approved in New Orleans.

The agreement with the New York archdiocese would end more than seven years of lawsuits.…