parishes and 16 missions, serving San Diego County and Imperial County. In addition, the diocese includes 45 elementary schools, 5 high schools and 2 universities (University of San Diego and John Paul the Great Catholic University). Clergy sexual abuse cases On February 28, 2007, the diocese filed for bankruptcy protection after the diocese was unable to reach a settlement agreement with numerous plaintiffs suing over sexual abuse by clergy. On September 7, 2007, the diocese agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of child sexual abuse by clergy, the 2nd-largest settlement payment by a Roman Catholic diocese in U.S. history. Perpetrators included 48 priests and one lay coordinator of altar boys. In September 2018, eight more priests were added to this list. On December 17, 2018, Juan Garcia Castillo, who served as a priest at St. Patrick Parish in Carlsbad, was convicted of sexual battery for inappropriately touching a seminarian of his age and buying him alcohol at a local BJ's restaurants in Carlsbad, California, where he and the seminarian, together with another seminarian were having dinner. On December 11, 2019, it was announced that four victims of convicted, and now deceased, sexual abuser Anthony Edward Rodrigue would sue the Diocese of San Diego. Their lawsuit began on January 2, 2020, along with 5 lawsuits targeting 5 other priests accused of child molestation and rape. Due to all these more recent allegations, the Diocese of San Diego and 5 other California Dioceses established in 2019 a fund for clergy sex-abuse victims; by September 2021 this compensation program had already paid another $24 million in claims. Bishops Bishops of San Diego Charles Francis Buddy (1936–1966) Francis James Furey (1966–1969, coadjutor bishop 1963–1966), appointed Archbishop of San Antonio Leo Thomas Maher (1969–1990) Robert Henry Brom (1990–2013, coadjutor bishop 1989–1990) Cirilo Flores (2013–2014, coadjutor bishop 2012–2013) Cardinal Robert W. McElroy (2015–present) Auxiliary bishops Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. (1956–1960), appointed Bishop of Covington John R. Quinn (1967–1971), appointed Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa and later Archbishop of Oklahoma City and Archbishop of San Francisco Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (1974–2007) Salvatore J. Cordileone (2002–2009), appointed Bishop of Oakland and later Archbishop of San Francisco John P. Dolan (2017–2022) appointed Bishop of Phoenix Ramon Bejarano (2020–present) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Phillip Francis Straling, appointed Bishop of San Bernardino in 1978 Churches High schools Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Normal Heights, San