Monsignor William Lynn was convicted of child endangerment for his handling of complaints against one priest. Prosecutors said he took part in a cover-up that included the shuffling of pedophile priests to unwitting parishes.

The archdiocese estimated the case had cost it at least $10 million in legal bills.

Archbishop Charles Chaput last week announced plans to cut 45 jobs and stop publishing the diocesan newspaper because of budget problems.

The house cost the archdiocese almost $115,000 in property taxes last year. The church also paid for staff including cooks, waiters and caretakers for the retired priests.

The local chapter of the lay group Voice of the Faithful cheered the sale, saying the church should not be so "ostentatious."

"Priests need a place to relax and refresh, but it does not have to be beachfront," chairwoman Marita Green said in a statement Thursday.