The York Press has reported that the alleged victim has received an undisclosed sum, 13 years after accused Rev Terence King, committed suicide in October 2002 whilst under investigation by West Yorkshire Police over claims of child sex abuse.
Mr King, who was 69 and from Abbey Street, Clifton, was found dead on the 31st October 2002.
He was discovered the day after he walked out of The Retreat in Heslington Road where he had been receiving treatment.
Mr King was a vicar at St Mary the Virgin Church at Woodkirk, near Morley in West Yorkshire.
The alleged victim said Mr King had made his life hell for eight years when he was a child.
He said the sexual, physical and mental abuse he suffered in the church and vicarage has had a lasting impact on his life, and claims it has caused relationship problems and meant he was unable to finish his studies.
The now married father says the vicar discouraged him from contacting the police at the time, and he took out a civil action against the Church of England three years ago "to get some sort of justice."
The man claimed: "He told me he would tell my parents various things to stop me from telling them so I was stuck in this world of deceit and with no way out.
"There was no way out of the situation I was in."
A spokesman for the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales said: "This vicar grossly misused his position of trust, and the diocese deeply regrets the harm he caused.
"We take very seriously any allegations of inappropriate behaviour and abuse, which are immediately reported to the police.
"We encourage any survivors of abuse to come forward so that justice may be done.
"Over the last decade we have implemented stringent safeguarding procedures (in accordance with national policies) which includes the training of clergy and lay people in safeguarding matters.
"These procedures are continually being assessed, and we are working with a number of agencies to ensure that our churches are places of safety for all.
"A claim made against the Church recently has been resolved."
During the inquest into Mr King's death, the coroner Donald Coverdale said Mr King had been unhappy in the weeks leading up to his admission The Retreat: "He had denied the charges put to him, but the police were determined to pursue the case and there may have been more matters to come to light."
The coroner added that no one could have predicted that he would leave The Retreat and take his own life, a verdict of suicide was recorded.
