Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — A year after filing for bankruptcy under the weight of 31 unresolved clergy misconduct lawsuits, the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese is seeing its number of accusers rise nearly fourfold. The state’s largest religious denomination had thought the pool of current abuse claimants had plateaued at 118 upon an April deadline for people to seek compensation. According to federal law, a bankruptcy court can decide whether to extend the filing deadline in such circumstances. The updated total of 119 current claimants includes the initial 31 whose unresolved lawsuits spurred the bankruptcy filing. “Up to a year ago, I had planned to take my shame and humiliation to the grave,” said a Montpelier man identified as “speaker 4.”Then he and others came forward upon the church’s bankruptcy filing.