Martineau has been on leave since January; the diocese announced the results of its investigation Monday, with Bishop Robert J. McManus ruling on the case. popular and high-profile pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish But the diocese has refused to publish a list of names of clerics accused of sexual abuse. Quarterly: $30 every 3 months John-Paul Gagnon -- The (6/8/2002) sodomy in New Mexico, and was sentenced to 275 years in prison. 1985, he said. ministry: the Rev. The Diocese of Worcester is headed by a bishop who has his see at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the city of Worcester. Inzerillo, who the young man had gone included oral and anal penetration and involved use of alcohol and There is one reason and one reason only why you dont publish credible accusations. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I spoke with Bishop Libasci on May 15th when he was here for Confirmation, explained all of the circumstances, and asked him to grant me a leave of absence for one year. He also enjoys sports, including UVA mens basketball, the Washington Nationals, and the Washington Redskins. of St. Bernadette Church in Northboro, who was also the Respect The two former pastors now live in Excelsior, Minnesota, and go by the surname "Brady," which is apparently the maiden name of Cooper's mother, as evidenced from his departure letter published in the bulletin: "[T]hank you to the Brady side of the family!". Numerous changes for priests and parishes in the diocese this summer include a different rector for St. Paul Cathedral Parish and priests leading multiple parishes. It would be easy to make a million and one excuses, but the fact is that I know sometimes my words can be abrupt, my concentration focused elsewhere, my demeanor, proud (thank you to the Brady side of the family!). Devlin was a headmaster at Notre Dame Upon ordination, Deacon Paul was assigned to St. Kevin Church in Warwick, RI and to the Ministry for the Deaf in the diocese. Thomas E. Mahoney are named in a Worcester Superior Court lawsuit alleging abuse of a minor in the 1970s. Necrology Ive seen Worcester not have records that you would expect to see with regard to allegations against various priests, and thats distressing, Durso said. boy who had been committed to Fredette's care by the state Department Hard-hitting news and analysis through an authentic Catholic lens. (4/30/2002), Rev. Daniel E. Moreno, who has been administrator of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Dudley will be its pastor. What Did the Worcester Bishop Know, and When? - Survivors Network Of Free clip from CHURCH MILITANT Premium He was assigned to St. Marys in Alexandria from 2014-18 and has been at St. Theresas since June 2018. that Reilly himself was involved in any sexual misconduct. After the boy became intoxicated, Mahoney took him to his bedroom and made him get undressed. Norman Jalbert, a priest who was also a music teacher provided him with enough money for a down payment on a house for Father Kelley was pastor of Sacred Heart Fr. 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When you dont have a list these days, you're saying you don't care. Raymond P. Messier at his camp in Charlton and at St. Joan of Arc By clicking the "Continue" button, you agree to the ChurchMilitant.com Terms of Use and ChurchMilitant.com Privacy Policy. Rebokus, a former state police chaplain, was headmaster there. [23][24] The purpose of this system is to allow communities to come together for regional events. Dudzinski was born and raised on a dairy farm in Princeton Wisconsin, discerned a vocation to the priesthood as a boy and entered seminary in college in Milwaukee. named defendent in separate sexual abuse lawsuits by women who said from 1973 to 1977, The two latest accusers joined another man in himself and his family. St. Theresa [and St. Anthony], pray for us! St. Pauls pastor, Father D. Timothy OMara, died in March. Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island. Father Nicholas Desimone, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Uxbridge, will also be administrator of Good Shepherd Parish in the Linwood section of Uxbridge, St. Augustine Parish in Millville and St. Paul Parish in Blackstone. Reverend Maurice M. Akwa from Priest in Residence at Saint Lawrence Parish in Alexandria to Parochial Vicar at Saint Lawrence Parish in Alexandria was effective May 9, 2022. I know that I wouldn't have the strength. however, he was assigned to three other parishes. Harrington were not liable for damages in a civil suit filed by Their reason for not doing this is because they know if they do it, they know theyre going to get more claims.. The priest, who died during the 1980s, was also - A civil suit was filed in Worcester Superior Court by a Pepperell He said lists help survivors of abuse feel the church is doing something. sexually assaulted and abused her while she was undergoing psychotherapy pending before Dudley District Court. John F. Hamm has been appointed to diocesan sacramental ministry with residence at Holy Family Parish, Worcester. pornography. Lawyers who have advocated for people who were sexually abused as minors by priests blasted the report as self-serving, called the Diocese of Worcester especially unhelpful on sex abuse claims, and harshly criticized the diocese for not naming accused priests. Worcester lawsuits filed by Robert Malo, then of Grafton, and Barry W. Houle and Robert Doe. [5], After Flannagan's retirement in 1983, Pope John Paul II appointed Harrington as the new bishop of Worcester. On another, Mahoney while at a pool insisted on changing his clothes in the same room as the boy and other minors. Martineau, a former associate pastor at. Worcester Bishop McManus: Sex abuse allegations against priest credible Unbeknownst to me, it left me with some deep emotional wounds, that over time, with the help of a counselor and my spiritual director, I have been able to process and incorporate into my life, but, despite all that help, the scars still remain. On July 1, 2014 he was named Minister to Priests, while remaining pastor. Cooper and Clements both apologized for their sudden departure and the impersonal manner in which they informed their parishioners after the fact. He will no longer be co-director of Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies in Worcester. lawsuits against the priest. The updated report is deceptive because the Diocese of Worcester has a history of discouraging clergy sexual abuse victims from reporting the sexual abuse, refusing to reasonably validate their claims through even minor compensation and refusing to recognize that clergy sexual abuse victims who were sexually abused in the 1990s and later are for the most part currently much too young to report having been sexually abused. personnel file showed that six bishops knew he was a child molester, was made to the diocese and later turned over to Worcester District Lee F. Bartlett of Sacred Heart Church, Hudgins grew up in Billings, Montana, but moved to Virginia after the death of his father. The same Spencer man as above, who later considered entering the Heeding the advice of these two people and a few close friends, I feel that I need to step away from active ministry for a little while, to completely heal, so that I can become a better man and hopefully a better priest. In 1990, Paul felt called to the diaconate, and that started a formation journey that would span two dioceses and take 12 years to complete. The boy fought the priest off, gathered his clothes and left. removed last year by Bishop Reilly after an allegation of sexual abuse Reverend Paul A. Berghout from full-time Ministry in the Diocesan Tribunal with residence at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington to Parochial Vicar at Queen of Apostles . He left the diocese in Also, priests may substitute for one another at a particular parish. According to the diocese, Bishop Robert McManus announced the assignments will be effective July 1. Worcester (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] Mahoney was notified that I have relieved him of his faculties as a priest, Bishop Robert J. McManus stated in a press release on Thursday. That does not stop the diocese from responding to the victims.. men who were molested by Rev. He conducted spiritual retreats at St. Joseph by the Sea Retreat House in New Jersey and in the Worcester Diocese. says Teczar molested him repeatedly when he was a teenager. Clements. There are also first-time administrators, and associate pastors for parishes currently without one. Prior to his trial, investigators 1988. to 5 - 7 years in Walpole state prison on March 11, 1990, after Mr. Vyska also was awarded a $120,000 judgment in another civil The diocese is concerned about covering priest retirement deficits because of a variety of circumstances, the bishop reported in his letter: the diocese currently owes $17 million to the DEF (diocesan bank); Partners in Charity came in approximately $700,000 below goal this year; the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected collections with a concomitant reduction in the cathedraticum; and the . Catholics in the diocese of Manchester informed Church Militant that their relationship began before Clements entered seminary and that Cooper was instrumental in Clements becoming a priest. a lawsuit filed in July 1992, by a former nun who claimed "Battista He remained in those ministries until 2007 when his employer, Amgen, transferred him from its facility in RI to its facility in Seattle, Washington. chancellor for the Catholic Diocese of Worcester and a former official Chester Devlin Rev. Blizard when they were teenagers. The Diocese of Worcester's report was completed with the help of a Diocesan Review Committee. Father Barnes was born in Denver, Colorado in 1985. sexual misconduct with a minor. Father John F. Hamm, in diocesan sacramental ministry, is retiring on July 1. Cooper said that he was leaving for family reasons and would be 200 miles away: I'm not able to get into all of the details of what is going on, but there are many concerns with health (not mine, but others), with family dynamics, and with ministry that have to be addressed. Father Donald C. Ouellette will stay on as associate pastor of St. Josephs and St. John the Baptist. 1988 in the church sacristy and rectory. twice when he was a 13-year-old altar boy, names ODonohue Pius XII designated the Church of St. Paul as the cathedral of the new diocese and appointed Auxiliary Bishop John Wright of the Archdiocese of Boston as the first bishop. (10/12/2002), Rev. There were 52 diocesan priests who were accused in the area of the diocese, with one of those priests belonging to another diocese. On July 1, 2015, he was appointed full-time diocesan Minister to Priests, with residence at St. Stephen Parish then Our Lady of Loreto Parish, Worcester. Rev. the money after the priest maintained he was indigent. Jalbert and the Rev. Catholic High School in Fitchburg. informed this weekend that Rev. Norman (7/16/2002), Rev. Mahoney allegedly masturbated in front of the boy before pinning him down on the bed and attempting to have sex with him. filed by lawyer Carmen Durso of Boston using the names John Doe Premium users have access to full-length programs with limited commercials and receive a 10% discount in the store! on October 31, 1986, after pleading guilty to charges of indecent Academy of Fitchburg, a privately owned Catholic school. When Reilly retired in 2004, John Paul II appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert McManus from the Diocese of Providence to replace him. Durso said publishing the names of credibly accused individuals helps victims fight their internal guilt and find the courage to come forward. (5/07/2002), Rev. Before that assignment took place, additional information was reported to the Diocese that prompted Bishop McManus to place Fr. Cooper left active ministry in June 2019 and Clements in August 2018. Alan J. Martineau, most recently of parishes in Warren, will remain on administrative leave after an investigation sought by the Diocese of Worcester deemed an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor to be credible. If you have a gift code you would like to redeem, click here. Succeeding him as St. Marys associate pastor is the newly ordained Father Jos F. Carvajal. After being extradited from Canada, the former live-in director activities in the diocese and has been placed on administrative Carmen L. Durso, a Boston-based lawyer who has handled clergy sexual abuse suits, including several involving the Diocese of Worcester, described the diocese is the most reluctant in the state to address victims claims. Still, I look forward to learning from you what is all around in this undiscovered country [some of you may know this is a Star Trek movie reference] and finding good trails to walk too [I love to take in Gods creation] and listening to what God places on my heart. Whether you are a visitor who is looking for a birth certificate, or a pastor needing resources for your parish ministries, I hope and pray that our "virtual" chancery will serve you well. Rev. Media reports since 2001 have documented Worcester priests being removed from ministry, including theRev. in a confidential settlement agreement of a 1993 lawsuit brought Thiago DaSilva will be associate pastor at St. George Parish, Worcester. July 13, Bishop Daniel P. Reilly issued a letter read at all weekend Worcester Diocese lists 173 credible allegations of cleric abuse Jesuit Father Paul J. Shaughnessy, a Worcester native who has been living and working at St. Paul Parish in Blackstone, is to serve as St. Cecilias associate pastor. James S. Mazzone has been appointed diocesan priest personnel director. Rev. The defendants are represented by Paul OConnor of Milton, Laurence & Dixon of Worcester. He said a canonical process has begun including a report of the allegation to the Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith in Rome. Brion Ares Indicted He was released Rev. Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett granted him faculties to minister in the Archdiocese of Seattle and assigned him to St. Michael Church in Snohomish, WA. during the 1970s. Worcester sexually molested a teen-age boy at Our Lady of Lourdes that Rev. restates Bishop Rueger's position that allegations of sexual abuse Rev. Deacon Paul and Stephanie are very pleased to make St. Theresas and their grandchildren the focus of their retirement. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Navy and became a sonar technician. Rev. Celebrate Mass with our diocese I look forward to helping this community reach heaven to be with the Father. Donald C. Rebokus, who have since died. told the Telegram & Gazette 10 years ago that he was sexually He taught, had administrative duties and was a . When you place your order, your Church Militant Premium membership will be activated. . Alfredo Porras has been named the Catholic chaplain at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester,and religion teacher atSt. Paul DiocesanJunior-Senior High School, Worcester. by a Franklin County grand jury on charges of rape and indecent Oldest | WORCESTER (MA)Worcester Telegram & Gazette [Worcester MA]. The lawsuit accused the diocese of failing to stop Mahoney's alleged crimes. time, had been told of abuse in one of the cases and did not act Frobas died before the Worcester case came of St. Bernadette, which also has an elementary school, until he was A diocese counselor has reached out to the victim, the diocese said. 1993, he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and aggravated Click the button below. In 1972, Paul married Stephanie Fiore, a newly graduated schoolteacher from Boston, and during the 70s, God blessed them with a son and two daughters. Banach was [10], In June 2012, diocesan officials declined to sell Oakhurst, an historic mansion in Northbridge, Massachusetts used as a retreat center, to James Fairbanks and Alain Beret, a married gay couple. There is no other precedent for the publishing of lists of the accused in society even of those accused in other positions of trust such as medicine, education or law enforcement, McManus said. (5/13/93) Rev. when he was abused by the priest. Rev. In 1973, the diocese joined the Worcester County Ecumenical Council, a predominantly Protestant organization. was a chaplain at Gardner State Prison when the offenses occurred. in a sex abuse lawsuit filed Jan. 11, 1993. Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has handled several of the highest-profile sexual abuse claims against the Archdiocese of Boston, and who was portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the Academy Award-winning movie Spotlight, in a statement called the report self-serving. Donald J. Rebokus - A I will bring Him when I preach, teach, or pray with you in the parking lot or office as we are healed and strengthened by His love. Past Sponsored Events . 1964 when Monsignor Carelli was headmaster of the former Sacred Devlin has resigned as pastor. Rev. diocesan priest, has been named in a civil suit filed this week On the dioceses refusal to name credibly accused priests, Durso was emphatic. Your browser does not support the video tag.WATCH MORE LIKE THIS. He was served On October 10, 2007, he stated that Holy Cross might lose its designation as a Catholic institution due to this. On May 6, 2002 he was charged with raping another The bishop of Tyler, TX talks to Terry Barber. All changes except one retirement are effective July 1. The current administrator of St. Josephs and St. John the Baptist, Father William Schipper, will continue as pastor of Mary, Queen of the Rosary Parish in Spencer. adolescent boy up as a sex partner for himself. Jean-Paul Gagnon, a priest in Millville, has been named in Thomas Teczar -- Defendant The new diocese included Worcester County.[4]. Frobas had Joseph Fredette Robert Kelley -- Sentenced Judge David Ricciardone on Sept. 16, allowed a motion by the plaintiff, listed as John Doe, to extend the time to serve the defendants with the summons and the complaint. Many of the lawsuits in which Bishop Daniel [19], In May 2020, the Albuquerque Journal that the diocese was being sued in New Mexico by a person who claimed that Holley sexually abused him in the 1970s. All rights reserved. He spent his first two years in the seminary at St. Charles Borromeo in Philadelphia and his final four years in the seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. They cited an email in which church officials said that McManus wanted to stop the sale "because of the potentiality of gay marriages there. Rev. Life director; the Rev. by reassigning priests to other parishes. As your bishop, I am profoundly sorry for the abuse of minors by priests within this diocese since its founding in 1950, McManus said in the report. Robert A. Shauris -- heart attack and stroke during the weekend. (1/12/1993), Monsignor Leo Battista The pastor of those parishes, Father Edwin Montaa, is becoming pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Worcester, succeeding Father Walter J. Riley. Vacant | He was ordained a deacon at St. Peters Basilica in Rome, Italy on October 4, 2012 and a priest on June 8, 2013 at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. He attended St. Agnes grade school, Bishop OConnell High School, and Dartmouth College, majoring in history. According to Living | -- A civil suit filed in Worcester Superior Court yesterday alleges man came forward to say that as a teenager, he was raped repeatedly WORCESTER - The Diocese of Worcester has announced several new clergy assignments. Father Rodrguez continues as pastor of Holy Family of Nazareth Parish and chaplain of Holy Trinity Chapel, both in Leominster. A lawsuit naming Bishop Reilly a defendant was filed in Rhode Island He said the Worcester Diocese has a history of circling the wagons" that began in the late 1990s when a local reporter began writing about the issue. Of the credibly accused priests, 36 were dead as of December. assault and rape of two Sutton girls, ages 11 and 12. at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Athol, Steponaitis is a defendant Fr. James Hudgins was ordained a priest for the Arlington Diocese in May, 1998. Rev. The updated report is a self-serving document created on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester which has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades, Garabedian said. as a defendant in a sex abuse lawsuit filed May, 1994. The report found that 96% of the alleged abuse happened before 1990. and members of St. Rose of Lima parish. The Catholic Free Press, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester - Bishop Dioceses: 2023 www.telegram.com. leave. Diocese of Worcester - Worcester, MA Father Schipper was born June 20, 1952 in Batesville, Indiana, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the 72 years covered in the review, the total number of allegations made including allegations deemed unsubstantiated, false or withdrawn was 209. Meanwhile, Sime J. Braio, who In 1959. The report was published in this weeks edition ofThe Catholic Free Press. (Dec. 2002), Bishop Daniel P. Reilly They just have never changed their tune, basically, he said. Chester J. Devlin -- who headed the Respect Life office The Rev. Home | Thomas Kane The MA. Councils Shauris, the Rev. One pastor is adding a specialized ministry. (8/31/1997), Rev. The retirement of Father William F. Sanders, pastor of St. Louis Parish in Webster, means that St. Louis will now have an administrator. This Catholic also said Cooper would call Clements in the mornings when he was in school to make sure Clements was awake and ready to begin the day; it was not a father-son connection, but rather a strange one, said this Catholic. He has been an assisting priest at St. John Parish, Worcester, and will now be its associate pastor. Speaking of seminary, I attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, OH, and then Mount St. Marys Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Worcester only diocese in Mass. not to release list of priests credibly Rev. He is said to be recovering. William Schipper has been named the administrator of St. John the Baptist Parish, East Brookfield and St. Joseph Parish, North Brookfield, while remaining pastor, Mary, Queen of the Rosary Parish, Spencer. More:Phil Saviano, Douglas native who blew whistle on clergy sex abuse, remembered as a hero. filed the suit Thursday in Worcester Superior Court, suffered a who was also a state police chaplain; the Rev. After retiring from military chaplaincy, he served at Jesuit High School of New Orleans, then St. George Parish in Worcester. revelations that he had molested a 9-year-old boy at a camp in 1980. [11][12] In September 2012, the couple sued McManus and the diocese for discrimination. In the report made public Friday, Bishop Robert McManus said he felt releasing the names will not accurately reflect the various concerns and outcomes.. the father of a 10-year old boy who had been photographed in the to 10 years in prison in February 1993 after being convicted of A Roman Catholic Diocese that covers central Massachusetts has published a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022, but unlike similar reports released by many other dioceses, the report did not include the names of the priests who were found to have committed abuse. Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report Fr. P. Staney and his parents, Joseph C. and Corinne L. Staney, both priesthood, alleges in the same lawsuit that in 1985, Inzerillo also sexually assaulted him. Rev. sexually abused Bryan A. Smith class of '79 about a dozen times At St. Cecilia, Father Shaughnessy succeeds Father Mateus Souza, who is becoming administrator of Our Lady Immaculate and St. Francis of Assisi parishes, both in Athol, and St. Peter Parish in Petersham.