List of Diocesan Clergy for whom the Diocese received allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor

Letter to the Faithful on Feb. 15, 2019 from Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn:

Notice: The below list(s) of accused clergy is based upon reports and allegations by victims or the families of victims.

The listing of a clergy’s name does not state or imply that clergy charged with allegations are guilty of a crime or liable for civil claims. The charges made against these clergy are just charges until judicially determined even if many others could find them credible.

Based upon the evidence available to the Diocese, the allegations against the persons set forth on the below lists were deemed to be credible unless otherwise noted. By “credible” the Diocesan officials believe that the allegations may be true. As to deceased priests and laicized priests generally no investigation would be implemented if the claim was first made after the priest left ministry. In addition, generally no investigation would be undertaken as to priests who admitted to the allegation. The judicial system, however, presumes that a person accused of or charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. In a civil action a person charged with wrong doing is likewise presumed not to be liable as charged unless a plaintiff proves otherwise. Admissions of guilt or liability are not typically a part of civil or private settlements.

Clergy is a broader term than priest and includes Bishops, priests and deacons. This list(s) includes all Diocesan clergy for whom allegations were reported to the Diocese or the IRCP program unless the allegations were unsubstantiated or investigations are still pending. Professional and reasonable efforts have been undertaken to ensure that an allegation has been received regarding each priest on this list while that person was a clergy in active ministry. For clergy in active ministry at the time of the allegation, the Diocese will undertake an investigation. While these investigations assist the Diocese in determining whether or not a clergy member should be in active ministry, it does not legally confirm the veracity of any actual allegation, and this list is not a representation of the legal case history, or part thereof, of an individual.

The below lists are accurate to the current knowledge of Diocesan authorities as of the date set forth on the list(s). The Diocese reserves the right to change, amend or update these lists if additional information is provided to it. In the event that any changes are made to the list(s), the revised, modified or updated list(s) will be posted on this website immediately. Please check the latest information posted here to become informed of any changes.

The Diocese is currently sponsoring an Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (“IRCP”). Kenneth Fienberg is the independent administrator of the IRCP and is not bound to, or by, any actions or determinations of the Diocese. This list is not intended to imply approval, determination, or knowledge by the IRCP Administrator of any information set forth herein.

* Blue italicized text indicates information added as of February 9, 2023.

Clergy Members of the Diocese of Brooklyn with Credible Allegations:
Credibility deemed by Diocesan Review Board Determination and/or Admission on behalf of the cleric.

 

Name Date of ordination Assignments Status If Deceased, Date of Death
Abrams, John L. 6/9/1951 Most Holy Trinity;
St. Sylvester;
St. Gregory, BK;
Sacred Heart, Bayside;
St. Patrick, Brooklyn;
St. Frances de Chantal;
Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston
Removed from ministry 11/10/2004 Deceased – 7/5/2008
Acciarito, Anthony 2/11/1978 St. Aloysius;
St. Frances de Chantal;
St. Athanasius;
Our Lady of Guadalupe;
Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen;
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Permanently removed from ministry 7/22/2002
Aufiero, Louis 5/29/1965 St. Rita, BK;
St. Francis Xavier;
St. Malachy;
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Ridgewood;
St. Anselm;
Regina Laudis, Connecticut;
Our Lady of the Rock Priory, Washington;
St. Paul the Apostle, Corona;
St. Ephrem;
Holy Family, Flushing;
Parson’s Manor;
Mary Immaculate Hospital;
Holy Family, Flushing
Deceased – several allegations before and after death Deceased – 5/24/2015
Authenrieth, William L. 6/2/1962 St. Vincent Ferrer;
Excardinated to the Diocese of Orlando
Removed from ministry 1980’s Deceased – 6/24/2015
Bals, John 5/30/1959 Our Lady of Lourdes, Queens Village;
Cathedral College;
Christ the King High School;
St. Thomas More/St. Edmund, Breezy Point;
Our Lady of the Cenacle, Richmond Hill
Laicized 10/13/1973 Deceased – August 1995
Bedoya, Hugo F. 5/26/1956 Fourteen Holy Martyrs;
St. John the Baptist;
St. Gerard Majella;
St. Teresa, Woodside;
St. Mary, Long Island City;
St. John Vianney, Flushing
Permanently removed from ministry 6/19/2012
Brady, Thomas F. 5/30/1959 St. Edmund;
Cathedral Prep, Brooklyn;
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Long Island City;
St. Boniface;
St. Camillus, Rockaway Beach;
Good Shepherd
Restrictions made 2/25/2012 Deceased – 3/25/2013
Brennan, Edward 6/1/1963 St. Frances de Chantal;
Good Shepherd;
St. Fortunata;
St. Francis Prep High School;
Incarnation, Bellaire;
Good Shepherd;
St. Luke, Whitestone;
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs;
St. Clare;
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Restrictions placed 3/23/1993 Deceased – 1/19/2000
Byrne, Hugh A. 6/2/1962 St. Thomas More -St. Edmund, Rockaway Pt;
St. Robert Bellarmine, Bayside;
St. Frances de Chantal;
Holy Spirit, Brooklyn;
>Holy Cross High School;
St. Kevin, Flushing;
Bishop Ford High School;
St. Francis Cabrini;
St. Luke, Whitestone;
St. Thomas More – St. Edmund, Rockaway Pt;
Bishop Mugavero Residence
Permanently removed from ministry 7/1/2019
Byrns, Joseph P. 5/31/1969 St. Anastasia, Douglaston;
Mater Christi High School;
St. John’s Prep High School;
St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing;
Holy Cross, Maspeth;
St. Rose of Lima, Brooklyn
Removed from ministry 6/25/2004
Laicized 5/18/2013
Callahan, Brian 5/29/1965 St. Michael/St. Edward;
St. Boniface;
St. Catherine of Genoa;
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands
Deceased Deceased – 12/15/2003
Capellupo, Francis 5/24/1975 Fourteen Holy Martyrs;
St. Leonard;
St. Michael, Brooklyn;
Independence House;
Our Lady of Lourdes, BK;
Kingsboro Psychiatric Center;
Most Precious Blood, Long Island City;
Our Lady of Lourdes, BK
Removed from ministry in 2001.
Laicized 06/04/2012
Deceased – 3/17/2017
Capillo, John D. 5/31/1969 St. Luke;
Mary Queen of Heaven;
St. Pius V, Jamaica;
Our Lady of Guadalupe;
St. Rita, LIC;
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Deceased Deceased – 5/31/2001
Capua, Nicholas J. 6/2/1956 St. Alphonsus;
St. Bernadette;
St. Thomas Aquinas, 4th Avenue;
St. Luke, Whitestone
Removed from ministry June 15, 2007 Deceased – 8/2/2010
Coleman, Christopher L. 5/21/1994 St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach;
Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians;
St. Joseph College;
Our Lady of Victory;
St. Ann/St. George;
Our Lady of Monserrate-St. Ambrose;
Queen of All Saints;
St. Peter Claver;
St. Martin de Porres
Removed from ministry 1/13/2010
Laicized 12/11/2013
Collins, James P. 5/31/1969 St. Michael, Flushing;
Flushing Module Youth Program Moderator;
Catholic Charities;
St. Michael, Flushing;
St. Clare, Rosedale;
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills;
St. Margaret, Middle Village;
Bishop Kearney High School Chaplain;
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands;
Our Lady of Angels;
St. Columba;
St. Bernard
Permanently removed from ministry – 7/22/2002
Connolly, Eugene A. 5/27/1967 St. Agnes;
San Pedro Coronel, Oviedo, Paraguay;
St. Gabriel, BK;
Our Lady of Angels;
Holy Family, 14th Street
Removed from ministry 11/30/2004 Deceased – 12/19/2017
Dwyer, John R. 5/27/1967 Bishop McDonnell Camp Chaplain;
St. Gregory, Bellerose;
St. James Pro-Cathedral;
Cathedral Prep, Elmhurst;
St. Vincent de Paul;
St. Martin of Tours;
Diocese of Venice, Florida;
Our Lady of the Angelus, Rego Park;
Queen of Angels, Sunnyside;
Saints Peter and Paul
Permanently removed from ministry 7/1/2002
Failla, Anthony 6/2/1956 Holy Family, Flatlands;
Tilden High School Newman Club Chaplain;
St. Mary Star of the Sea;
John Jay High School Newman Club Chaplain;
Long Island College Hospital Nursing School Chaplain;
St. Brendan High School Instructor;
Saints Michael and Edward;
St. Boniface;
St. Finbar
Permanently removed from ministry 11/14/2002 Deceased – 3/31/2018
Ferraro, Romano J. 5/28/1960 St. Joseph Patron;
St. Rosalia;
St. Lucy;
Holy Family, Flatlands;
US Navy Chaplain;
St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach;
St. Francis Xavier;
St. Aloysius;
Diocese of Metuchen
Removed from ministry 1988
Laicized 12/16/2011
Incarcerated for life
Deceased – 1/21/2023
Ferro, Robert 5/26/1973 St. Mary, Flushing;
St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven;
St. Ephrem;
St. Mel, Flushing;
Our Lady of Guadalupe;
St. Mel, Flushing
Removed from ministry 9/23/2003 Deceased – 5/21/2004
Finger, William 6/2/1962 Mary Queen of Heaven;
St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Albans;
St. Mary Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway;
Kings County Hospital Center Chaplain;
Creedmoor Psych Center Chaplain
Laicized 01/02/2002
Frost, James I. 1/24/1976 St. Sebastian, Woodside;
Holy Innocents;
St. Mark;
St. John’s University;
St. Sebastian, Woodside;
St. Raphael, Long Island City
Permanently removed from ministry 7/22/2002
Gallo, Vincent 5/28/1960 Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians;
St. Mary Magdalene, Springfield Gardens;
Our Lady of Good Counsel;
Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen;
St. Vincent Ferrer;
St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven;
Blessed Sacrament, BK;
St. Bernard;
St. Pancras, Glendale
Permanently Removed from ministry 6/26/2018
Guiry, Robert 5/28/1960 Queen of All Saints;
St. Raphael, Long Island City;
St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven;
St. John’s Professor;
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Richmond Hill
Left priesthood in 1991, Laicized 6/24/2006
Hassan, Joseph 6/3/1961 Our Lady of Solace;
Queen of All Saints;
Our Lady of Hope
Laicized 06/11/1976
Hauser, John 5/29/1971 Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park;
St. Matthias;
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Richmond Hill;
Catholic Youth Organization Diocesan Chaplain Scouting;
Holy Child Jesus, Richmond Hill;
Saints Simon and Jude;
Our Lady of Angels
Permanently removed from ministry 5/20/2015
Huckemeyer, Edward J.
(Deacon)
12/5/1981 Most Precious Blood, Astoria No longer in ministry-status in process.
Kayser, George 5/22/1948 St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst;
Good Shepherd;
Christ the King, Springfield Gardens;
St. Margaret, Selden; Rockville Centre
Deceased Deceased – 6/3/2010
Keller, Brian 5/26/1973 St. Bonaventure, Jamaica;
St. Jerome;
St. Matthias;
St. Anastasia;
Good Shepherd;
St. Margaret, Middle Village;
St. Pancras
7/2002 placed on administrative leave. Permanently removed from ministry 10/28/2011.
Lara, James R. 5/28/1973 Transfiguration, Brooklyn;
St. Barbara;
Bushwick High School Newman Associate Chaplain;
St. Francis Xavier;
St. John’s University;
Northeast Hispanic Catholic Center;
Post Ordination Studies at University of California, Berkley;
Jesuit School of Theology, Berkley California
Removed from ministry 1992. Laicized 3/30/2007
Lukianiuk,
Andrezj
6/21/1986 Sacred Heart, Glendale;
Our Lady of Consolation;
Saints Cyril and Methodius;
St. Frances de Chantal;
Guardian Angel, Brooklyn;
St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach;
Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir
Permanently removed from ministry 6/23/2011
Mahoney, Peter 6/13/1961 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
Fourteen Holy Martyrs;
St. Leonard;
St. Martin of Tours;
St. Paul and St. Agnes
Permanently removed from ministry 3/06/2021
Mangini, Charles M. 6/1/1968 Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary, Ozone Park;
St. Brendan, BK;
St. Athanasius, BK;
St. Mark, BK
Removed from ministry 8/11/2003. Laicized 5/25/2007
Manzo, Francis 6/2/1962 Our Lady of the Cenacle, Richmond Hill;
St. Anthony, BK;
Cathedral Prep. Seminary, Brooklyn and Elmhurst;
St. Catharine of Alexandria, BK;
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ozone Park
Permanently removed from ministry 2/20/2003
Maurer, Edward L. 5/31/1969 Holy Innocents, Brooklyn;
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills;
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands;
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Maspeth;
Christ the King, Springfield Gardens;
St. Joseph, Long Island City
Permanently removed from ministry 7/22/2002 Deceased – 8/20/2016
McCloud, Henry 5/21/1932 St. Teresa, Woodside;
St. Raphael, Long Island City;
St. Teresa, Woodside;
Our Lady of Good Counsel, BK;
Our Lady of Guadalupe, BK
Deceased Deceased – 10/2/1979
McConnin, Robert 5/26/1973 St. Therese of Lisieux, Brooklyn;
Our Lady of Angels, BK;
St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica
Removed from ministry 2/15/2007
Laicized 04/24/2015
McElroy, Herbert 5/26/1934 St. Peter Claver, Brooklyn;
St. Anthony Oceanside;
St. Francis Cabrini, Brooklyn;
St. Philip Neri, Northport;
St. Mary Magdalene, Springfield Gardens;
Immaculate Conception Brooklyn;
Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village;
St. Malachy, Brooklyn
Deceased Deceased – 1/3/2004
McLoughlin, John 5/29/1965 St Mary’s Nativity, Flushing;
Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst;
Good Shepherd, Brooklyn;
St. Sebastian, Woodside;
Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills
Deceased Deceased – 8/3/1994
McNicholas, Edward 5/29/1954 Our Lady of Lourdes, Queens Village;
United States Air Force;
Christ the King, Springfield Garden
Permanently removed from ministry May 9, 1994 Deceased – 8/4/2003
Minichello, Arthur 5/26/1973 St Dominic, Brooklyn;
Fontbonne Hall Academy Chaplain;
St. Rosalia, Brooklyn;
St. Dominic;
St. Fidelis;
Ss. Simon and Jude, BK;
Queen of Peace Residence
Permanently removed from ministry June 21, 2018
Morrow, Thomas O. 5/29/1971 Our Lady of Refuge, BK;
Catholic Charities; St. Vincent de Paul, BK;
Good Shepherd, BK;
Resurrection/Ascension, Rego Park;
St. Cecilia
Removed from ministry 12/20/2004
Laicized 1/13/2012
Mulhall,
Francis X.
5/31/1947 St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands;
St. Teresa of Avila, BK;
St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose;
St. Teresa, Woodside;
St. Michael, Flushing;
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills;
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands;
Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst;
Resurrection/ Ascension, BK
Removed from ministry 2002 Deceased – 9/23/2009
Nohilly, Thomas 5/16/1981 St. Agnes, BK;
St. Bernard, BK;
St. Francis Cabrini, BK;
St. Catharine of Alexandria, BK;
St. Rose of Lima, BK
Removed from ministry 7/22/2002
Laicized 11/25/2011
Deceased – 1/25/2019
O’Brien, James T. 6/1/1963 St. Thomas Moore/St. Edmund, Breezy Point;
St. Clement Pope, South Ozone Park;
St. Agnes, BK;
Archbishop Molloy High School;
St. Pius X, Rosedale;
St. Teresa of Avila, BK;
Resurrection, BK
Permanently removed from ministry 2002
O’Connor, John J. 6/26/1993 St. Gregory the Great, Bellrose;
Incarnation, Queens Village;
St. Clare, Rosedale;
St. Athanasius, BK;
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, BK
Removed from ministry 1/28/2022
O’Rourke, Thomas J. 6/1/1963 Corpus Christi, Woodside;
American Martyrs, Bayside;
The Mary Louis Academy;
Residence at Cathedral College, Douglaston;
St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Brooklyn
Deceased Deceased – 6/11/1998
Otero, Cornelius 5/15/1949 St. Nicholas, BK;
Queen of All Saints;
St. Teresa, Woodside;
St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights;
Incardinated to Diocese of Hartford
Deceased Deceased – 1/15/1998
Petekiewicz, Robert P. 5/31/1984 (transitional deacon) Our Lady of Mount Carmel, BK;
Accepted as Candidate for Diocese of Las Vegas
Permanently removed from ministry 9/10/2015
Placa, Stephen 5/20/1995 St. Francis Xavier;
St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor;
St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose
Laicized 11/25/2011
Prochaski, Adam 6/1/1968 St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Ozone Park;
Holy Cross, Maspeth
Resigned from ministry October 1994
Pugliese, Joseph 5/27/1967 Our Lady of Miracles, BK;
St. Bernard, BK;
St. Helen, Howard Beach;
St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor;
St. Pascal Baylon, Hollis
Removed from ministry 1996 Deceased – 5/6/1998
Purcell, Arthur D. 5/19/1979 St. Anne, Flushing;
St. Michael, Flushing;
St. Cecilia, BK;
St. Frances de Chantal, BK;
St. Brendan, BK
Permanently removed from ministry 8/30/2004
Raveneau, Ricardo 6/2/1990 St. Barbara;
Christ the King;
St. Michael, Sunset Park, BK
Permanently removed from ministry 4/2/2002
Russo, James E. 5/30/1970 St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst;
St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven;
St. Virgilius, Broad Channel;
Holy Family, Flatlands;
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Laicized by the Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL on 9/9/2016
Ryan, Barry J. 3/27/1976 St. Mark, BK;
St. Fidelis, College Point;
Military Chaplain
Removed from ministry 1994. Laicized 10/28/2011
Salamone, Michael 4/19/1975 St. Leo, Corona;
Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills;
St. Pancras, Glendale;
Ss. Joachim & Anne, Nursing Home, Coney Island
Permanently removed from ministry 4/2/2002
Schuck, Joseph 6/6/1953 St. Francis Assisi, Long Island City;
St. Elizabeth, Woodhaven
Removed from ministry 2003 Deceased – 4/22/2014
Sexton, Patrick O. 5/21/1977 St. Cecilia, BK;
St. Patrick, Long Island City
Removed from ministry 6/25/2004. Laicized 4/7/2006
Sforza, Vincent 6/3/1961 St. Michael/ St. Edward, BK;
Holy Name, BK;
St. Rosalia, BK;
St. Lucy, BK;
St. Luke, Whitestone
Left priesthood in 1975, was laicized 1/14/1977 Deceased – 2/22/2010
Sheehan, Daniel J. 6/2/1979 Holy Trinity Whitestone;
St. Edmund, BK;
Xaverian High School Chaplain;
St. Rosalia, BK;
Our Lady of Grace, BK;
Chaplain of Ozanam Nursing Home;
St. Pancras, Glendale
Placed on restrictions 2/11/1998. Laicized 2/13/2012
Sickler, James 6/7/1952 St. Frances de Chantal, Wantagh;
Good Shepherd, BK;
St. Pancras, Glendale;
St. Gabriel East Elmhurst;
Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights;
St. Rose of Lima, BK;
St. Saviour, BK;
St. Anne, Flushing;
St. Finbar
Deceased Deceased – 10/13/1996
Smith, James T. 6/2/1956 Our Lady of Grace, Howard Beach;
Holy Trinity, Whitestone;
Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village;
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Long Island City;
St. Kevin, Flushing
Removed from ministry in 2002 Deceased – 01/17/2012
Stack, George J. 6/3/1961 St. Rose of Lima, BK;
Our Lady of Snows, Floral Park;
St. Mary Mother of Jesus, BK;
Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst;
St. Ephrem, BK;
Sacred Heart, Bayside;
Resurrection-Ascension, BK;
Our Lady of Snows, Floral Park
Removed from ministry in 2002
Titone, Robert A. 5/29/1971 St. Barbara;
St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights;
St. Leo, Corona;
St. Francis of Assisi;
Holy Cross;
St. Anthony/ St. Alphonsus;
St. Gabriel
Deceased Deceased – 08/14/2001
Vazhappily, Paul 10/18/1961 St. Rosalia;
Holy Family, Flatlands;
Ss. Simon & Jude
Permanently removed from ministry 4/3/2006
Voiland, George 6/3/1950 St. Edmund;
Cathedral College, Douglaston;
Our Lady of Solace;
Corpus Christi, Woodside;
St. Stanislaus Martyr, BK;
St. Mary Star of the Sea, BK;
Most Precious Blood, LIC;
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston;
Most Precious Blood, LIC
Permanently removed from ministry 6/28/2004 Deceased – 12/04/2012
Weber, Joseph J. 5/28/1966 St. Rose of Lima, BK;
St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus;
Holy Innocents
Permanently removed from ministry 6/27/2002
White, Charles H. 5/29/1965 St. Sebastian, Woodside;
Holy Child Jesus, Richmond Hill;
American Martyrs, Bayside;
St. Helen, Howard Beach;
St. Virgilius, Broad Channel;
St. Mary Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway;
St. Gertrude
Permanently removed from ministry 7/1/2019
Wicks, Kenneth 6/1/1963 Our Lady of Mercy, BK;
Annunciation, BK;
St. Gabriel, BK;
St. Catharine of Genoa, BK;
Transfiguration, Maspeth
Deceased Deceased – 11/20/1993
Zatarga, George F. 6/1/1968 St. Frances de Chantal;
St. Gertrude, Queens;
Bishop Loughlin HS;
Queen of All Saints;
Holy Family, 14th St, BK;
Notre Dame HS, West Haven, CT;
Archbishop Molloy HS;
Corpus Christi, Queens;
St. Clement Pope, S. Ozone Park;
St. Gregory, Bellerose;
Christ the King, Springfield Gardens;
Bishop Mugavero Residence;
American Martyrs, Bayside
Removed from ministry 11/30/2007 Deceased – 08/28/2011

Diocese of Brooklyn Clergy who were Deceased/or Resigned prior to a Finding of Credibility

 

Name Date of Ordination Assignments Status
Arnaud, Eugene 6/6/1953 St. Pascal Baylon;
St. Therese of Lisieux;
St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights;
St. Clare, Rosedale
Deceased – 8/14/1988
Brown, Douglas 6/1/1963 Epiphany;
St. Paul Center;
Holy Name;
St. Ephrem
Deceased – 12/10/1996
Burke, Edward 6/15/1935 St. Rose of Lima;
Bishop Loughlin High School Counselor;
Bishop McDonnell High School Counselor;
Fontbonne Academy Counselor;
St. Angela Hall Counselor;
Epiphany;
Presentation;
Holy Family;
Precious Blood Monastery
Deceased – 12/25/1996
Byrnes, John W. 5/31/1947 Our Lady of Victory, Brooklyn;
St. Peter Claver, Brooklyn;
St. Gregory the Great,Brooklyn;
St. Pascal Baylon, St. Albans;
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn;
Nativity-St. Peter Claver, Brooklyn;
St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose;
Ss. Joachim and Anne, Queens Village
Deceased – 4/26/2014
Conroy, Michael 6/6/1953 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills;
St. Catharine of Alexandria;
St. Virgilius, Broad Channel;
Sacred Heart, Bayside;
St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands
Deceased – 7/3/1995
Cox, Harold 4/11/1944 St. Joseph, Ronkonkoma;
St. Gabriel, BK;
St. Camillus, Rockaway Beach
Deceased 8/13/1971
Cross, John (Msgr.) 6/17/1916 St. Stephen;
Our Lady of Victory;
St. Patrick, Glen Cove;
Our Lady of Good Counsel;
St. Patrick, Glen Cove;
St. Therese of Lisieux
Deceased – 4/7/1980
Crowley, Lawrence 6/11/1931 Holy Rosary;
St. Adalbert;
Resurrection;
St. Sebastian, Woodside;
St. Matthew;
St. Genevieve, Roxbury
Deceased – 11/9/1974
Cummings, William 5/26/1934 St. Michael;
Our Lady of Miraculous Medal, Ridgewood;
St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach;
St. Martin of Tours;
St. Finbar
Deceased – 10/14/1985
Denning, Joseph P.
(Bishop)
5/21/1932 Cathedral College;
Queen of Angels, Sunnyside;
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills
Deceased – 02/12/1990
Dougherty, Msgr. Thomas David 6/30/1950 Ascension, Elmhurst;
Fontbonne Hall Academy;
Bishop McDonnell High School;
Post Ordination Studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.;
St. Paul, BK;
St. Joseph Faculty House;
St. Athanasius
Deceased – 12/12/1996
Evans, Francis 6/1/1957 St. Thomas More-St. Edmund;
St. Bartholomew;
Our Lady of Grace, Howard Beach
Deceased – 6/28/1999
Gillen, Francis 5/30/1964 St. Gertrude;
St. Boniface;
St. Therese of Lisieux;
Sacred Heart, Glendale;
St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights;
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Brooklyn
Deceased – 11/9/1997
Gotimer, James 6/6/1953 Most Holy Trinity;
Cathedral College;
Bishop Reilly HS;
St. Bartholomew
Deceased – 11/11/2013
Gowdy, James 5/30/1959 St. Camillus, Rockaway Beach;
St. Therese of Lisieux
Deceased – 7/18/1967
Hagerty, Thomas 5/21/1932 St. Clare, Rosedale;
Hofstra University Chaplain;
Adelphi University Chaplain;
St. Gregory Brooklyn;
St. Saviour
Deceased – 1/2/1984
Houston, William 6/1/1963 St. Peter Claver, Brooklyn;
St. Pascal Baylon
Deceased – Feb. 1980
Kelly, Thomas 6/7/1941 Holy Name Mary, Valley Stream;
St. Joseph College;
St. Saviour;
St. Catharine of Alexandria, Brooklyn;
Guardian Angel;
Our Lady of Angels
Deceased – 1/16/2011
King, Michael 6/1/1957 St. Peter Claver, Brooklyn;
Holy Rosary, Brooklyn;
Little Flower, Wading River;
St. Mary Mother of Jesus, Brooklyn
Laicized – 6/1/1974
Klein, Adolph 6/11/1949 St. Barbara;
Our Lady of Grace, Howard Beach;
St. Pancras, Glendale;
St. Aloysius, Ridgewood;
St. Fidelis, College Point;
St. Pancras, Glendale;
St. Catharine of Alexandria
Deceased – 6/12/1994
Kraus, Charles 5/31/1958 St. Camillus, Rockaway Park;
St. Leo, Corona;
St. Aloysius, Brooklyn;
St. Helen, Howard Beach;
Our Lady of Angels;
St. Charles Borromeo
Deceased – 5/25/2008
Lahey, Joseph 5/22/1948 St. Mark;
St. Joseph, LIC;
Sacred Heart, Glendale;
St. Patrick
Deceased – 3/10/1997
Loringhitus, John J. 5/21/1932 Holy Rosary;
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Roosevelt;
St. George;
Annunciation;
Epiphany;
Transfiguration, Maspeth;
St. Mary of the Angels;
St. Joseph Patron;
St. Brigid, Westbury;
Holy Ghost;
St. Joseph, Kings Park;
St. Anthony Hospital Chaplain;
Nativity, BK
Deceased – 3/13/1966
Maurer, John H. 5/29/1954 St. Margaret, Middle Village;
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Ridgewood;
St. Mark, Brooklyn;
St. Benedict, Brooklyn;
St. Columba, Brooklyn;
St. Margaret, Middle Village;
Deceased – 4/27/1993
McCue, Webster J. 6/6/1959 St. Boniface, Brooklyn;
St. Matthew, Brooklyn;
St. Joseph, Long Island City;
St. Finbar, Brooklyn
Deceased – 10/28/1991
McGlynn, William 6/15/1946 St. Anne, Brentwood;
Nativity;
St. Vincent de Paul;
Notre Dame, New Hyde Park
Deceased – 6/12/1972
Osborne, Martin 6/3/1950 St. Mark;
Our Lady of Angels, Rego Park;
Our Lady of Loreto, Hempstead
Deceased – 9/8/2005
Padian, John 5/30/1970 Epiphany;
St. Teresa, Woodside;
Our Lady of Angels;
Ascension, Elmhurst;
St. John Vianney, Flushing;
St. Gabriel the Archangel;
Blessed Sacrament
Deceased – 10/29/1995
Petroski, Ronald 5/30/1970 St. Francis Xavier, BK;
St. Anastasia, Douglaston
Deceased – 12/02/1986
Reilly, Francis 5/21/1932 St. Brigid, BK;
St. Frances of Assisi, BK;
Immaculate Conception, BK;
St. Mary Star of the Sea, BK;
Immaculate Conception, Long Island City;
Notre Dame, New Hyde Park;
St. Michael, Flushing;
St. Monica, Jamaica;
St. Mary Mother of Jesus, BK
Deceased – 1/5/1991
Rodriguez, Robert 6/1/1957 Epiphany, BK;
St. Michael, 4th Ave., BK;
St. Martin of Tours, BK;
St. Teresa, Woodside
Deceased – 8/30/1981
Simonetti, Gennaro 6/11/1938 St. Joseph Patron Universal Church;
Our Lady of Miracles
Deceased – 1/16/1998
Smyth, James P. 5/30/1931 St. Anselm;
Holy Innocents;
St. Augustine;
St. Cecilia;
St. Thomas-St. Edmund, Breezy Point;
St. Therese of Lisieux
Deceased – 9/20/1973
Soister, John 3/27/1976 St. Catharine of Alexandria Laicized – 5/25/1994
Stegman, Raymond 6/3/1950 St. Boniface, Elmont;
Curé of Ars, Merrick;
St. Mary of the Isle, Long Beach;
Maria Regina High School, Uniondale;
St. Pius X Prep Seminary, Uniondale;
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lindenhurst;
Holy Trinity High School, Hicksville;
St. Gertrude, Bayville;
St. Pius X, Uniondale
Deceased – 6/9/2000
Strianese, Frederick 6/1/1963 St. John the Evangelist, BK;
St. Dominic, BK;
Sacred Heart-St. Stephen;
Our Lady of Grace, Brooklyn
Deceased – 5/10/1986
Stonebridge, John 6/11/1938 St. Peter Claver;
Holy Rosary;
Sacred Heart, Glendale
Deceased – 6/13/2000
Sullivan, James E. 6/15/1946 St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands;
Our Lady of Angels;
Nativity BVM, Ozone Park;
St. Mark;
St. Vincent de Paul;
Holy Trinity, Whitestone;
Diocesan Counseling Center
Deceased – 12/13/2006
Tahaney, James 6/1/1963 St. Mary Mother of Jesus;
St. Patrick;
St. Andrew Apostle;
St. Mary Star of the Sea;
Immaculate Heart of Mary;
St. Agatha
Deceased – 11/28/2004
Thompson, John A. 3/31/1979 St. Matthew;
Visitation B.V.M.;
BVM Help of Christians;
Holy Name;
Msgr. McClancy HS;
St. Michael Archangel & St. Edward the Confessor, BK;
St. Elizabeth, Ozone Park;
St. Gertrude
Laicized – 10/1/2009
Verrengio, Rocco 5/30/1970 St. Rita, LIC;
St. Margaret, Middle Village;
St. Mary Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway;
St. Rita, Brooklyn;
St. John the Evangelist;
St. Mary Star of the Sea, BK;
St. Frances de Chantal;
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Queens;
St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights;
Bishop Ford HS;
St. Lucy-St. Patrick, BK;
Holy Rosary, Brooklyn
Deceased – 7/17/12
Walsh, Edward 12/8/1932 St. Brigid, Westbury;
Our Lady of the Cenacle, Richmond Hill;
St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Albans;
St. Mary, LIC;
Holy Ghost;
St. Vincent Ferrer;
St. Matthias
Deceased – 10/14/1984
Wilders, George 5/30/1970 St. Michael-St. Edward;
St. Boniface;
St. Michael, Flushing;
St. Gabriel
Deceased – 7/4/1990
Wildgruber, Francis 5/28/1960 Ss. Joachim and Anne, Queens Village;
Sacred Heart, Glendale;
BVM Help of Christians, Woodside;
Sacred Heart, Adelphi Street
Deceased – 4/30/2004
Yander, Benjamin 6/11/1931 St. Joseph, Long Island City;
Fourteen Holy Martyrs;
St. Pancras;
Mary Queen of Heaven;
American Martyrs, Bayside
Deceased – 11/29/1986

Priests against whom allegations have been made that are not listed above.

An allegation was made against Reverend Edward Offenheiser, who is now deceased, and Reverend Vincent Zollo, a resigned priest. The Diocese found the allegations to be unsubstantiated but the claimants were permitted to participate in the IRCP. In the IRCP the Administrator is independent and not bound to any determination(s) of the Diocese.

Allegations have been filed against the following priests:

Msgr. Otto Garcia
Rev. Joseph Nolan
Rev. William With

As is the standard protocol of the Diocese, an investigation was completed on each case. The matters were referred to the Diocesan Review Board for its determination whether or not the allegations were credible. A professional investigation company was engaged by the Diocesan Review Board to undertake these investigations. The Review Board is composed of up to nine persons, a majority of whom are always laypersons who are not employees of the Diocese. These individuals all have an expertise which assists in evaluating cases. The Review Board unanimously found the allegations to be unsubstantiated.

An allegation was made against Reverend James C. Tugwood who is now deceased. This allegation was never found credible by the Diocese but a claimant was permitted to participate in the IRCP program. As to Father Tugwood, the IRCP program did not find the allegation to be substantiated.