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 Nov.22, 2024.
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Deceased – 6/6/23 |
| 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 | Deceased – 1/21/2024 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Michael Melendez | 6/3/1989 | St Brigid, Bushwick, Brooklyn St Elizabeth, Ozone Park, Queens St Michael’s, Flushing, Queens Our Lady of Fatima, Jackson Heights, Queens |
Leave of absence 2004;
Laicized in May 2008 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Ordained 5/15/1949 Santiago, Cuba Incardinated Brooklyn 9/15/1958 |
St. Nicholas, BK; Queen of All Saints; St. Teresa, Woodside; St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights |
Excardinated 3/16/1987 | 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 | |
| Sabatos, Daniel C. | 09/22/1936 | St. Michael, Brooklyn St. Teresa, Woodside St. Martin of Tours-Fourteen Holy Martyrs Cathedral Prep Seminary St. Cecilia |
Restrictions placed on 6/1/2020 | |
| 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 |
Restrictions placed on 6/1/2020 | |
| 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.
