Father Mark Liening
Diocese of Phoenix
Ordained: N/A (Franciscan)
Died: 1985
Assigned as follows:
- >1941 Immaculate Conception (San Diego, CA)
- >1941 – 1942 Old Mission (Santa Barbara, CA)
- >1942 St. Mary’s (Phoenix, AZ)
- >1942 – 1943 St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- >1943 St. Joseph’s Hospital (Phoenix, AZ)
- >1943 – 1944 St. Mary’s, (Phoenix, AZ)
- >1944 – 1945 Immaculate Conception (Provo, UT)
- >1945 St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- >1945 – 1947 St. Mary’s (Phoenix, AZ)
- >1947 – 1948 St. Francis (Spokane, WA)
- >1948 – 1949 Greek Rite Franciscan Commissariate (New Canaan, CT)
- >1949 – 1950 Sybertsville Monastery (Sybertsville, PA)
- >1950 – 1951 St. Mary’s (Phoenix, AZ)
- > 1951 – 1953 St. Francis de Paula (Tularosa, NM)
- >1955 – 1957 Holy Family (Pueblo, CO)
- >1957 – 1962 St. Elizabeth’s (Oakland, CA)
- >1962 – 1964 St. Francis de Paula (Tularosa, NM)
- >1964 St. Boniface (San Francisco, CA)
- >1964 – 1966 St. Mary’s (Phoenix AZ)
- >1966 – 1968 St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- >1968 – 1969 (Ensenada, MEXICO)
- >1969 – 1970 St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- >1970 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Fresno, CA)
- >1970 – 1972 St. Joseph’s (Los Angeles, CA)
- >1972 – 1974 Old Mission (San Luis Rey, CA)
- >1974 – 1979 St. Mary’s (Phoenix, AZ)
- >1979 – 1985 St. Francis de Paula (Tularosa, NM)
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Mark Liening:
According to media reports, in May 2019, Father Mark Liening’s name appeared on the Franciscan Friars of Santa Barbara’s list of friars credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor. It noted an allegation reported in 2007 of the sexual abuse of a minor from 1943-1944. At the time of the alleged abuse, Father Liening was assigned to St. Mary’s in Phoenix, AZ.
He died in 1985.
Father Liening’s name appeared on the Diocese of Oakland’s list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors in 2019. It also appeared on the Diocese of Las Cruces’ list (misspelled Leining) in June 2019.
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