Father Lehr Barkenquest
Ordained: 1964
Died: 2019
Assigned as follows:
- St. Francis de Sales High School (Toledo, OH)
- DeSales Catholic High School (Lockport, NY)
- St. Rita Parish (Clarklake, MI)
Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Lehr Barkenquest:
Father Lehr Barkenquest entered the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales after he graduated high school. He made his first Profession of Vows in September of 1954 and was ordained a priest in April 1964. He earned an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the Catholic University of America and completed graduate studies in both Mathematics and Theology. He had a long career in Catholic education, serving as a teacher, treasurer, and principal. He became pastor of St. Rita Parish, Clarklake, MI in 1991 where he served for 22 years. Father Barkenquest died in January 2019.
According to media reports, in August 2019, Father Barkenquest was named in a lawsuit as having sexually abused a male student in the early to mid-1970s at St. Francis DeSales High School in Lockport, NY in the Diocese of Buffalo. His accuser claimed he told a school administrator at the time, but no action was taken.
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