Fr. George Voiland – Diocese of Brooklyn

On Behalf of | Feb 17, 2020 | Abuser Profiles, Catholic Church

Father George Voiland

Diocese of Brooklyn

Ordained: 1950

Removed: 2004

Died: 2012

Assigned as follows:

  • 1951-1953: St. Edmund’s (Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1954-1961: Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception (Brooklyn, NY) 
  • 1954-1955: Nativity of Our Blessed Lord (Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1956-1959: Sacred Heart (Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1962-1965: Our Lady of Solace (Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1966-1969: Corpus Christi (Woodside, NY) 
  • 1970: St. Stanislaus Martyr (Brooklyn, NY) 
  • 1971-1983: St. Mary (Star of the Sea, Brooklyn, NY)
  • 1981-1990: Diocesan Council for Administration of Church Property 
  • 1984-1995: Most Precious Blood (Long Island City, NY)
  • 1996-2006: Retired; Most Precious Blood (Long Island City, NY) 
  • 2007: Retired; Bishop Mugavero Residence (Douglaston, NY) 

Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father George Voiland:

According to media reports, Fr. George Voiland was permanently removed from ministry in 2004. In February 2019, his name appeared publicly on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s list of clergy credibly accused of sex abuse of minors. The details of the allegations, including the information about the age/gender of his alleged victim/victims, the nature of the alleged sexual abuse, or Voiland’s assignments at the time of the alleged abuse is unknown.

Voiland’s whereabouts and whether he has access to children from 2008 until his death in 2012 is unknown.

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