Father Sylvester Penna
Diocese of San Jose (Jesuits)
Ordained: 1948
Dead: 1974
Assignment History:
- 1948-1949: Alma College (Alma, CA)
- 1949-1950: Manresa Hall (Port Townsend, WA)
- 1950-1952: Bellarmine High School (Seattle, WA)
- 1952-1953: St. Patrick’s (Spokane, WA)
- 1953-1960: St. Jude Thaddeus’ (Havre, MT)
- 1960-1961: St. Stanislaus’ (Lewiston, ID)
- 1961-1963: St. Patrick’s (Spokane, WA)
- 1963-1966: Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
- 1966-1967: Loyola High School (Missoula, MT)
- 1966-1967: St. Francis Xavier (Missoula, MT)
- 1967-1968: St. Jude Thaddeus’ (Havre, MT)
- 1967-1968: St. John’s (Cottonwood, MT)
- 1968-1972: St. Thomas the Apostle (Harlem, MT)
- 1968-1972: St. Thomas (Hogeland, MT)
- 1972-1973: St. Katherine’s (Enterprise, OR)
- 1973-1974: St. Vincent de Paul (Salem, OR)
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Sylvester Penna:
Fr. Sylvester Penna was ordained a priest of the Oregon Province in 1948, who also served in the Diocese of San Jose. According to media reports, Penna’s name was included on the Oregon Province’s 2011 list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse. In 2018, his name was also included on the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings list, as well as on the Jesuits West Province list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse. It noted allegations reported in 2009 in reference to abuse that is believed to have taken place in 1951-1957. Information about the age/gender of his alleged victim/victims or the nature of the alleged sexual abuse is unknown.
Fr. Penna died in 1974.
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