Father Leo Courcy Jr. Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1962 Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave: 1965-1966, 1979-1980 Inpatient Evaluation/Treatment: 1967-1970 Removed: 1993 Laicized: 2009 Assigned as follows: 1962 – 1965: St. Anthony (Burlington, VT) 1965 -1967: Absent from Burlington Diocese on “Sick Leave” 1966: Don Bosco Home (Burlington, VT) 1966: St. Francis Xavier (Winooski, VT) 1966: St. Mark (Burlington, VT) 1967 – 1970: Servants of the Paraclete (Santa…
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Br. John H. Dagwell – Diocese of Venice
Brother John H. Dagwell Diocese of Venice/Newark/Xaverian Joined: 1962 Left order: 2002 Assignment History: 1968: Xaverian Brothers HS (Westwood MA) 1968-1988: St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale NJ) 1989-1998: In residence (Milton, MA) 1998-2002: Manatee Community College (Venice, FL) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother John H. Dagwell: According to documents released by the Archdiocese of Boston in 2003, Brother…
Fr. Caesar Orrico – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Caesar Orrico Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: Unknown Died: 2003 Assignment History: 1962-1972: Emeritus of Church of the Assumption (Emerson, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Caesar Orrico: Father Caesar Orrico was a priest and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. He guided Emeritus of Church of the Assumption since its earliest days as a mission of St.…
Fr. Wladyslaw (Walter) Gorak – Diocese of Orlando
Fr. Wladyslaw Gorak (a/k/a Walter Fisher) Diocese of Orlando Ordained: 1998 Assigned in Orlando: 2004-2005 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Fr. Wladyslaw Gorak (a/k/a Walter Fisher): Originally ordained for the Archdiocese of Newark, Gorak began working in the Diocese of Orlando in 2004, after Newark Aux. Bishop Arthur Serratelli provided a sworn affidavit to the Bishop of Orlando that…
The Absolute Wrong Place to Keep Doing the ‘Same Old, Same Old’
There are almost 200 Catholic dioceses in the United States. Over the past two years or so, one of the most controversial dioceses, in terms of clergy sexual abuse, has been the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey. So you might expect that Newark Catholic officials would be particularly responsive and forthcoming and sympathetic these days when new abuse cases…
Fr. Donato Cabardo – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Donato Cabardo Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: Unknown Assigned as follows: St. Paul of the Cross Church (Jersey City, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Donato Cabardo: Father Donato Cabardo was ordained a priest and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to media reports, in August 2020, he was arrested for alleged sexual…
Fr. Bruce Harger – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Bruce Harger Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 2001 Resigned: 2020 Assignment History: 2001-2007: St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (Hillsdale, NJ) 2007-2010: St. Nicholas Parish (Jersey City, NJ) 2018-2020: Church of Epiphany (Cliffside Park, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Bruce Harger: Fr. Bruce Harger entered the priesthood later in his…
Fr. Sal DiStefano – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Sal DiStefano Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 2003 Removed: 2020 Assigned as follows: Oratory Preparatory School (Summit, NJ) Our Lady of Peace (New Providence, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Sal DiStefano: Father Sal DiStefano was ordained a priest and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. He spent more than 30 years in education, as well as several…
Fr. Victor Phelan – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Victor Phelan Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1971 Removed: Unknown Assigned as follows: 1971-1976 Bawku Catholic Mission (Bawku, Ghana) 1976-1978 Residence (Chicago, IL) 1978-1979 St. Mary’s (Plainfield, NJ) 1980-1989 White Fathers of Africa activity (Africa) 1989-1992 Missionaries of Africa (Los Angeles, CA) 1990-1991 Missionaries of Africa (Chicago, IL)…
Fr. Contardo Angelo Omarini – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Contardo Angelo Omarini Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1936 Died: 1995 Assigned as follows: 1937-1949: Unknown 1950-1952: St. Paul’s Monastery (Canfield, OH) 1953-1955: St. Paul’s Seminary (Port Richmond, NY) 1956-1960: Unknown 1961-1963: St. Paul’s Seminary (Port Richmond, NY) 1964-1977: Unknown; St. Bernard (Plainfield, NJ) 1965-1966: St.…