Father Howard F. Yeakle Archdiocese of Baltimore Ordained: 1951 Laicized: 1972 Died: 1988 Assignment History: 1951-1953 Augustine’s Church, Elkridge, MD 1953-1955 Patrick’s Church, Baltimore, MD 1955-1957 All Saints Church,...
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Sister Francis Marie Yocum – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Sister Francis Marie Yocum Archdiocese of Baltimore/ Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia Died: 1994 Assignment History: [years unknown] Nun, Sisters of St. Francis, Philadelphia, PA 1950s Music Teacher, The Catholic High School, Baltimore, MD Summary of Sexual...
Opinion: Why a Maine Diocese Social Worker’s Censure Matters
Carolyn Bloom is probably a very nice person. She's a social worker and in our experience, most social workers are very nice. As a social worker, she's also very likely helped many people. In our experience, most social workers do, in fact, help many people. But nice...
Maine Diocese’s Abuse Point Person is Disciplined by State Board for Ethical Violations
Carolyn Bloom, a therapist appointed by Bishop Robert Deeley as a point person to handle allegations of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church for the entire state of Maine, has been disciplined by a Maine licensing board after she admitted to violating multiple...
Horowitz Law Announces the Filing of New Lawsuit Against Maine Catholic Diocese
On Thursday, December 1, Horowitz Law filed a child sexual abuse and coverup lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland in Maine. The lawsuit alleges that Ann Allen was sexually abused by Fr. Lawrence Sabatino, her parish priest, when she was about 7...
Fr. Michael Mahoney – Archdiocese of San Francisco
Father Michael Mahoney Archdiocese of San Francisco/Franciscans Ordained: 1974 Assignment History: 1974-1984: Priest Psychologist Department of Justice (Dublin, Limerick, and Cork, Ireland) 1984-2001: Unknown 2001-2009: Old Mission (Santa Ines, CA) 2010-2022: Our Lady of Angels (Burlingame, CA), Pastor Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Michael Mahoney: Ordained in Ireland, Fr. Michael Mahoney worked in several parishes in the Archdiocese…
Msgr. Michael Harriman – Archdiocese of San Francisco
Monsignor Michael Harriman Archdiocese of San Francisco Ordained: 1968 Retired: 2017 Assignment History: 1968-1977: St. Isabella Parish (San Rafael, CA) 1978-1988: CYO Camp Armstrong (Occidental, CA) 1978-1988: St. Vincent’s School for Boys (San Rafael, CA) 1989-1998: St. Thomas the Apostle (San Francisco, CA) 1999-2022: St. Cecilia (San Francisco, CA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Msgr. Michael Harriman: Msgr. Michael…
Fr. David Ghiorso – Archdiocese of San Francisco
Father David Ghiorso Archdiocese of San Francisco Ordained: 1981 Leave of Absence: 2021 Assignment History: 1981-1995: St. Vincent’s School for Boys (San Rafael, CA) 1982-1990: CYO Camp Armstrong (Occidental, CA) 2000-2012: Leave 2012-2022: St. Charles Parish (San Carlos, CA) 2012-2022: St. Matthias (Redwood City, CA)) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father David Ghiorso: Fr. David Ghiorso worked in several parishes…
Fr. Felix Werpechowski – Diocese of Norwich
Father Felix Werpechowski Diocese of Norwich Ordained: 1929 Retired: 1971 Died: 1972 Assigned as follows: 1929: St. Mary’s (Middletown, CT) 1931:Holy Cross (New Britain, CT) 1934: Holy Name of Jesus (Stamford, CT) 1937: St. Mary’s (Union City, NJ) 1941: U.S. Army Chaplain (Camp Blanding, FL) 1946: Holy Name of Jesus (Stamford, CT) 1947: St. Thomas (Thomaston, CT) 1948: St. Paul’s…
Fr. Robert Leo Pelkington – Diocese of Norwich
Father Robert Leo Pelkington Diocese of Norwich (Dominicans) Ordained: 1968 Died: 2015 Assigned as follows: 1970-1978: Providence College (Providence, RI) 1979-1980: Jarrett House (Detroit, MI) 1981-1983: St. Stephen Priory (Dover, MA) 1984-1985: St. Vincent Ferrer Priory (New York, NY) 1986: Holy Name of Jesus (Philadelphia, PA) 1987-1991: St. Dominic’s (Washington, DC) 1992: Thomas Aquinas (Zanesville, OH) 1993-1994: St. Vincent Ferrer…