Father Francis Nelson Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1989 Assigned as follows: Doctoral Program, Fordham University 1997-2001: St. Mary Star of the Sea (Brooklyn, NY) 2001-2002: St. Charles Borromeo (Harlem, NY) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Francis Nelson: Fr. Francis Nelson was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Kottar in India. In 1996, he came to the United States…
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DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN
Fr. Rudolph T. Vorisek (Paulist Fathers) – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Rudolph T. Vorisek Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1956 Died: 2011 Assigned as follows: 1957-1968: St. Peter’s College (Baltimore, MD) 1969-1976: St. Mark’s University Parish (Isla Vista, CA) 1972-1976: University of California at Santa Barbara (Isla Vista, CA) 1977-1984: Christ of the King Chapel (Grand Rapids, MI) 1985-2005: St. Paul the Apostle (New York, NY) 1992-1994: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital…
Fr. Anthony Failla – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Anthony Failla Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1956 Removed: 2002 Died: 2018 Assigned as follows: Tilden High School Newman Club John Jay High School Newman Club Long Island College Hospital Nursing School St. Brendan High School Saints Michael and Edward 1957-1961: Holy Family Church (Brooklyn, NY) 1962-1975: St. Mary Star of the Sea (Brooklyn, NY) 1976-1978: St. Boniface’s (Brooklyn, NY)…
Fr. Anthony Ocloo – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Anthony Ocloo Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1992 Removed: 2005 Assigned as follows: St. Ephrem’s (Brooklyn, NY) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Anthony Ocloo: Fr. Anthony Ocloo was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Keta-Akatsi in Ghana Africa. According to media reports, in October 2005, he was arrested and charged after an allegation was reported through the diocesan…
Fr. Alfred Murphy (Augustinian) – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Alfred Murphy Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1956 Removed: 1992 Assigned as follows: 1957: Augustinian College (Washington, DC) 1957-1959: Augustinian Preparatory Seminary (Staten Island, NY) 1959-1961: St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Brooklyn, NY) 1961-1962: St. Augustine, Andover, MA; St. Joseph’s (Ballardvale, MA) 1962-1968: St. Mary’s; Immaculate Conception; SS. Peter and Paul (Lawrence, MA) 1968-1972: St. Mary’s Hall (Villanova, PA) 1972-1984: Assumption…
Fr. Edwin J. Collins – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Edwin J. Collins Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1954 Assigned as follows: 1955-1957: St. Barnabas Apostle (Bellmore, NY) 1958-1959: St. Barnabas Apostle (Bellmore, NY) 1960-1961: Holy Name of Mary Residence (Valley Stream, NY) 1960-1967: St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary (Uniondale, NY) 1968: St. Mary’s (Manhasset, NY) 1969-1976: St. William the Abbot (Seaford, NY) 1977-1997: Our Lady of Lourdes (Malverne, NY)…
Fr. William (Bill) Spine (Jesuit) – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father William (Bill) Spine Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1973 Assigned as follows: 1974-1975: Jesuit School of Theology of Loyola University (Chicago, IL) 1976-1979: Society of Jesus (Oak Park, IL) 1980-1982: Chancay 50 (Lima, Peru) 1981-1983: St. Ignatius (Brooklyn, NY) 1984-1986: St. Mary’s (Moline, IL) 1987-1989: Holy Family (Chicago, IL) 1989-1990: Clark St. Jesuit Residence (Chicago, IL) 1990-1991: Clark St. Jesuit…
Fr. Hugh A. Byrne – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Hugh A. Byrne Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1962 Removed: 2019 Assigned as follows: 1963-1965: St. Robert Bellarmine, Bayside Hills, NY 1966-1968: St. Frances De Chantal, Brooklyn, NY 1969-1975: Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit, Brooklyn, NY 1976-1980: St. Kevin’s, Flushing, NY 1981-1988: St. Frances Cabrini, Brooklyn, NY 1989: St. Luke, Queens, NY 1990-2002: St. Thomas More-St. Edmund, Queens, NY 2007-2017: Retired; Bishop…
Fr. Thomas J. O’Rourke – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Thomas J. O’Rourke Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1963 Died: 1998 Assigned as follows: 1964-1969: Corpus Christi, Woodside (Queens, NY) 1970-1976: American Martyrs, Bayside (Queens, NY) 1977-1981: Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception (Douglaston, NY) 1982: Mary Louis Academy (Queens, NY) 1988: Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception (Douglaston, NY) 1991: Cathedral Residence of the Immaculate Conception (Douglaston, NY) 1992-1998:…
Fr. Guido Caverzan (Scalabrinian) – Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Guido Caverzan Diocese of Brooklyn Ordained: 1950 Died: 1994 Assigned as follows: 1952-1953: St. Peter (Syracuse, NY) 1954-1964: St. Mary of Mt. Carmel (Utica, NY) 1965-1967: St. Michael’s (New Haven, CT) 1968-1970: Our Lady of Pompei (New York, NY) 1971-1977: St. Lazarus’ (Boston, MA) 1978-1989: St. Joseph Patron of the Universal Church, (Brooklyn, NY) 1990-1994: St. Margaret Church (Clewiston,…