Father Raymond A. Donohue Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1985 Retired: 2004 Assignment History: 1985: St. Joseph’s Parish (Fredonia, NY) 1985-1990: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Lakeview, NY) 1990-1993: St. Peter and Paul (Jamestown, NY) 1993-1995: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, NY) 1995-2004: St. Mary’s (Mayville, NY) and St. Isaac Jogues (Sherman, NY) Post Retirement: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Dunkirk, NY) Summary of…
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Fr. Thomas Wopperer – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Thomas Wopperer Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1964 Retired: 2008 Assignment History: 1964-1988: Various parishes in Buffalo St. Helen’s (Hinsdale, NY) Nativity of Our Lord (Orchard Park, NY) St. John Vianney (Orchard Park, NY) St. Joseph’s (Buffalo, NY) St. Christopher’s (Tonawanda, NY) St. Gabriel’s (Elma, NY) 1988-2008: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church (Dunkirk, NY) Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father…
Fr. Robert Beiter – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Robert Beiter Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1964 Retired: 2008 Died: 2022 Assignment History: 1964-1970: Blessed Sacrament Parish (Delevan, NY) 1970-1975: St. Joseph University Parish (Buffalo, NY) 1975-1978: St. Barnabas Parish (Depew, NY) 1978-1981: Blessed Sacrament (Buffalo, NY) 1982-1984: St. Agnes Parish (Buffalo, NY) 1984-1986: St. Mary Parish (Gasport, NY) 1984-1986: St. Anthony Parish (Fredonia, NY) 1986-2008: St. Patrick (Brocton,…
Fr. Robert J. Schober – Diocese of Buffalo
Fr. Robert J. Schober Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1977 Retired: 2020 Administrative Leave: 2021 Reinstated: 2022 Assignment History 1980s: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Elma, NY) 1990s: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Portville, NY) 2014-2021: Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Buffalo, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Robert J. Schober: In August 2021, a lawsuit filed in New York…
Msgr. James Kelly – Diocese of Buffalo
Monsignor James Kelly Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1962 Retired: Unknown Removed: 2021 Assignment History: St. Nicholas (Buffalo, NY) St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church (Buffalo, NY) The Diocesan Educational Campus (Buffalo, NY) St. John’s Parish (Olean, NY) St. Margaret’s Parish (Buffalo, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Monsignor James Kelly On June 30, 2021, the Diocese of Buffalo placed…
Aux. Bishop Edward Grosz – Diocese of Buffalo
Aux. Bishop Edward Grosz Diocese of Buffalo Summary of Abuse Allegations against Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz: In July 2021, retired Buffalo Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz was named in a lawsuit filed by a man who says that Grosz sexually abused him in approximately 1990 when the man was just 15 years old. According to the lawsuit, the abuse occurred at…
Msgr. Leo McCarthy – Diocese of Buffalo
Msgr. Leo McCarthy Diocese of Buffalo Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Msgr. Leo McCarthy: In July 2021, a lawsuit was filed in New York State court alleging that a woman was sexually abused by Monsignor Leo McCarthy of the Diocese of Buffalo in the early 1980s. According to the lawsuit, the woman, now 51, alleges that she was abused…
Buffalo Bishop to Predator Priest: You’re Either Supervised or You’re on Your Own!
It’s about time! That’s how we at Horowitz Law reacted to the news that a New York bishop is telling his credibly accused clerics “Either live under supervision or live without my financial support.” A Buffalo TV station reports that a priest, deemed by Buffalo church and lay officials ‘credibly accused’ of abuse, is fighting his boss’ ultimatum. We solidly…
Fr. Mieczyslaw “Matt” Nycz – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Mieczyslaw “Matt” Nycz Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: Unknown Retired: Unknown Assigned as follows: Sacred Heart School (NY) SS. Peter and Paul (Williamsville, NY) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Mieczyslaw “Matt” Nycz: Three priests have been placed on leave in response to claims in a lawsuit filed by a man who claims that they sexually abused him in the…
Fr. Adolph Kowalczyk – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Adolph Kowalczyk Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: Unknown Assigned as follows: Sacred Heart School Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church (Orchard Park, NY) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Adolph Kowalczyk: Three priests were placed on leave from ministry in the Buffalo Diocese in May 2021, in response to claims that they sexually abused a boy in the 1990s,…