On May 8, 2023, the Diocese of Oakland filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the face of more than 330 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by priests. The bankruptcy filing in the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court comes after a California law...
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Fr. Michael Van Dinh – Diocese of Oakland
Father Michael Van Dinh Diocese of Oakland Ordained: 2008 Leave: 2017 Removed: 2020 Assignment History: St. Michael’s Catholic Church (Livermore, CA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Michael Van Dinh: In 2017, a 24-year-old man alleged he was sexually abused by Fr. Michael Van Dinh inside the rectory of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Livermore, California. According to media reports,…
Fr. Donald E. Broderson – Diocese of Oakland
Father Donald E. Broderson Diocese of Oakland Ordained: 1968 Removed: 1991 Laicized: 2005 Died: 2010 Assigned as follows: 1969-1971: Santa Paula (Freemont, CA) 1971: Deaf, Diocesan Office; St. Joseph’s Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing; St. Joseph’s School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Oakland, CA) 1972: St. Philip Neri (Alameda, CA) 1973: St. Joachim (Hayward, CA) 1974-1975: Most…
Fr. Mario Cimmarrusti – Diocese of Oakland
Father Mario Cimmarrusti Diocese of Oakland/Franciscans Ordained: 1957 Died: 2013 Assigned as follows: 1957-1958: Immaculate Conception, St. Mary’s (Phoenix, AZ) 1958-1965: St. Francis Minor Seminary (Troutdale, OR) 1965-1970: St. Anthony’s Minor Seminary (Santa Barbara, CA) 1970-1981: Mexican Missions, Guaymas (Sonora, Mexico) 1981: Hazelden Foundation (Center City, MN) 1981-1982: Servants of the Paraclete, St. Michael’s, Therapeutic Comm. (St. Louis, MO) 1982-1985:…
Fr. Melvin Bucher – Diocese of Oakland
Father Melvin Bucher Diocese of Oakland/Franciscans Ordained: 1961 Died: 2019 Assigned as follows: 1963-1964: St. Francis Seminary (Troutdale, OR) 1964-1968: Serra Catholic High School (Salem, OR) 1968-1970: St. Anthony’s (Tigard, OR) 1971-1972: Leave of absence 1972-1973: St. Anne’s (Spokane, WA) 1973-1976: St. Elizabeth’s High School (Oakland, CA) 1976-1977: Franciscan Fathers Provincial House (Oakland, CA); Pre-Novitiate Formation (Hayward, CA) 1977-1988: St.…
Msgr. Vincent I. Breen – Diocese of Oakland
Monsignor Vincent I. Breen Diocese of Oakland Ordained: 1936 Removed: 1982 Died: 1986 Assigned as follows: 1936-1938: St. Mary’s (Stockton, CA) 1938-1942: Catholic University (Washington, DC) 1942-1944: Nativity (San Francisco, CA) 1944-1946: St. Joseph Military Academy (Belmont, CA) 1944-1952: Serra High School for Boys (San Mateo, CA) 1952-1953: St. Mary’s (Walnut Creek, CA) 1953-1982: Holy Spirit (Fremont, CA) 1982-1986: Retired Summary…
Fr. Jeffrey N. Acebo – Diocese of Oakland
Father Jeffrey N. Acebo Diocese of Oakland Ordained: 1986 Removed: 2002 Assigned as follows: 1987-1988: St. John the Baptist (San Lorenzo, CA) 1989-1992: St. Joseph’s (Pinole, CA) 1993-1994: Holy Spirit (Freemont, CA) 1994-1995: St. Leonard (Freemont, CA) 1996-2001: St. Anthony’s (Oakland CA) 2002-2020: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Jeffrey N Acebo: According to media reports, in approximately 1986,…
Br. Salvatore Billante – Diocese of Oakland
Brother Salvatore Billante Diocese of Oakland Ordained: Unknown Assigned as follows: 1965-1989: Salesian High School (Richmond, CA); Corpus Christi Church (San Francisco, CA) 1989-1994: Prison (inmate) 1994-present: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations against Brother Salvatore Billante: Br. Salvatore Billante was a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco religious order. He was a youth minister at Corpus Christi Church for…
Fr. Kenneth J. Cabral – Diocese of Oakland
Father Kenneth J. Cabral Diocese of Oakland Ordained: 1950 Removed: 1991 Died: 1996 Assigned as follows: 1950-1953: St. Bernard’s (Tracy, CA) 1953-1954: St. Leo’s (San Jose, CA (SFr) 1954-1963: St. Lawrence O’Toole’s (Oakland, CA) 1963-1965: St. Catherine of Sienna (Martinez, CA) 1965-1967: St. Joseph the Worker (Berkeley, CA) 1967-1970: St. Mary’s (Walnut Creek, CA) 1970-1971: St. Columba’s (Oakland, CA) 1971-1975:…
Fr. James A. Clark – Diocese of Oakland
Father James A. Clark Diocese of Oakland Ordained: 1947 Removed: 1984 Died: 1989 Assigned as follows: 1948-1950: St. Louis Bertrand (Oakland, CA) 1951-1955: Nativity of Our Lord (Menlo Park, CA) 1956-1959: St. Leo’s (San Jose, CA) 1960-1963: St. Michael’s (Livermore, CA) 1964-1965: St. Paschal’s (Oakland, CA) 1966-1984: Corpus Christi (Fremont, CA) 1985-1989: St. Anne (Walnut Creek, CA) Summary of Abuse…