POPULAR PRIEST ONE OF EIGHT MORE ADDED TO DIOCESE OF SCRANTON LIST On Thursday, October 29, 2020, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of the Diocese of Scranton added eight more people to the list of dozens of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse. The Diocese list was first published in August 2018 on the Diocese of Scranton’s website. In January…
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Fr. Albert Oldfield – Diocese of Scranton
Father Albert Oldfield Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1959 Died: 2019 Assignment History: 1959-1960: Saint Philomena (Hawley, PA) 1961-1966: Saint Pius X Chapel (Royal, PA) 1966-1968: Nativity of Our Lord (Scranton, PA) 1972: Saint Nicholas (Wilkes-Barre, PA) 1972-1975: Bishop Hoban High School (Wilkes-Barre, PA) 1976-1977: Saint Denis (Glen Lyon, PA) 1984-1996: Saint Boniface (Williamsport, PA) 1996: Saint Mary of Czestochowa (Scranton,…
Fr. James Gormley (Jesuit) – Diocese of Scranton
Father James Gormley Diocese of Scranton (Jesuit) Ordained: 1954 Died: 2005 Assigned as follows: 1948-1951: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA) 1956-1959: Scranton Preparatory School (Scranton, PA) 1959-1960: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia, PA) 1960-1965: Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues (Wernersville, PA) 1965-1972: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia, PA) 1973-1975: Georgetown Preparatory School (N. Bethesda, MD) 1975-1981: St. Joseph’s Preparatory School (Philadelphia,…
Fr. James J. Walsh – Diocese of Scranton
Father James Walsh Diocese of Scranton Removed: 2020 Assigned as Follows: 1973: St. Ann’s (Tobyhanna, PA) 1973: Holy Rosary (Scranton, PA) 1974: St. Clare (Scranton, PA) 1975: Cathedral of St. Peter (Scranton, PA) 1978: St. Ann’s (Tobyhanna, PA) 1979: St. Gregory Church (Clarks Green, PA) 1983: St. John the Evangelist 1984: St. Patricks (Olyphant, PA) 1985: St. Francis Parish (Nanticoke,…
DIOCESE OF SCRANTON PRIEST RESIGNS FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION
SCRANTON PRIEST ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the Diocese of Scranton announced the resignation of Father James J. Walsh, pastor of Saint Maria Goretti Parish in Laflin, following an investigation into an allegation of sexual assault that occurred in 1979. The alleged abuse occurred while Father Walsh was serving as assistant pastor at the Church of…
Msgr. George Demuth – Diocese of Scranton
Msgr. George Demuth Diocese of Scranton Assigned as follows: St. Boniface (Williamsport, PA) St. Nicholas (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Ascension Parish (Williamsport, PA) St. Mary of the Assumption Church (Scranton, PA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Msgr. George Demuth: In Summer 2015, a man reported to the Diocese of Scranton that he was sexually abused by Msgr. George Demuth during Demuth’s assignment…
Fr. Arthur Long – Diocese of Scranton
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Fr. Louis Bonacci – Diocese of Scranton
Father Louis Bonacci Diocese of Scranton/Baltimore/Jesuit Ordained: 1973 Removed: 2011 Assignment History: 1973-1974: Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues (Wernersville, PA) 1973-1974: Jesuit Center for Spiritual Growth (Wernersville, PA) 1974-1978: Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy) 1978-1982: Loyola College (Baltimore, MD) 1982-1987: Our Lady of Mercy (Winston-Salem, NC) 1986-1988: Wake Forest University; NC School of the Arts (Charlotte NC) 1986-1988: Salem College;…
Fr. John Rebovich – Diocese of Scranton
Father John Rebovich Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1967 Administrative leave: 1990 Died: Unknown Assigned as follows: 1968-1972: Oblates of St. Joseph Seminary, Pittston, PA 1972-1973: St. John the Evangelist, Pittston, PA 1973-1974: St. Joseph’s, York, PA 1973-1974: Trinity High School, Shiremanstown, PA 1974-1978: St. Nicholas, Dunellen, NJ 1978-1979: Byzantine Catholic Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA 1979-1985: St. Eugene, Bedford, OH 1985-1990: St.…
Fr. Benedict Van Der Putten – Diocese of Scranton
Father Benedict Van Der Putten Diocese of Scranton Ordained: 1992 Laicized: 2005 Assigned as Follows: St. Aloysius Retreat House (Los Gatos, CA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Benedict Van Der Putten: Father Benedict van der Putten was ordained a priest in 1992, who served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Scranton. He was a member of the traditionalist…