Father Leo Courcy Diocese of Trenton Ordained: 1962 Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave: 1965-1966, 1979-1980 Inpatient Evaluation/Treatment: 1967-1970 Removed: 1993 Laicized: 2009 Assigned as follows: 1962-1965: St. Anthony (Burlington, VT) 1965-1967: Absent from Burlington Diocese on “Sick Leave” 1966: Don Bosco Home (Burlington, VT) 1966: St. Francis Xavier (Winooski, VT) 1966: St. Mark (Burlington, VT) 1967-1970: Servants of the Paraclete (Santa Fe, NM) (inpatient…
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Fr. John Wadeson – Diocese of Trenton
Father John Wadeson Diocese of Trenton/Society of the Divine Word Ordained: 1969 Removed: 2014 Reinstated: 2015 Assigned as follows: 1970: Divine Word Seminary (St. Mary’s) (Techny, IL) 1971: St. Peter Claver (Ashbury Park, NJ) 1972-1973: Verbum Dei High School (Boys) (Los Angeles, CA) 1974: St. John the Evangelist (Los Angeles, CA) 1975-1978: Notre Dame High School (Riverside, CA) 1979: Divine…
Fr. Benedict Worry – Diocese of Trenton
Father Benedict Worry Diocese of Trenton Ordained: 1987 Removed: 2012 Assigned as follows: 1987-1988: Unknown 1989-2017: St. Mary’s Abbey (Morristown, NJ) 1996-1997: Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Trenton (Princeton, NJ) 1997: St. James Church (Pennington, NJ) 1998-2010: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church (Linden, NJ) 2004-2008: Deanery: Little Flower Parish (Union County Southeast, NJ) 2012: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church…
Br. Kenneth Ghastin – Diocese of Trenton
Brother Kenneth Ghastin Diocese of Trenton/Franciscan Ordained: 1959 Died: 2013 Assigned as follows: 1959: Simple Vows (Hungarian Franciscans); Holy Land Monastery (Washington, DC); (Detroit, MI); Holy Assumption (Roebling, NJ); Holy Cross High School (Trenton, NJ) 1977-1978: (Lansing, MI) 1979-1983: Christopher Columbus Catholic High School (Boston, MA) 1983-1991: Serra Catholic High School (McKeesport, PA) 1992: Dusquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) 1992-1993: St.…
Fr. Robert Hermley (Franciscan) – Diocese of Trenton
Father Robert Hermley Diocese of Trenton Ordained: 1955 Died: 2009 Assigned as follows: 1955: De Sales Hall (Washington, DC) 1956: St. Francis de Sales (Toledo, OH) 1958-1965: Father Judge High School for Boys (Philadelphia, PA) 1966: Mission House of the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales (Toledo, OH) 1967-1978: Father Judge High School for Boys (Philadelphia, PA) 1979-1980: Our Lady…
Fr. Velanmarukudiyil Christudas – Diocese of Trenton
Father Velanmarukudiyil Christudas (Chris) Diocese of Trenton/Camaldolese Congregation of the Order of St. Benedict Ordained: 1986 Removed: 2012 Assigned as follows: 1987-2000: (San Francisco, Australia and India) 2001-2014: Church of the Visitation (Brick Town, NJ) 2015-2019: Unknown Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Velanmarukudiyil Christudas (a/k/a Chris Christudas): Fr. Velanmarukudiyil Christudas, more commonly known as Chris Christudas, is a native…
Fr. Michael Teta – Diocese of Trenton
Father Michael Teta Diocese of Trenton Ordained: 1974 Laicized: 2004 Assigned as follows: 1975-1977: St. Joseph Church (Bound Brook, NJ) 1978-1980: Our Mother of Sorrows (Tucson, AZ) 1978-1980: Absent on Sick Leave 1980-1982: St. Rose of Lima Parish (Safford, AZ) 1984-1986: St. Francis Church (Superior, AZ) 1987-1988: St. Francis de Sales (Tucson, AZ) 1989-1994: Absent on Leave 1996-2002: Absent on…
Fr. Harold Hermley – Diocese of Trenton
Father Harold Hermley Diocese of Trenton/Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Ordained: 1957 Died: 1983 Assigned as follows: 1958-1964: Father Judge High School (Philadelphia, PA) 1964-1967: Bishop Ireton High School (Alexandria, VA) 1967-1972: Salesianum High School (Wilmington, DE) 1973-1976: Northeast Catholic High School (Philadelphia, PA) 1977-1981: St. Teresa (Tuckerton, NJ) 1982: Father Judge Community (Philadelphia, PA) Summary of Abuse Allegations…
Fr. Edward Balestrieri – Diocese of Trenton
Father Edward Balestrieri Diocese of Trenton/Trinitarian Ordained: 1959 Removed: 2002 Died: 2012 Assigned as follows: 1959-1960: Unknown 1961-1968: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Asbury Park, NJ) 1969-1970: St. James (Italian) (Trenton, NJ) 1971: (Pikesville, MD) 1972: St. Ann (Italian) (Bristol, PA) 1973-1978: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Asbury Park, NJ) 1979-1981: St. Joseph (Marion, IL) 1982-1983: Good Samaritan Hospital (Mount…
Fr. Anthony Joseph Eremito – Diocese of Trenton
Father Anthony Joseph Eremito Diocese of Trenton Ordained: 1967 Removed: 2002 Laicized: 2006 Assigned as follows: 1968: Church of St. Mary (Fishkill, NY) 1970-1975: St. Raymond’s (Bronx, NY) 1976: Extra Archdiocesan Assignment 1977-1978: Our Lady of Fatima Church (Scarsdale, NY) 1979: Extra Archdiocesan Assignment St. Joseph (Keyport, NJ) 1980-1985: St. Margaret’s (New York, NY) 1986-1994: Holy Cross (New York, NY)…