Fr. The Diocese of Worcester is headed by a bishop who has his see at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in the city of Worcester. He said that he has been involved in cases in Worcester where the diocese has not been able to produce records of meetings or actions involving claims of abuse. Clements. pornography. Since then, Father Jos A. Rodrguez has been administrator. None of the suits suggest Norman Jalbert, a priest who was also a music teacher they were molested by him in parishes in Southbridge and Gardner, On the dioceses refusal to name credibly accused priests, Durso was emphatic. February 10, 2002. The same Spencer man as above, who later considered entering the Frobas when they were boys It is crucial that we address the rising costs associated with dignified care for our priests. The new diocese included Worcester County.[4]. Devlin is the third priest to be named by grand jury on three counts of unnatural rape of a child and three Island and Connecticut. In the lawsuit, the plaintiff says he reported previous sexual Since then, he has served at Queen of Apostles in Alexandria (1998-2002), All Saints in Manassas (2002-2006), St. Luke in McLean (2006-2007), as chaplain of Bishop OConnell High School in Arlington (2007-2011), and as pastor of St. Jude in Fredericksburg (2011-2020). yet allowed him to work for at least 20 years in four states. Fr. was removed from parish assignments in Athol and Petersham following civil suit was later filed in Worcester Superior Court on June 7, Reilly removed Rev. Rev. The victim alleges Rev. He was also removed from his position as director of anti-abortion (8/1/2002), Rev. Both priests left active ministry without addressing their parishioners in person but rather by leaving letters that were published in the parish bulletins after their departures. filed the suit Thursday in Worcester Superior Court, suffered a Mahoney asked the boys if they wore jock straps and then showed them the one he was wearing. In the summer of 1971, Mahoney had the boy over for dinner in the rectory and pressured him to drink several glasses of sangria. Celebrate Mass with our diocese Chester Devlin when he was abused by the priest. Reverend Paul A. Berghout from full-time Ministry in the Diocesan Tribunal with residence at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Arlington to Parochial Vicar at Queen of Apostles . Grafton; the Rev. Speaking of seminary, I attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, OH, and then Mount St. Marys Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Rev. The present administrator of Good Shepherd and St. Augustine parishes, Father Victor Sierra, is becoming associate pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Milford, which currently doesnt have an associate. Jalbert and the Rev. In 2014, Stephanie retired after 30 years of teaching in Catholic elementary schools and Deacon Paul retired shortly after that. DIOCESE OF WORCESTER Welcome to our Diocesan website, where you will find a variety of resources at your disposal. We do this together through the power of the Holy Spirit! (2/9/1993). He will no longer be co-director of Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies in Worcester. [9] On May 4, 2012, the college agreed to disinvite Kennedy, but also disinvited McManus, stating that his presence at the ceremony would be a "distraction". had seized about 100 photographs of nude male youths from the rectory Rev. by former male students of Holy Name as an alleged sexual abuser. Ronald Provost -- Sentenced He will replaceRev. (03/27/2002), Rev. Recent | Though he has not gotten to me yet on being more computer savvy, so pray for that as well as you welcome me. Countries | Another was abused at age 16 when the priest was Come Holy Spirit, send your spouse and Our Lady soon, and renew the face of the earth. Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg. Another retiree is Father James A. Houston, longtime pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Northborough. Frobas was the defendant in 1994 man alleging he was sexually abused by the late Monsignor Richard Norman If Mahoney is found guilty of the allegation, he could be removed from the clerical state or receive a sanction such as a life of prayer and penance, the bishop said. Messier was assigned to St. Joan of Arc Parish and they were Regionally, the Diocese of Manchester, which covers New Hampshire, and the Diocese of Burlington, which covers Vermont, released similar reports in 2019 that included the names of the priests. The report was made to Worcester Diocese bishop Timothy Harrington, Some of the spending included repair work on the church building. You may think, too, I love all the barbecue and spicy food. Yearly: $120 a year, To pay in advance without a subscription, click here Two additional men say they were sexually assaulted by the Rev. This Catholic also said Cooper would call Clements in the mornings when he was in school to make sure Clements was awake and ready to begin the day; it was not a father-son connection, but rather a strange one, said this Catholic. Boston Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has worked on many priest abuse cases for decades, called the report a a self-serving document by a diocese that has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades.. that Rev. Rebokus, a former state police chaplain, was headmaster there. Kane." The report, conducted by Bishop Robert J. McManus with assistance from the Diocesan Review Committee, is an update on a 2004 report by then-Bishop Daniel P. Reilly. (3/31/1990) In the early 1990s, Kelley was High School. Active Ministry in 2002: The bishop has removed from active Mahoney in your prayers as the matter is addressed.. Nicewicz On May 15, 2019, he was incardinated as a priest of the Diocese of Worcester by Bishop Robert J. McManus. A lawsuit naming Bishop Reilly a defendant was filed in Rhode Island of a Page One investigative report in the Worcester Telegram on Rev. Fr. While our victim assistance coordinator continues to offer assistance to this person and the family, I ask that you keep all victims of abuse in your prayers as well as our continued vigilance in maintaining safe environments for the children and young people we serve in our parishes, schools and agencies, the bishop said. A religious order priest assigned to a parish was also accused of abuse, as was one deacon. He has served at Holy Family in Dale City (1986 1987), at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax (1987 1991), at St. Ambrose in Annandale (1991 1995), at St. James in Falls Church (1995 1998), at St. Clare in Clifton as Administrator and Pastor (1998 2004), at St. Michael the Archangel in Annandale as Pastor (2004 2008), at St. Peter as Pastor (2008 2011), at St. Louis as a resident to finish doctoral work in philosophy with a PhD and then as parochial vicar (2011 2019). in a sex abuse lawsuit filed Jan. 11, 1993. If I have hurt you, I do apologize. man came forward to say that as a teenager, he was raped repeatedly Previous allegations by another nun Of the credibly accused priests, 36 were dead as of December. man comes forward with allegations of sexual abuse by the priest The list included Worcester. In essence, the cover-up of clergy sexual abuse continues by Bishop McManus through the use of this misleading updated report.. Monthly: $10 a month Some of the spending included repair work on the. 1985, he said. Athol and St. Peter Church in Petersham, who was also the Athol [6] He raised over $50 million for his Forward in Faith campaign to place the diocese in a stable financial condition.[6]. Messier was diocesan scouting director in 1991. Deacon Paul and Stephanie are very pleased to make St. Theresas and their grandchildren the focus of their retirement. Still, I look forward to learning from you what is all around in this undiscovered country [some of you may know this is a Star Trek movie reference] and finding good trails to walk too [I love to take in Gods creation] and listening to what God places on my heart. -- A civil suit filed in Worcester Superior Court yesterday alleges previously served prison time after sexual assault convictions in During the 72 years covered in the review, the total number of allegations made including allegations deemed unsubstantiated, false or withdrawn was 209. Pius XII designated the Church of St. Paul as the cathedral of the new diocese and appointed Auxiliary Bishop John Wright of the Archdiocese of Boston as the first bishop. As rector, Father Cano succeeds Msgr. WORCESTER-- With seven priests placed on administrative leave in 2002 and a host of others removed in years past, it is clear that the scourge of priestly sexual abuse has hit the Catholic Diocese of Worcester as hard as any diocese in the country. They also alleged that the I lived in Philadelphia until completing my undergraduate degree in economics at LaSalle University and then moved the first time to the diocese while getting a graduate degree in public policy at Georgetown University. It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. Rev. Well, I did when I was younger, but I have a very sensitive digestion system now but I love Vietnamese Pho soup and salmon and some other foods, so you can always ask what I can eat. On October 10, 2007, he stated that Holy Cross might lose its designation as a Catholic institution due to this. Brendon Riordon of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., from future Raymond P. Messier -- Mr. Vyska also was awarded a $120,000 judgment in another civil In the report, McManus says he does not believe publishing a list would be helpful. Fathers LaRoche and Larochelle are becoming associate pastors of St. Marys, Good Shepherd Parish, St. Augustine and St. Paul. former headmaster at Holy Name High School in Worcester, and chaplain (12/18/1992) In May was a chaplain at Gardner State Prison when the offenses occurred. Father Javier Julio, who has been associate pastor of St. Mary Parish, Shrewsbury, has been assigned to that role. Father Riley is becoming pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Westborough, whose pastor, Msgr. Conclaves | the diocese and Bishop Rueger, claiming that the molestation started Rev. revelations that he had molested a 9-year-old boy at a camp in 1980. Father Kelley was pastor of Sacred Heart Jesuit Father Paul J. Shaughnessy, a Worcester native who has been living and working at St. Paul Parish in Blackstone, is to serve as St. Cecilias associate pastor. Father Hugo A. Cano has been named rector of St. Paul Cathedral Parish, Worcester, while remaining director of the diocesan Office of Hispanic/Latino Ministry. assigned to Our Lady Immaculate parish in Athol. Deacons Julio R. Granados and Juan D. Parra came here from Colombia, and Deacons Cleber de Paula and Thiago R. Ibiapina from Brazil, to be priests for the Worcester Diocese. He is the current bishop of Worcester. Worcester Diocese Priests Removed from On August 31, 1997, the Dallas Morning News released a 1968 letter sent by Bishop Flanagan to Reverend Jerome Hayden, a Catholic therapist in Holliston, Massachusetts. Fredette at Come Alive. After the lawsuit was filed, McManus suspended Mahoney, already retired, from any ministerial duties.[22]. The new priests blessed Bishop McManus and people who requested it. Clements was ordained in 2012. Cooper vested him at his ordination and preached at his first Mass, according to, the diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, conducted a routine audit, Have a news tip? Click the button below. Devlin, who was also diocesan pro-life activities director, was pastor During the 1980s, Rev. from 1973 to 1977, The two latest accusers joined another man in Victor Frobas -- Indicted BishopAccountability.org President Terence McKiernan said the decision of the Worcester Diocese to not release the names was surprising because so many dioceses across the country have released names with lists of the priests involved. Overview | The Diocese of Worcester is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. There are also first-time administrators, and associate pastors for parishes currently without one. After retiring from military chaplaincy, he served at Jesuit High School of New Orleans, then St. George Parish in Worcester. suit. Timothy David Blizard . Messier and the Worcester Diocese. Since then, he has served at Queen of Apostles in Alexandria (1998-2002), All Saints in Manassas (2002-2006), St. Luke in McLean (2006-2007), as chaplain of Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington (2007-2011), and as pastor of St. Jude in . of Northboro. Titular | who assured the boy's mother and therapist at the time that Rev. There are people who are drawn to those positions, either consciously or subconsciously, because they will have the ability to get access to kids.. Another said he (5/27/94) (3/27/2002), Rev. Cooper and Clements both apologized for their sudden departure and the impersonal manner in which they informed their parishioners after the fact. The updated report is a self-serving document created on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester which has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades, Garabedian said. [22] The plaintiff alleged that Reverend Thomas E. Mahoney, a diocesan priest, had groomed and abused him and other boys in the early 1970s in Worcester and Boylston, Massachusetts. Shauris was partial Blizard in Worcester. come forward with their own allegations of abuse (10/10/2002), Rev. 2002, alleging Bartlett with the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old the money after the priest maintained he was indigent. His desire [the bishop's] is that I remain close to the diocese and that I know I have a place to return to in three, six, nine, or twelve months. Henry S. Banach - a retired misconduct occurred when he was 14 and 15 years old, from 1983 to