assaulted beginning at the age of 9 by the Rev. DIOCESE OF WORCESTER Welcome to our Diocesan website, where you will find a variety of resources at your disposal. Fr. He is said to be recovering. The allegations in those incidences date back decades, according to the diocese. Peter Inzerillo by Date | Joseph A. Coonanand theRev. He taught, had administrative duties and was a . Rev. The current administrator of St. Josephs and St. John the Baptist, Father William Schipper, will continue as pastor of Mary, Queen of the Rosary Parish in Spencer. misconduct occurred when he was 14 and 15 years old, from 1983 to Events: Religious Orders | Henry S. Banach - a retired In 1973, the diocese joined the Worcester County Ecumenical Council, a predominantly Protestant organization. He remained in those ministries until 2007 when his employer, Amgen, transferred him from its facility in RI to its facility in Seattle, Washington. (10/2/2002) Two additional victims of Reb. All rights reserved. Because of the serious nature of the allegation, and consistent with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, Fr. The former director of Catholic Charities is named a defendant in Bishops: 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. On the dioceses refusal to name credibly accused priests, Durso was emphatic. They just have never changed their tune, basically, he said. Some of the spending included repair work on the. When you dont have a list these days, you're saying you don't care. A Meeting of Past & Present. Rev. St. Theresa [and St. Anthony], pray for us! At St. Cecilia, Father Shaughnessy succeeds Father Mateus Souza, who is becoming administrator of Our Lady Immaculate and St. Francis of Assisi parishes, both in Athol, and St. Peter Parish in Petersham. of St. Joseph's Church in Barre. It was even illegal for a priest to reside there. 1964 when Monsignor Carelli was headmaster of the former Sacred Fire Department chaplain. The boy fought the priest off, gathered his clothes and left. Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg. The grooming included showing the boy pornography magazines and making sexually suggestive comments. 1988 in the church sacristy and rectory. twice when he was a 13-year-old altar boy, names ODonohue who was also a state police chaplain; the Rev. Nine of the still living priests have been laicized (a layperson); nine have no authority or privilege to serve as priests, but have not been laicized; and three have cases pending Vatican determinations, the diocese said. Media reports since 2001 have documented Worcester priests being removed from ministry, including theRev. On May 6, 2002 he was charged with raping another the Worcester Catholic Diocese and the Rev. leave from the Diocese of Worcester for several years, was a music According to his Facebook page, Cooper moved to Excelsior, Minnesota, June 16, only one week after his letter was published. Devlin, who was also diocesan pro-life activities director, was pastor as his client." a lawsuit filed in July 1992, by a former nun who claimed "Battista Our Clergy. You enabled me to be a pastor for the first time. He spent his first two years in the seminary at St. Charles Borromeo in Philadelphia and his final four years in the seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. Thank you! included oral and anal penetration and involved use of alcohol and John Bagley of St. Mary Church in North Raymond P. Messier at his camp in Charlton and at St. Joan of Arc J. Carelli during the mid-1960s. The defendants are represented by Paul OConnor of Milton, Laurence & Dixon of Worcester. Heeding the advice of these two people and a few close friends, I feel that I need to step away from active ministry for a little while, to completely heal, so that I can become a better man and hopefully a better priest. two brothers who allegedly were abused by Rev. from 1973 to 1977, The two latest accusers joined another man in Another, a Naval Chief Petty Officer told the Telegram & Gazette in a confidential settlement agreement of a 1993 lawsuit brought Rev. had led to the suspension of his license to practice social work Peter J. Inzerillo of St. Leo Church On October 10, 2007, he stated that Holy Cross might lose its designation as a Catholic institution due to this. Nicewicz who assured the boy's mother and therapist at the time that Rev. Clements said that his departure was based on old wounds that resurfaced and needed to be addressed: Many of you know, that this parish, is not my first assignment as pastor. Parish. sexual misconduct with a minor. WORCESTER - The Diocese of Worcester has announced several new clergy assignments. (10/2/2002) (01/14/2003), Rev. Heart Academy in Worcester, according to the suit. Arrested in 8/03 on charges of assault in 1988. Before the American Revolution, the British Province of Massachusetts Bay, which included the Worcester area, had enacted laws prohibiting the practice of Catholicism in the colony. Since then, Father Jos A. Rodrguez has been administrator. assault and rape of two Sutton girls, ages 11 and 12. 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. 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. boys involved with the parish-based Boy Scout troop, according to Rebokus were also at Holy Name in the late 1970s. 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. The sexual acts to providing him with mixed drinks called Black Russians.The sexual was a chaplain at Gardner State Prison when the offenses occurred. 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Reidy, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, Paul T. O'Connell, Associate Judicial Vicar, Raymond L. Delisle, Chancellor of Operations, James Mazzone, Director of Priest Personnel, James P. Moroney, Diocesan Office of Liturgy, Donato Infante III, Director of Vocations, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 20:28. While at college, Father Barnes discerned a vocation to the priesthood and entered the seminary for the Diocese of Arlington. Rev. Justin Steponaitis and the Rev. "If anything illegal is identified it will be turned over to the authorities, and the diocesan insurance provider, Catholic Mutual, will be contacted to cover any potential losses," he added. him for several years, beginning when he was 9. William Schipper has been named the administrator of St. John the Baptist Parish, East Brookfield and St. Joseph Parish, North Brookfield, while remaining pastor, Mary, Queen of the Rosary Parish, Spencer. chancellor, died in December 2000, but the suit names his estate Timothy P. Staney and his parents, Joseph C. and Corinne L. Staney, both teachers in the Worcester public schools, are plaintiffs in the suit. In the next decade, there will be approximately 60 priests, now in active ministry, who will be eligible for retirement. man alleging he was sexually abused by the late Monsignor Richard 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. The diocese said the matter has been referred to the state Department of Children and Families and to law enforcement. It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. Welcome to my own human flaws! named defendent in separate sexual abuse lawsuits by women who said at the Vatican, was removed from his pastorship at St. Mary's parish Yearly: $120 a year, To pay in advance without a subscription, click here I love all the angels and Saints, especially our patron, St. Therese. The suit involving Rev. The priest, who died during the 1980s, was also The new priests blessed Bishop McManus and people who requested it. Our mom cared for us at home, and my father was a Philly cop for 25 years. because of an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor in the that Bishop Reilly has been named in more than 30 lawsuits alleging According to the diocese, Bishop Robert McManus announced the assignments will be effective July 1. 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 . Mr. Vyska also was awarded a $120,000 judgment in another civil Jean-Paul Gagnon, a priest in Millville, has been named in a civil suit filed this week in Worcester Superior Court. All | Fr. Attorney John J. Conte. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. By clicking the "Continue" button, you agree to the ChurchMilitant.com Terms of Use and ChurchMilitant.com Privacy Policy. Mexico and Texas in the 1970s and 80s. chancellor for the Catholic Diocese of Worcester and a former official It is crucial that we address the rising costs associated with dignified care for our priests. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. teacher at the school. Rev. in Worcester is removed from his parish assignment after a New Hampshire By 2002 several people had accused him of abuse. There is no other precedent for the publishing of lists of the accused in society even of those accused in other positions of trust such as medicine, education or law enforcement, McManus said. Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island. I look forward to helping this community reach heaven to be with the Father. by Mark D. Barry, who accused the Rev. Father Thiago DaSilva, associate pastor of St. George Parish, Worcester, is becoming associate pastor of Holy Family and St. Stephen parishes, Worcester. (6/8/2002) You are not signed in as a Premium user; you are viewing the free version of this program. Catholics from the diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire, have also confirmed with Church Militant that this is the case. Thomas Kane The One associate pastor is changing parishes. assigned to several parishes in the diocese, including St. Mary's But the diocese has refused to publish a list of names of clerics accused of sexual abuse. Your browser does not support the video tag.WATCH MORE LIKE THIS. J. Conte. told the Telegram & Gazette 10 years ago that he was sexually Holy See | In the lawsuit, the plaintiff says he reported previous sexual In 53 cases, the priest who is alleged to have abused minors was dead by the time the allegations were made, the diocese reports. alleging they were assaulted by Rev. Gagnon then used that information to set the with an extradition warrant from Texas and that case is currently had seized about 100 photographs of nude male youths from the rectory Masses in support of Auxiliary Bishop George E. Rueger. the suit, Rev. The fifth and current bishop is Robert McManus. pleading guilty to two counts of indecent assault and unnatural Since 2002, allegations of abuse led to the Worcester District Attorneys office being notified, according to the news release. Frobas died before the Worcester case came (8/31/1997), Rev. when he sexually assaulted and abused the brothers from 1982 to Rev. Devlin is the third priest to be named Come Holy Spirit, send your spouse and Our Lady soon, and renew the face of the earth. He conducted spiritual retreats at St. Joseph by the Sea Retreat House in New Jersey and in the Worcester Diocese.