Diocese of Baton Rouge ACCUSED PRIESTS
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge comprises twelve parishes in South Central Louisiana, including Assumption, Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, Tangipahoa, West Feliciana, and West Baton Rouge.
In 2018, then-Bishop Michael Duca announced that the Catholic Church hired a law firm to look into the church’s personnel files to gather information regarding past sexual abuse by priests. Bishop Duca promised that the church would be transparent in disclosing what the investigation uncovered.
In February 2019, the Diocese released the names of 37 clergy members whom the Diocese deemed to be “credibly accused” of sexual abuse of minors. The Diocese compiled the list after investigators searched through the religious institution’s 1,033 clergy files, beginning from the formation of the Diocese in 1961.Â
The list includes the following named priests: John Berube, Clarence Joseph Biggers, Daniel Patrick Brady, Carmelo Ignatius Camenzuli, David William Chaloux, David Joseph Clark, James Preston Clement, John Coyne, Daniel Michael Drinan, Bryan James Fontenot, James Funnel, George David Gensler, Antonio Gonzalez, Bryan Keith Gray, Rodrigue Alphonse Hemond, Gerard Joseph Howell, Myles Joseph Kearney, Clyde Bernard Landry, Daniel Paul Lemoine, Nicholas Joseph Martrain, Salvador Nickie (Butch) Moran, Jesse Ray Ortego, Christopher Joseph Springer, Joseph Vincent Sullivan, Joseph LeFrois, Henry Neubig, John Anthony Weber, Pierre Celestin Cambiaire, John Franklin, Michael Hurley, Ralph Lawrence, Malcolm Strassel, Lawrence Hecker, Jody Blanchard, Thomas J. Naughton, C. Richard Nowery, and Joseph Pelletieri. The last four priests listed didn’t have credible allegations against them in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, but the Archdiocese of New Orleans identified them. Â
In January 2020, the Diocese added Dominican Friar Richard Raphael Archer and Priest Lawrence Dark to the names of clergy members credibly accused of sexual abuse. Both men worked in Baton Rouge during their service with the Diocese, and both men were already on the list compiled by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.Â
Dark served as chaplain of Warren Eastern Senior High School in New Orleans, and he also held an assignment to serve as assistant pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. He moved to Baton Rouge to help establish a home for troubled boys, and he opened the Reynolds Institute in the 1960s in New Orleans. The house was moved twice, eventually to Bill Anderson Boys Town in Ponchatoula. The Diocese referred to the boys’ home as the William E. Anderson Memorial Boys Town.Â
Dark died in 1984, and many revered him for a long time for his work helping teenage boys overcome troubled pasts having nowhere else to go. Dark’s sexual abuse first came to light ten years after his death, and a second allegation surfaced in 2008. Child sex abuse survivors accused Dark of sexually abusing boys in the 1960s and 1970s at the home he created to be the children’s safe harbor.
In June 2021, the Louisiana Legislature passed a law allowing victims of child sex abuse three years to file a civil lawsuit if they missed their chance before. The law goes into effect on August 1, 2021, and covers victims of child sexual abuse who previously faced a bar to seek civil damages once they reached their 28th birthday. In passing the law, the bill’s sponsor, New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes, noted that the average age for a person to report sexual abuse that happened to them as a child is 52 years old.
Since this law is going into effect soon, you may be able to file a claim even if the abuse you endured happened decades ago. You don’t have to go through the difficult healing journey alone after suffering child sexual abuse. Whether you choose to seek therapy, treatment, or other recovery methods, you may be entitled to compensation from the Diocese of Baton Rouge and your abuser.Â
It’s important to seek justice against both the institution that allowed the abuse to happen and the perpetrator. Additionally, speaking out about the abuse you suffered can help bring awareness to the problem, expose the identity of your abuser, and potentially prevent future instances of child sex abuse from happening.
If you or someone you love experienced child sexual abuse at the Diocese of Baton Rouge, contact the lawyers at Herman Law today for a free consultation.
Diocese of Baton Rouge
A. The individuals identified below have been the subject of credible allegations of sexual abuse of one or more minors or vulnerable adults which allegedly occurred within the Diocese of Baton Rouge after its formation in 1961. Also included is the name of a seminarian against whom a credible allegation was reported to the Diocese of Baton Rouge and which was included among the records that were reviewed.
Affiliation: Missionaries of Our Lady of Salette (M.S.)
Year of Ordination: 1953
Pastoral Assignment: St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA
Date of Abuse: 1965
Date Reports Received: 1965
Action Taken: Priestly service in Diocese of Baton Rouge was terminated in 1965. The La Salette Order was notified of the allegation and he was transferred to the supervison of the La Salette Superior.
Present State: Deceased (1998)
Affiliation: Marist Fathers (S.M.)
Year of Ordination: 1950
Pastoral Assignment: St. Joseph, Paulina, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Joseph, Paulina, LA
Date of Abuse: Between 1964 – 1967
Date Reports Received: 9/14/2000
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1967 under the direction of the Marist Order. Marist Order notified of allegations in 2000.
Present State: Deceased (2009)
Affiliation: Dominican Order (O.P.)
Year of Ordination: 1948
Pastoral Assignment: Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA
Date of Abuse: Between 1961 – 1963
Date Reports Received: 2/11/1994
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1964. Victim was referred to Dominican Superior in 1994.
Present State: Deceased (1999)
Affiliation: Extern Diocesan Priest for the Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru
Year of Ordination: 1966 for Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru
Pastoral Assignments: St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA St. Mark, Gonzales, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Abuse: Early 1980s
Date Reports Received: 5/18/2000
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1985.
Present State: Deceased (1998)
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
Year of Ordination: 1972
Pastoral Assignments: Chaplain at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at LA State Penitentiary, Angola, LA Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence) St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA St. John the Evangelist, Plaquemine, LA St. Joan of Arc, Bayou Pigeon, LA St. John the Baptist, Brusly, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA Date of Abuse: Mid -1970s
Date Reports Received: 9/5/2018
Action Taken: Laicized in 1986.
Present State: Deceased (1990)
Affiliation: Claretian Missionaries (C.M.F.)
Year of Ordination: 1954
Pastoral Assignments: Queen of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Sacred Heart of Jesus, Prescott, AZ All Saints, Ft. Worth, TX Immaculate Conception, Yuma, AZ Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Alexandria, LA St. Joseph, Monroe, LA St. Anthony, Cottonport, LA St. Joseph, Marksville, LA St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Abuse: Between 1964-1965
Date Reports Received: 12/15/2018
Action Taken: Reassigned by the Claretian Order and left the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1965.
Present State: Deceased (2000s)
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
Year of Ordination: 1945
Pastoral Assignments: St. John the Baptist, Edgard, LA St. Francis de Sales, Houma, LA St. Joseph, Grosse Tete, LA Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One
Assignment at time of abuse: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA
Date of Abuse: 1960s
Date Reports Received: 10/25/2005, 8/22/2018
Action Taken: Retired from priesthood in 1988.
Present State: Deceased (2001
Affiliation: Josephite Fathers (S.S.J.)
Year of Ordination: 1941
Pastoral Assignments: St. Augustine, New Roads, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Augustine, New Roads, LA
Date of Abuse: Between 1968 – 1972
Date Reports Received: 12/1/2002
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1977.
Present State: Deceased (1981)
Affiliation: Claretian Missionaries (C.M.F.)
Year of Ordination: 1977
Pastoral Assignments: Christ the King, Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: Christ the King, Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Abuse: Late 1970s
Date Reports Received: 3/5/2003
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1979. Removed from ministry by Claretian Order in 2006.
Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Dominican Order (O.P.)
Year of Ordination: 1981
Pastoral Assignments: St. Joseph, Ponchatoula, LA Holy Ghost, Hammond, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One Assignment at time of abuse: St. Joseph, Ponchatoula, LA
Date of Abuse: 1983
Date Reports Received: 4/26/1984
Action Taken: Removed from Diocese of Baton Rouge and transferred to the supervision of the Dominican Superior in 1984.
Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: None
Year of Ordination: Not Applicable (Seminarian)
Pastoral Assignments: Student at Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One
Assignment at time of abuse: Youth Minister at St. Isidore the Farmer, Baker, LA
Date of Abuse: Mid-to-Late 1970s
Date Reports Received: 1/10/2012, 12/31/2013 and 4/6/2016
Action Taken: Took leave of absence from Notre Dame Seminary in 1979 and did not return.
Present State: Did not enter into priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
Year of Ordination: 1970 for the Diocese of Lafayette Incardinated into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1978
Pastoral Assignments: Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence) Spiritual Director – St. Joseph Cathedral Preparatory Diocesan Seminary, Baton Rouge, LA St. Anthony of Padua, Darrow, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One Assignment at time of abuse: St. Anthony of Padua, Darrow, LA
Date of Abuse: Late-1970s
Dates Reports Received: 2/6/1994 and 10/26/2018
Action Taken: Placed on administrative leave and permanently removed from ministry in 1994.
Present State: Deceased (2016)
Affiliation: Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.)
Year of Ordination: 1957
Pastoral Assignment: St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, Albany, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, Albany, LA
Dates of Abuse: 1970s
Date Report Received: June 2012
Action Taken: Laicized in 1987.
Present State: Deceased (2016)
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
Year of Ordination: 1979
Pastoral Assignments: St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, Albany, LA Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (Student) St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Abuse: Late 1970s – 1980s
Date Report Received: 3/10/1992
Action Taken: Placed on permanent leave and priestly faculties removed in 1992.
Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (M.S.), Incardinated into the Archdiocese Galveston-Houston in 1978
Year of Ordination: 1949
Pastoral Assignment: West Warwick, Rhode Island Hearst, Ontario, Canada Cochrane, Ontario Foleyet, Ontario St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA Immaculate Conception, Scotlandville, LA St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA Immaculate Heart of Mary, Maringouin, LA
Number of Allegations: More than One Assignment at time of abuse: St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA
Dates of Abuse: 1960s-1970s
Dates Reports Received: 12/11/1992, 5/15/2002 and 6/2002
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1968. Victims referred to La Salette Order.
Present State: Deceased (1990)
Affiliation: Extern Diocesan Priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Year of Ordination: 1964 for Archdiocese of New Orleans
Pastoral Assignments: St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA Chapter Director – St. Francis de Sales Deaf Center, Baton Rouge, LA St. Francis de Sales, Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. Francis de Sales Deaf Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Abuse: Late-1970s Date
Report Received: 3/14/2001
Action Taken: Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1981 to return to Archdiocese of New Orleans. Removed from active ministry by Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1992.
Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge
Year of Ordination: 1971
Pastoral Assignments: St. George, Baton Rouge, LA (Deacon) St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baton Rouge, LA Our Lady of Prompt Succor, White Castle, LA St. Mark, Gonzales, LA St. Francis de Sales, Baton Rouge, LA Director of Deaf Apostolate, Baton Rouge, LA St. Joseph, Grosse Tete, LA St. John the Evangelist, Prairieville, LA St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence) Chaplain at Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at Columbia Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA Immaculate Conception, Lakeland, LA St. Jude the Apostle, Baton Rouge, LA Most Blessed Sacrament, Baton Rouge, LA St. Anne, Sorrento, LA St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA
Number of Allegations: One
Assignment at time of abuse: St. John the Evangelist, Prairieville, LA
Date of Abuse: Late-1980s
Date Report Received: 4/15/2002
Action Taken: Priestly faculties removed in 2002.
Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1973 Pastoral Assignments: Holy Family, Port Allen, LA St. George, Baton Rouge, LA St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville, LA St. Theresa, Gonzales, LA St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA Number of Allegations: More than One Assignments at times of abuse: Holy Family, Port Allen, LA; St. George, Baton Rouge, LA; St Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Francisville, LA Dates of Abuse: Between 1970s-1980s Dates Reports Received: 6/30/1988, 2002 and 2004 Action Taken: Resigned from Pastorate 1988 and placed on leave. Left Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1990 to work for the Servants of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. Formal leave granted and priestly faculties removed in 1999. Present State: Deceased (2003)
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1979 Pastoral Assignments: Seminarian Summer Internship at St. Philomena, Labadieville, LA Deacon Internship at St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA St. Jean Vianney, Baton Rouge, LA Holy Family, Port Allen, LA (In Residence) Our Lady of Prompt Succor, White Castle, LA Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baton Rouge, LA Immaculate Conception, Denham Springs, LA St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence) Chaplain at Baton Rouge General Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA Number of Allegations: More than One Assignments at time of abuse: Our Lady of Mercy, Baton Rouge, LA; St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA; St. Philomena, Labadieville, LA Dates of Abuse: Between Late-1970s – Early-1980s Dates Reports Received: 10/1994, 4/1999 and 4/2007 Action Taken: Placed on administrative leave in 1994. Priestly faculties removed in 1999. Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1965 Pastoral Assignments: St. Isidore the Farmer, Baker, LA Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA St. Thomas More, Baton Rouge, LA St. Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA Number of Allegations: One Assignment at time of abuse: Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA Date of Abuse: Prior to 1980 Date Report Received: 5/2/2002 Action Taken: Left active ministry in 1982. Married and priestly faculties removed in 1983. Laicized in 1990. Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1972 Pastoral Assignments: St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA Faculty, St. Joseph Cathedral Preparatory Diocesan Seminary, Baton Rouge, LA St. Philip, Vacherie, LA Number of Allegations: More than One Assignments at time of abuse: St. Joseph the Worker, Pierre Part, LA; St. Philip, Vacherie, LA Dates of Abuse: Late-1970s – Early 1980s Dates Reports Received: 10/1994 and 1/1/2004 Action Taken: Placed on administrative leave and priestly faculties removed in 1994. Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1952 for the Redemptorist Order Incardinated into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1973 Pastoral Assignments: St. Gerard Magella, Baton Rouge, LA St. John the Evangelist, Plaquemine, LA Immaculate Heart of Mary, Maringouin, LA St. Mary of False River, New Roads, LA St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Jackson, LA Our Lady of the Assumption, Clinton, LA Chaplain at East Louisiana State Hospital, Jackson, LA Chaplain at Dixon Correctional Institute, Jackson, LA Chaplain at Feliciana Forensic Unit, Jackson, LA Number of Allegations: More than One Assignments at time of abuse: St. Pius X, Baton Rouge, LA; St. Mary of False River, New Roads, LA; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Jackson, LA; Our Lady of the Assumption, Clinton, LA Dates of Abuse: Between 1970s – 1980s Dates Reports Received: 2/9/1981, 7/21/1992, 4/6/1993 and 3/15/1994 Action Taken: Priestly faculties removed 1985. Laicized in 1990. Present State: Removed from priestly ministry
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1946 for the Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri Pastoral Assignments: Installed as Bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1974 Number of Allegations: More than One Assignment at time of abuse: Bishop of Diocese of Baton Rouge Dates of Abuse: Between 1974 – 1982 Dates Reports Received: 2004, 2005 and 2007 Action Taken: Diocese publicly announced allegations in 2004 and changed the name of Bishop Sullivan High School to St. Michael the Archangel High School. Present State: Deceased (1982)
B. The individuals identified below have been the subject of credible allegations of sexual abuse of one or more minors or vulnerable adults which allegedly occurred within the territory of the Diocese of Baton Rouge before its creation in 1961 and which were later reported to the Diocese of Baton Rouge after its creation as an independent diocese
Affiliation: Josephite (S.S.J.) Year of Ordination: 1944 Pastoral Assignment: Immaculate Conception, Plaquemine, LA Number of Allegations: One Assignment at time of abuse: Immaculate Conception, Plaquemine, LA Date of Abuse: Mid-1950s Date Report Received: 9/6/1994 Action Taken: Diocese of Baton Rouge notified Josephite Order of allegations. Present State: Deceased (1992)
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1934 for the Archdiocese of New Orleans Incardinated into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1961 Pastoral Assignments: St. Francis de Sales, New Orleans, LA Our Lady of Lourdes, New Orleans, LA St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA St. Joan of Arc, Bayou Pigeon, LA Immaculate Conception, Lakeland, LA Number of Allegations: One Assignment at time of abuse: Immaculate Conception, Lakeland, LA Date of Abuse: Mid-1950s Date Report Received: 8/17/2007 B. The individuals identified below have been the subject of credible allegations of sexual abuse of one or more minors or vulnerable adults which allegedly occurred within the territory of the Diocese of Baton Rouge before its creation in 1961 and which were later reported to the Diocese of Baton Rouge after its creation as an independent diocese. Action Taken: Allegation of abuse received by the Diocese of Baton Rouge after date of death. Present State: Deceased (1975)
Affiliation: Diocese of Baton Rouge Year of Ordination: 1945 for the Archdiocese of New Orleans Incardinated into the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 1961 Pastoral Assignments: St. Eloi Church, Theriot, LA Holy Trinity, New Orleans, LA St. Rita, New Orleans, LA Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Plattenville, LA St. Ann, Morganza, LA St. Isidore the Farmer, Baker, LA St. Philip, Vacherie, LA St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA St. Charles Borromeo, Baton Rouge, LA Number of Allegations: One Assignment at time of abuse: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Plattenville, LA Date of Abuse: 1956 Date Report Received: 3/12/1996 Action Taken: Retired in 1995 Present State: Deceased (2000)
C. The individuals identified below served the Archdiocese of New Orleans in the territory which later became the Diocese of Baton Rouge, and the Archdiocese of New Orleans has publicly identified them in the manner shown below as either (i) alive and have been accused of sexually abusing a minor which led to their removal from ministry or (ii) deceased and who admitted or have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a minor.
Date of Birth: 1871 Ordination: 1898 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: Late 1910s Allegation Received: 1917 Removed from Ministry: 1910s Date of Death: 1955 Pastoral Assignments: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cameron, LA St. George, Baton Rouge, LA St. Joseph, Grosse Tete, LA St. Leon, Leonville, LA
A Priest of the Diocese of Savannah, GA Serving at the Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA Date of Birth: 1925 Ordination: 1956 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: Late 1950s Allegation Received: 1959 Removed from Ministry: 1959 Date of Death: Unknown C. The individuals identified below served the Archdiocese of New Orleans in the territory which later became the Diocese of Baton Rouge, and the Archdiocese of New Orleans has publicly identified them in the manner shown below as either (i) alive and have been accused of sexually abusing a minor which led to their removal from ministry or (ii) deceased and who admitted or have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a minor. Pastoral Assignments: Ascension of Our Lord, Donaldsonville, LA St. Gabriel, New Orleans, LA
Date of Birth: 1915 Ordination: 1943 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1940s Allegation Received: 1945 Left Archdiocese: 1955 Date of Death: 2005 Pastoral Assignments: Immaculate Conception Church, Marrero, LA, St. Agnes, Baton Rouge, LA St. Francis de Sales, Houma, LA, St. Maurice, New Orleans, LA Sts. Peter and Paul, New Orleans, LA
Date of Birth: 1890 Ordination: 1916 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: Early 1930’s Allegation Received: 1935 Leave of Absence: 1935 Date of Death: 1992 Pastoral Assignments: Mater Dolorosa, New Orleans, LA Our Lady of Good Harbor, Buras, LA Our Lady of Lourdes, Winnfield, LA Sacred Heart Church, Rayville, LA St. Anthony of Padua, Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Birth: 1908 Ordination: 1934 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: Late 1970’s Allegation Received: 2006 Date of Death: 1987 Pastoral Assignments: Our Lady of Holy Rosary, St. Amant, LA Our Lady of Lourdes, New Orleans, LA Sacred Heart, LaCombe, LA St. Agnes, Baton Rouge, LA St. Charles Borromeo, Destrahan, LA St. Joseph, Gretna, LA St. Mary Pamela, Raceland, LA
Date of Birth: 1931 Ordination: 1958 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: Late 1960’s-1970’s Allegation Received: 1996 Removed from Ministry: 2002 Pastoral Assignments: Christ the King, Terrytown, LA Holy Family, Luling, LA Holy Rosary, New Orleans, LA Our Lady of Lourdes, New Orleans, LA St. Anthony, Luling, LA St. Bernadette, Houma, LA St. Charles Borromeo, in residence St. Francis Cabrini, New Orleans, LA St. Francis Xavier, Metairie, LA St. Joseph, Gretna, LA St. Mary of False River, New Roads, LA
D. The individuals identified below served in the Diocese of Baton Rouge without any credible allegations having been made against them related to that service, but they have been publicly identified by other dioceses or institutes of consecrated life on reports similar to this list for reasons unrelated to the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
(Reported by Jesuits U.S. Central and Southern Province) Affiliation: Jesuit Order (S.J.) Year of Ordination: 1983 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 1980s Removed from Ministry: Left Society of Jesus in 1994 Pastoral Assignments: St. Charles Borromeo Church, Grand Coteau, LA Tulane Catholic Center, New Orleans, LA Immaculate Conception, Scotlandville, LA Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, TX
(Reported by Jesuits U.S. Central and Southern Province) NOTE: This is Fr. Thomas Naughton of the former New Orleans Province, not Bro. Thomas Naughton of the former Missouri Province Affiliation: Jesuit Order (S.J.) Birth Date: 1933 Ordination: 1965 Status of Individual: Left Society of Jesus in 2009. Deceased in 2012. Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: 2002 Pastoral Assignments: Jesuit High School, New Orleans, LA Jesuit High School, El Paso, TX Jesuit High School, Tampa, FL Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas, TX St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Shreveport, LA Manresa House of Retreats, Convent, LA Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, TX Jesuit Seminary and Mission Bureau, New Orleans, LA Montserrat Retreat House, Lake Dallas, TX St. Killian Parish, Mission Viejo, CA
Reported by Archdiocese of New Orleans) Affiliation: Congregation of Holy Cross Date of Birth: 1938 Year of Ordination: 1968 Pastoral Assignment: St. Jude the Apostle, Baton Rouge, LA Present State: Deceased (2018)
(Reported by Archdiocese of New Orleans) Affiliation: Redemptorist Date of Birth: 1939 Year of Ordination: 1965 Pastoral Assignment: St. Gerard Majella, Baton Rouge, LA Present State: Deceased (2018)
(Reported by Diocese of Little Rock) Affiliation: Marist Fathers Date of Birth: 1936 Victim Information: 1 known victim Pastoral Assignments: Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville (1978-1979) St. Michael, Convent, LA St. Joseph, Paulina, LA Status: Dismissed from priesthood and religious life (2005)
(Reported by Archdiocese of Santa Fe) Affiliation: Franciscan Order Year of Ordination: 1958 Pastoral Assignments: Cathedral of St. Francis, Santa Fe, New Mexico; 1959 to 1966 St. Peter, Roswell, New Mexico; 1966 Cathedral of St. Francis, Santa Fe, New Mexico; 1966 to 1974 Chaplain at Doctors Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at Medical Center of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA Chaplain at Parkland Pavilion, Baton Rouge, LA St. Aloysius, Baton Rouge, LA (In Residence) St. Jean Vianney, Baton Rouge, LA (Daily and Weekend Mass Assistance) Present State: Deceased
(Reported by the Archdiocese of Mobile) Affiliation: Josephite Order Year of Ordination: 1944 Pastoral Assignments: Most Pure Heart of Mary, Mobile, AL St. Catherine of Siena, Donaldsonville, LA (In Residence) Present State: Deceased
(Reported by the Archdiocese of New Orleans) Affiliation: Archdiocese of New Orleans Date of Birth: 1933 Year of Ordination: 1974 Estimated Timeframe of Abuse: Late 1970s Allegation Received: 1978 Removed from Ministry: 1978 Pastoral Assignment: Center of Jesus the Lord, New Orleans Employment: Lay Teacher for 5 months at St. Aloysius School, Baton Rouge, LA
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