Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus

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Diocese of Columbus

Dioecesis Columbensis
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St. Joseph Cathedral
Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Territory23 counties in Central and Southern Ohio.
Ecclesiastical province Cincinnati
Coordinates 39°57′48″N82°59′41″W / 39.96333°N 82.99472°W / 39.96333; -82.99472 Coordinates: 39°57′48″N82°59′41″W / 39.96333°N 82.99472°W / 39.96333; -82.99472
Statistics
Area29,282 sq mi (75,840 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
2,447,972
252,103 (10.3%)
Parishes108
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (155 years ago)
Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral
Patron saint St. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes
Metropolitan Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr
Bishops emeritus James Anthony Griffin,
Frederick Francis Campbell
Map
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Website
columbuscatholic.org

The Diocese of Columbus (Latin : Dioecesis Columbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church covering 23 counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The episcopal see of the diocese is situated at Columbus. The diocese was erected on March 3, 1868, by Pope Pius IX out of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The Diocese of Columbus is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Contents

Geography

The Diocese of Columbus contains 108 parishes in 23 counties:

Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Union, and Vinton. [1]

History

1700 to 1860

During the 17th century, present day Ohio was part of the French colony of New France. The Diocese of Quebec, had jurisdiction over the region. In 1763, Ohio Country became part of the British Province of Quebec, forbidden from settlement by American colonists. After the American Revolution, the Ohio area became part of the new United States. For Catholics, Ohio was now under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which then comprised the entire country.

In 1808. Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Bardstown in Kentucky, with jurisdiction over the new state of Ohio along with the other midwest states. Dominican priests from Bardstown were the first missionaries and clergy in the Columbus area The first Catholic chapel built in the new state of Ohio was a log structure in Perry County; it was dedicated on December 6, 1818, by then Reverend Edward Fenwick [2]

Pope Pius VII on June 19, 1821, erected the Diocese of Cincinnati, taking the entire state of Ohio from the Diocese of Bardstown. [3] The visit of Cincinnati Bishop John Purcell, to central Ohio in June 1836, began the activity of the Catholic Church in the city of Columbus. After saying Mass in a house on Canal Street on June 5, Purcell asked the Catholic men in attendance to meet regarding the construction of a church. A plan was developed to build a church on a lot already owned by the Catholics of the area—where Holy Cross Church now stands. In 1837, the diocese sent a resident pastor, Reverend Henry Juncker, to cover the Columbus and Chillicothe, Ohio areas. He built Holy Cross Church on the site owned by the parishioners, opening it on April 29, 1838 with a Sung Mass. By 1843, Holy Cross parish was scheduling multiple masses on Sundays and building a school. [2]

1860 to 1900

At the close of the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, the American bishops petitioned Pope Pius IX to establish a new diocese with its seat in Columbus. On March 3, 1868, the pope erected the Diocese of Columbus, encompassing the portions of Ohio "...lying south of 40' and 41" and between the Ohio River on the East and the Scioto River on the West together with the Counties of Franklin, Delaware and Morrow." [4] Pius IX appointed Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester Rosecrans from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as the first bishop of Columbus.

When the diocese was erected, it had only three churches, all in the city of Columbus —Holy Cross, St. Patrick's, and St. Mary's. The diocese was mostly agricultural, having been settled first by Maryland and Pennsylvania residents who had moved west, and then later German and Irish immigrants. Rosecrans established the Catholic Columbian, a newspaper for the diocese, in addition to St. Aloysius Seminary and St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum. He oversaw the construction of St. Joseph Cathedral to its consecration on October 20, 1878, before dying the following morning. [2]

To replace Rosencrans, Pope Leo XIII appointed Reverend John Watterson as the second bishop of Columbus on March 14, 1880. [5] He was consecrated a bishop on August 8, 1880, by Bishop William Elder of Cincinnati. The major challenge facing the diocese was the debt accrued by the construction of the new cathedral. During his 19-year-long tenure, Watterson increased the number of priests and schools in the diocese, oversaw the building of two hospitals and the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus and erected many new missions and parishes. [6]

1900 to 1945

On April 6, 1900, Henry K. Moeller, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, was appointed the third bishop of Columbus by Leo XIII; [7] he was consecrated a bishop on August 25. During his episcopacy, the diocesan debt was split among the parishes and nearly eliminated in three years and a diocesan synod was convened. Moeller also established missions, parishes, and schools to serve the increasing immigrant population of the Diocese. Moeller was appointed as the coadjutor bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati by Pope Pius X in 1903. [2]

Moeller's replacement, Reverend James Hartley, was appointed bishop on December 10, 1903, and consecrated a bishop February 25, 1904. [2] He was formally installed as bishop in St. Joseph Cathedral on March 1, 1904. During his tenure, Hartley oversaw a significant growth of the diocese In 1905, he erected his first parishes, Holy Rosary and St. Aloysius. In 1906, he retired the debt on St. Joseph Cathedral. Within the first five years of his episcopate, Hartley began or dedicated over 25 churches, schools, and chapels. He established the following institutions in the diocese:

Toward the end of his term as bishop, Hartley consecrated Reverend Edward Hettinger as the first auxiliary bishop of the Columbus diocese. Hartley died in 1944.

1945 to 1968

Pope Pius XII appointed Reverend Michael Ready as bishop of Columbus in 1945. That same year, the pope established the Diocese of Steubenville He removed 13 counties from the Diocese of Columbus to form the new diocese. (Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey, Belmont, Noble, Monroe, Morgan, Washington, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, and Lawrence) At the same time, the pope added nine counties (Hardin, Marion, Union, Madison, Fayette, Pickaway, Ross, Pike and Scioto) to the Diocese of Columbus from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. [9]

One of Ready's first tasks was overseeing the erection of the new Diocese of Steubenville. [10] He established the Catholic Welfare Bureau and appointed a director of charities for the diocese. [10] Ready was a critic of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees decision in 1951 that all campus speakers had to be cleared by University President Howard L. Bevis in advance. [11]

Ready also organized the Holy Name Society, a Parent-Teacher Organization, the Council of Catholic Women, the Catholic Youth Council, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the diocese. [12] He created 18 new parishes and oversaw the construction of nine elementary and five high schools. [12] Ready founded two nursing homes, the diocesan Child Guidance Center, and the Catholic Student Center at Ohio State University. He worked with his fellow Ohio bishops to start the Ohio Catholic Welfare Conference. [12] Ready died in 1957.

Pope Pius XII appointed Auxiliary Bishop Clarence Issenmann of the Archdiocese of Cinncinati as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Columbus on December 5, 1957. [13] [14] As bishop, Issenmann established the Diocesan Development Fund so as to supply for the expansion of the diocese, which added eight parishes and six high schools under Issenmann. He also found a new building to house diocesan offices, and offered a televised Mass every week. [15] Pope Paul VI named him as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in 1964.

Bishop John Carberry from the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana was appointed the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Columbus by Pope Paul VI on January 16, 1965. [16] As bishop, he implemented the reforms of the Second Vatican Council and supported the Civil Rights Movement and ecumenical movement. [17] He established the Clergy Advisory Council, and oversaw the renovation of St. Joseph's Cathedral after issuing regulations for liturgical changes. [17] Carberry also bought a new building to centralize the offices of the diocesan chancery. [17] He helped found the Inter-Church Board for Metropolitan Affairs, the first organization in the United States uniting Protestants and Catholics for ecumenism and social action. [18] In January 1968, he became the first Catholic bishop to receive the Ohio Council of Churches' annual "Pastor of Pastors" award. [19] Carberry was named archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 1968.

1968 to 1982

Paul VI named Auxiliary Bishop Clarence Elwell from the Diocese of Cleveland as the eighth bishop of Columbus on May 29, 1968. [20] During his tenure as bishop, Elwell continued the implementation of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, initiated under Carberry. [21] An advocate of Catholic education, he opened the following schools in Ohio:

Elwell also converted the diocesan seminary in Columbus into St. Charles College Preparatory School. [21] He also established Resurrection Cemetery in Lewis Center, Ohio, St. Peter Parish in Worthington, Ohio, the Sisters' Council, and the Pastoral Council. He significantly expanded the Development Office, the Parish Aid Fund, and the diocesan self-insurance program. [21] Elwell died in 1973.

Auxiliary Bishop Edward Herrmann from the Archdiocese of Washington was appointed bishop of Columbus on June 26, 1973 by Paul VI. [22] [23] Herrmann helped establish Operation Feed in Columbus, a countywide food drive that now provides millions of meals every year to people in the Columbus area. He also reorganized the diocese into the 15 vicariates and instituted the Emmaus Spirituality Program for priests. [23] Hermann died in 1982.

1982 to 2020

On February 7, 1983, John Paul II appointed Auxiliary Bishop James Griffin from the Diocese of Cleveland as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Columbus. [24] In 1985, Griffin established the Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus and initiated the Legacy of Catholic Learning campaign in 1989 and Challenge In Changing Times campaign. He also established "Breaking The Silence" task force to reduce family violence. Griffin also served on a number of committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and was president of Catholic Relief Services (1991–1995). [24] . In 2004, after 21 years as bishop of Columbus, Griffin retired.

On October 14, 2004, John Paul II appointed Auxiliary Bishop Frederick F. Campbell from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as the eleventh bishop of Columbus. [25] [26] In 2005, Campbell proposed the establishment of a civil registry of priests from the diocese of Columbus who had been "credibly accused" of sexual abuse. [27] Campbell spoke out in 2006 against a proposed law in the Ohio General Assembly that would have allowed a 20-year statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases. In his testimony to the legislature, Campbell claimed that the 20-year for prosecution window wasn't fair and would curtail the church's charitable work. In the end, the Assembly passed the legislation with a 10-year window. [28] [29] Campbell resigned in 2019.

Pope Francis appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert J. Brennan from the Diocese of Rockville Centre as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus on January 31, 2019. [30] [31] [32] In December 2020, Brennan announced the "Real Presence Real Future" strategic planning initiative, aiming at "increasing the presence of Christ throughout its 23 counties over the next three years and upholding the Faith for future generations." [33] [34] According to Brennan, the process would likely result in some parishes closing. [35] The elevation of Saint Mary of the Assumption in Lancaster, Ohio, to the rank of a minor basilica was initiated by Brennan in August of 2019.

2020 to present

In February 2020, the Diocese announced the closure of two diocesan retreat centers, St. Therese's in Columbus, and Sts. Peter and Paul in Newark. The shuttering was due to dwindling use in part because of more parishes having parish centers, newer, non-diocesan facilities being built, and the necessity of repairs at both sites. Sts. Peter and Paul was constructed as a seminary for the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1957, and then closed in 1990. It was acquired by the Diocese and reopened as a retreat center in 2003. [36] St. Therese was opened in 1931. [37] However, both sites found new uses as homes for religious sisters serving in the Diocese. St. Therese now houses Daughters of Holy Mary of the Heart of Jesus, a group ministering to girls and young women in the Columbus area, and Sts. Peter and Paul is now the convent for a group of Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary. [38]

Francis appointed Brennan as bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in 2021. Reverend Earl K. Fernandes of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is the current bishop of Columbus, appointed by Francis in 2022. Fernande has continued the "Real Presence Real Future" process started by Brennan. [39] In October 2022, the Diocese of Steubenville announced that the Vatican was considering a merger with the Diocese of Columbus. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) would have to grant its approval. [40] [41]

Bishops

Bishops of Columbus

  1. Sylvester Horton Rosecrans (1868–1878)
  2. John Ambrose Watterson (1880–1899)
  3. Henry K. Moeller (1900–1903), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of Cincinnati
  4. James Joseph Hartley (1903–1944)
  5. Michael Joseph Ready (1944–1957)
  6. Clarence George Issenmann (1957–1964), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Cleveland
  7. John Joseph Carberry (1965–1968), appointed Archbishop of Saint Louis (elevated to Cardinal in 1969)
  8. Clarence Edward Elwell (1968–1973)
  9. Edward John Herrmann (1973–1982)
  10. James Anthony Griffin (1983–2004)
  11. Frederick Francis Campbell (2005–2019)
  12. Robert J. Brennan (2019–2021), appointed Bishop of Brooklyn
  13. Earl K. Fernandes (2022–present)

Auxiliary bishops of Columbus

Other diocesan priests who became bishops

Parishes

As of 2020, the Diocese of Columbus comprises 103 parishes and two missions. The parishes are divided into the following deaneries:

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Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, South Columbus Deanery

Center - South Columbus Deanery

Saint Brigid of Kildare Church, Northwest Columbus Deanery St. Brigid of Kildare Parish (Dublin, Ohio), exterior.jpg
Saint Brigid of Kildare Church, Northwest Columbus Deanery

Northwest Columbus Deanery

Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church, North High Deanery St. John the Baptist, Columbus, OH, exterior FR.jpg
Saint John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church, North High Deanery

North High Deanery

Church of the Resurrection, Northland Columbus Deanery Church of the Resurrection (New Albany, Ohio).JPG
Church of the Resurrection, Northland Columbus Deanery

Northland Columbus Deanery

Saint Joseph Church, West Columbus Deanery St. Joseph Catholic Church (Plain City, Ohio), exterior.jpg
Saint Joseph Church, West Columbus Deanery

West Columbus Deanery

Saint Catharine of Siena Church, East Columbus Deanery Saint Catharine of Siena Church (Columbus, Ohio) - exterior.jpg
Saint Catharine of Siena Church, East Columbus Deanery

East Columbus Deanery

Immaculate Conception Church, Marion Deanery Immaculate Conception, Kenton, OH, exterior.jpg
Immaculate Conception Church, Marion Deanery

Marion Deanery

Saint Nicholas Church, Perry County-Zanesville Deanery Saint Nicholas Church (Zanesville, Ohio) - view from Putnam Hill Park.jpg
Saint Nicholas Church, Perry County-Zanesville Deanery

Perry County-Zanesville Deanery

Saint Vincent de Paul Church, Knox-Licking Deanery Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Mount Vernon, Ohio) - exterior, view from across the street.jpg
Saint Vincent de Paul Church, Knox-Licking Deanery

Knox-Licking Deanery

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Sacred Heart Church, Tuscawarus-Holmes-Coshocton Deanery

Tuscawaras-Holmes-Coshocton Deanery

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Saint John the Evangelist Church, Lancaster Deanery

Lancaster Deanery

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Saint Sylvester Church, Chillicothe Deanery

Chillicothe Deanery

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Saint Mary of the Annunciation Church, Scioto County Deanery

Scioto County Deanery

Education

Museum of Catholic Art and History

The diocese is also home to the Museum of Catholic Art and History, the largest institution of its kind in the United States [42] It was founded in 1998 as the Jubilee Museum. [43]

Colleges

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The Pontifical College Josephinum,Columbus

High schools

Closed schools

  • Marion Catholic High School, Marion
  • St. Ladislas School, Columbus
  • Corpus Christi School, Columbus
  • St. Mary High School, Columbus
  • Holy Family School, Columbus
  • Holy Name School, Columbus
  • Bishop Flaget High School, Chillicothe (Currently a grade school)
  • Father Wehrle High School, Columbus
  • St. Leo School, Columbus
  • St. Peter, Chillicothe
  • St. Mary, Chillicothe
  • St. Aloysius Academy, New Lexington
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Grade School, Columbus
  • Holy Rosary (Grade School & High School)
  • St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington (closed 2021) [44]

Elementary schools

Hospitals

Current hospitals

Closed hospitals

Religious institutes

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Entrance to the Dominican Province of St. Joseph at St. Patrick Church in Columbus
Saint James the Less Church in Columbus Saint James the Less Church (Columbus, Ohio) - exterior 1.jpg
Saint James the Less Church in Columbus

Religious priests and brothers

Apostles of Jesus [45]

Congregation of the Holy Spirit [45]

Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines) [44]

Fathers of Mercy [45]

Glenmary Home Missioners [45]

Heralds of the Good News [46]

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP)

Institute of the Incarnate Word [45]

Missionaries of the Precious Blood

Missionary Servants of the Word [44]

Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercerdarians)

Order of Friars Minor [45]

Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin

Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)

Sons of the Immaculate Conception Congregation

Religious sisters

Catholic radio in the diocese

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St. Gabriel Radio office and studio

Other stations reaching the diocese

Clergy abuse scandal

History

In 1993, Bishop Griffin removed a priest, Phillip Jacobs, from his parish due to allegations that he had sexually abused a teenage boy. The boy's family requested that the police not be notified, but years later Griffin made the notification. When the Diocese of Victoria in British Columbia was considering hiring Jacobs, Griffin informed the diocese about the allegations against him. The Diocese of Victoria hired Jacobs anyway. In 2019, Jacobs was arrested in Victoria, British Columbia for sexual abuse of minors. [58]

On August 17, 2018, Bishop Campbell and the diocese were named in a $2 million lawsuit by Kevin Heidtman, a former student at St. Charles Preparatory School in Columbus. Heidtman alleged that he was sexually molested on at least six separate occasions at the school by Monsignor Thomas Bennett between 2002 and 2003. Bennett died in 2008. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants, including Campbell, became aware of Bennett's alleged molestation of the student, but failed to take any action. [59] After Heidtman filed suit, two other students came forward with accusations again Bennett. On February 8, 2019, Heidtman's attorney filed a motion to force the diocese to release all their sexual abuse files; the Diocese opposed it. [60] On August 26, 2020, the diocese paid $1 million to Heidtman. [61]

On March 1, 2019, the Diocese released a list of 36 of its clergy that had sexually abused children, [62] and updated the liist to number nearly 50 in September of the same year [63]

Until 2020, the Diocese of Columbus was one of only three Catholic dioceses in the nation to have a priest serve as victim assistance coordinator. Victim advocates criticized this practice, saying it can re-traumatize survivors and discourage the reporting of abuse. [64] An outside licensed counselor was hired in 2020, coinciding with the formation of a Safe Environment Task Force by then-bishop Brennan. [65]

List of credibly accused clergy

I.  Clergy incardinated in the Diocese of Columbus against whom a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor within the Diocese was made and investigated while the clergy was living.

NameOrdainedStatus
Fr. Ronald Atwood1969Deceased
Fr. Thomas Brosmer1969Removed from ministry
Fr. R. Michael Ellifritz1967Laicized
Fr. Roger Emmert1962Deceased
Msgr. Joseph Fete1974Laicized
Fr. Michael Hanrahan1971Laicized, deceased
Dcn. James Hutson1982Deceased
Fr. Philip Jacobs1974Laicized
Fr. Raymond Lavelle1957Deceased
Fr. Frederick Loyd1970Laicized
Fr. Robert Luchi1957Left ministry
Fr. Kevin Lutz1978Removed from Ministry
Fr. Dean A. Matthewson1973Administrative Leave
Fr. Bernard McClory1953Deceased
Fr. Thomas McLaughlin1956Laicized, deceased
Fr. Samuel Ritchey1973Laicized, deceased
Fr. Francis Schaefer1955Deceased
Fr. George Tumeo1965Laicized
Fr. Martin Weithman1980Laicized

II.  Clergy incardinated in the Diocese of Columbus against whom a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor within the Diocese was made after the clergy's death.[1]

NameOrdainedStatus
Msgr. Robert Brown1939Deceased
Msgr. Harry Estadt1932Deceased
Fr. John Gamba1942Deceased
Fr. John Geiger1957Deceased
Fr. Louis Hoffman1943Deceased
Fr. John Ryan1959Deceased
Fr. Robert Schmidt1943Deceased
Fr. Ted Spires1961Laicized, deceased
Fr. Alan Sprenger1960Deceased
Fr. John Tague1951Deceased

III.  Clergy incardinated in the Diocese of Columbus against whom a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor at a location outside the Diocese was made and investigated while the cleric was living.

NameOrdainedStatus
Fr. Carl Drake1964Removed from ministry

IV.  Extern or religious clergy (clergy from other dioceses or religious orders) who served in the Diocese of Columbus who were credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors (alleged conduct occurred in the Diocese of Columbus).

NameOrdainedStatus
Fr. Hector Bellinato, PIME1935No longer in Diocese
Fr. David Heimann1958Deceased
Dcn. Gabriel Hernandez2008Dismissed from the Josephinum, laicized
Fr. Robert Hunt, C.PP.S.1954Deceased
Fr. Timothy Keane, SS.CC.1950Deceased

V.  Extern or religious clergy who served in the Diocese of Columbus that were credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors elsewhere (alleged conduct occurred outside the Diocese of Columbus).  

NameOrdainedStatus
Fr. Pierre Albalaa, MSM1995Removed from ministry
Fr. Frank Benham1963Left ministry
Fr. Aaron J. Cote, OP1986Deceased
Fr. Kenneth France-Kelly, OP1981Deceased
Fr. Joseph Herlihy, OP1939Deceased
Fr. Walter Horan, OP1945Deceased
Fr. Stephan Johnson, CSP1981No longer in ministry
Fr. James Kilkenny, OP1936Deceased
Fr. Francis Masserella, GHM1941Deceased
Fr. Thomas McCarthy, OP1960Deceased
Fr. Richard J. McCormick, SDB1970Incarcerated
Fr. Joseph McGuiness, OP1939Deceased
Fr. Robert Pelkington, OP1968Deceased
Fr. John Powers, OP1952Deceased
Fr. Francis Sweeney, CSP1961Deceased
Fr. John Walsh, OMI1940Deceased

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