To ensure transparency surrounding cases of sexual misconduct, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe has published the following list of friars who have been removed from public ministry. The list will be updated as needed.
Eusebius Arundel Deceased – 11/7/68 – Holy Name Province
Severin Brady Deceased – 7/14/06 – Holy Name Province
Jordan Charbonneau Deceased – 9/20/84 – Holy Name Province
Joseph Collier Deceased – 9/27/72 – Holy Name Province
Adrian Donachie Deceased – 2/6/79 – Holy Name Province
John Dority Deceased – 2019 – Holy Name Province
Kevin Downey Removed from ministry – 6/1/2016 – Holy Name Province
Aidan Duffy Deceased – 10/19/2000 – Holy Name Province
Matthew Gaskin Deceased – 6/5/10 – Holy Name Province
Louis Hamm Deceased – 1/8/88 – Holy Name Province
Linus Hennessy Deceased – 5/9/83 – Holy Name Province
Placid Hennessy Deceased – 4/5/59 – Holy Name Province
Rene Maynard Separated from Province – 1971 – Holy Name Province
Jogues McVeigh Separated from Province – 1971 – Holy Name Province
Roger McQuarrie Deceased – 9/4/95 – Holy Name Province
Paul Oligny Deceased – 2/9/86 – Holy Name Province
Raymond O'Reilly Deceased – 9/13/95 – Holy Name Province
John Rudy Removed from ministry – June 1998 – Holy Name Province
Bernard Splawski Removed from ministry – June 2002 – Holy Name Province
Richard Trezza Removed from ministry – September 2012 – Holy Name Province
Joseph Trunk Deceased – 4/24/11 – Holy Name Province
Donatus Walsh Deceased – 4/7/88 – Holy Name Province
Leonard Walsh Deceased – 10/15/54 – Holy Name Province
Linus Kopczewski Deceased – 2021 – Assumption Province
Kevin Lawecki Deceased – 1961 – Assumption Province
Antonine Lenga Deceased – 1981 – Assumption Province
Donald Lucas Deceased 1999 – Assumption Province
Joseph Mika Deceased 2009 – Assumption Province
January Padlo Deceased 1976 – Assumption Province
Bert Pepowski Deceased 2017 – Assumption Province
Terrence Pinkowski Deceased 1991 – Assumption Province
De Paul Sobotka Deceased 2020 – Assumption Province
Sebastian Nocinski Left Order in 2010 – Assumption Province
Paul West Left Order in 2002 – Assumption Province
Regis Howitz Removed from public ministry in 2005 – Assumption Province
Stanley Janowski Removed from public ministry in 1993 – Assumption Province
Charles Newman Removed from public ministry in 2003 – Assumption Province
Didacus Weber Removed from public ministry in 2006 – Assumption Province
Charles Faso Prohibited from public ministry, 2008 – Sacred Heart Province
Patrick Hanrahan Prohibited from public ministry, 1999 – Sacred Heart Province
Joseph Tan Doan Nguyen Prohibited from public ministry, 2022 – Sacred Heart Province
Henry Willenborg Prohibited from public ministry, 2009 – Sacred Heart Province
Roland (Robert) Averbeck Deceased 4/4/1981 – Sacred Heart Province
Manuel Cortez Roman Deceased 9/1/1990 – Sacred Heart Province
Louis (William) Dunnigan Deceased 4/5/1968 – Sacred Heart Province
Tarsicius (Laverne) Fischer Deceased 2/20/1998 – Sacred Heart Province
Kenneth (John) Gansmann Deceased 5/21/1974 – Sacred Heart Province
Theophane (William) Goett Deceased 10/14/1973 – Sacred Heart Province
Denis (Joseph) Hall Deceased 2/14/1996 – Sacred Heart Province
Wilbert (Norbert ) Hegener Deceased 7/15/2009 – Sacred Heart Province
Ardwin (Frederick) Hiller Deceased 8/9/1981 – Sacred Heart Province
Werner (Wilfrid) Holzer Deceased 2/17/1990 – Sacred Heart Province
Protase (Maximilian) Kuberek Deceased 6/6/1959 – Sacred Heart Province
Emmet (James) Malone Deceased 6/19/1994 – Sacred Heart Province
Silas (Aloysius) Musholt Deceased 8/5/1999 – Sacred Heart Province
Charles (Edward) Potocki Deceased 11/26/1992 – Sacred Heart Province
John (Leo) Przybylski Deceased 8/27/1977 – Sacred Heart Province
John Rausch Deceased 11/26/2019 – Sacred Heart Province
Laurus (Raymond) Rhode Deceased 8/29/1995 – Sacred Heart Province
Andre (Charles) Schludecker Deceased 9/30/2022 – Sacred Heart Province
Ildephonse (Edward) Skorup Deceased 1/23/2020 – Sacred Heart Province
Fergus (Francis) Stevenson Deceased 11/14/1991 – Sacred Heart Province
Method (Claude) Wilson Deceased 7/2/2018 – Sacred Heart Province
Federico Fernandez Left the Province; returned to home province in Colombia 2/15/1991; Dismissed from Order – Sacred Heart Province
Joseph Kesterson Left the Province and Order 7/5/1991 – Sacred Heart Province
Jeffrey Salwach Left the Province and Order 4/9/2016 – Sacred Heart Province
Ruben Soto Left the Province when temporary vows expired 6/6/1995 – Sacred Heart Province
Pedro (Richard) Amen Joined the Vice Province of St. Benedict of the Amazon 3/11/1990; Deceased 4/28/2006 – Sacred Heart Province
Raymond Chappa, OFM Laicized*/Left Order/ Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Charles Cichanowicz, OFM Laicized*/Left Order – St. John the Baptist Province
Barry (Finbar) Coyle, OFM Removed from ministry/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Claude Daly, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Lambert Dannenfelser, OFM Removed from ministry/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Frank Davied, OFM Laicized*/Left Order – St. John the Baptist Province
Kent Hajduk, OFM Laicized*/Left Order/ Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Kenneth (Pius) Hendricks, OFM (became a diocesan priest in the Philippines) Left Order/ Reported as Deceased. Brother Pius transferred from St. John the Baptist Province and was accepted by the San Pedro Bautista Province in the Philippines in 1984. He left the Order on June 7, 1986. He later was ordained a secular priest in the Diocese of Naval, Philippines. No allegations were received related to his service with our province. – St. John the Baptist Province
Marcan Hetteberg, OFM Removed from ministry/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Dennis Huff, OFM Left Order – St. John the Baptist Province
Christopher Kerr, OFM Laicized*/Left Order/ Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Severin Lamping, OFM Left Order/ Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Stephen Lamping, OFM Left Order/ Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Joachim Lux, OFM Removed from ministry/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Joseph Malloy, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Diego Mazon, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Michael Montgomery Laicized*/Left Order – St. John the Baptist Province
Charles O’Neill, OFM Left Order/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Victorian Ostmeyer, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Carter Partee, OFM Laicized*/Left Order/ Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Juvenal Pfalzer, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Roman Pfalzer, OFM Removed from ministry/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Alfred Pimple, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Thomas Richstatter, OFM Removed from ministry – St. John the Baptist Province
Lorenzo Ruiz, OFM** Laicized*/Left Order – St. John the Baptist Province
Mark Schornack, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
John Schreck, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Lawrence Schreiber, OFM Removed from ministry – St. John the Baptist Province
Anselm Sippel, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Randolph Thompson, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
John Turnbull, OFM Removed from ministry/Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Francis Wendling, OFM Deceased – St. John the Baptist Province
Safeguarding God’s people
The Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe is committed to listening attentively to any allegation made by a person who believes that they have been harmed by a friar. Learn more about how to report misconduct and the resources available to survivors.
