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Friars restricted from public ministry

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.


Para garantizar la transparencia en torno a los casos de mala conducta sexual, la Provincia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe ha publicado la siguiente lista de frailes que han sido apartados del ministerio público. La lista se actualizará cuando sea necesario.

  • Patrick Tuttle Removed from public ministry in 2024 – Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • 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 — Deceased 9/2/2024
  • 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

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