Brother Francis Verngren
Diocese of Oakland/Christian Brothers
Ordained: 1936
Died: 2003
Assignment History:
- 1937-1939: Unknown
- 1940-1959: St. Peter’s High School and Sacred Heart High School (San Francisco, CA)
- 1959-1969: St. Mary’s College High School (Berkeley, CA)
- 1969-1984: St. Mary’s College High School (Napa, CA)
- 1984: Justin-Siena High School (Napa, CA)
- 1985-1988: Unknown
- 1989: Retired
Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Brother Francis Verngren:
Br. Francis Verngren was a member of the Christian Brothers’ religious order. According to media reports, in 2003, a man filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Verngren sexually abused him when he was a child from 1966 until 1970 while Verngren was principal and head dorm resident at St. Mary’s College High School in Berkeley. The lawsuit was settled within a few months, and Verngren died that same year.
Verngren is publicly named on the Diocese of Oakland list and the Diocese of Santa Rosa 2019 list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
Verngren died in 2003.
Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of Oakland in California. If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in California, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of Oakland now have legal options, but filing deadlines will apply so do not delay in reaching out to us. Our lawyers have decades of experience representing survivors of clergy sexual abuse in California and nationwide. We can help.
Contact us at 888-283-9922 or [email protected] to discuss your options today.