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Fr. Hernan Toro – Diocese of San Jose

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December 21, 2020 | By Horowitz Law
Fr. Hernan Toro – Diocese of San Jose

Father Hernan Toro

Father Hernan Toro

Ordained: 1956

Banned: 1990

Assignment History:

  • 1978-1979: Our Lady of Peace Parish (Santa Clara, CA)
  • 1979-1983: Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish (Alviso, CA)
  • 1983-1984: St. Athanasius Parish (Mountain View, CA)
  • 1984-1986: St. Catherine Parish (Morgan Hill, CA)
  • 1986-1988: St. Aloysius Parish (Palo Alto, CA)
  • 1988-1990: Detention ministry

Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Hernan Toro:

Fr. Hernan Toro was ordained a priest in 1956 who served in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the in the Diocese of San Jose. He also had ties to the Archdiocese of Popayan in Colombia. According to media reports, in 1983, Toro sexually abused a child while assigned to Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Santa Clara, California in 1983. Toro was criminally convicted and forced to register as a sex offender.

Fr. Toro was permanently banned from ministry in 1990. The Diocese of San Jose included Toro on its list of clergy credibly accused of child sexual abuse.

As of 2018, Fr. Toro has been living in San Leandro, California.

Horowitz Law is a law firm representing victims and survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and other clergy in the Diocese of San Jose in California. If you need a lawyer because you were sexually abused by a priest in one of California's Catholic dioceses, contact our office today. Although many years have passed, those abused by Catholic clergy in the Diocese of San Jose now have legal options due to a temporary change in the law, 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 toll-free at 888-283-9922 or adam@adamhorowitzlaw.com to discuss your options today.



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