Father Donald Joyce Diocese of Charlotte (Oblates) Ordained: 1958 Removed: 1997 Died: 2013 Assigned as Follows: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Monroe, NC) Sacred Heart Catholic Mission (Wadesboro, NC) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Donald Joyce: Father Donald Joyce was ordained a priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate religious order in 1958, and served in the…
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Fr. Peter Tan Van Le – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Peter Tan Van Le Diocese of Charlotte Ordained: 1973 Retired: 2011 Removed: 2013 Assigned as Follows: St. Ann Catholic Church (Charlotte, NC) St. Joseph Vietnamese Catholic Church (Charlotte, NC) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Peter Tan Van Le: Father Peter Tan Van Le was ordained a priest in 1973, and served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of…
Fr. George C. Berthold – Diocese of Charlotte
Fr. George C. Berthold Diocese of Charlotte Ordained: 1963 Died: 2020 Assigned as Follows: St. Anselm College (Manchester, NH) St. John’s Seminary (Brighton, MA) Belmont Abbey College (Charlotte, NC) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father George C. Berthold: Fr. George Berthold was ordained a priest in 1963, and served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte. He then began…
Fr. Juan Carlos Castaño Mejia – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Juan Carlos Castaño Mejia Diocese of Charlotte (Oratorians) Ordained: 1991 Removed: 2002 Convicted: 2003 Deported: 2005 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. Juan Carlos Castaño Mejia: Fr. Juan Carlos Castaño was ordained a priest of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Ipiales, Colombia, in 1991. He was a visiting priest of the Oratory in Rock Hill in the…
Fr. Justin Pechulis – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Justin Pechulis Diocese of Charlotte Ordained: 1958 Died: 1983 Assigned as Follows: 1958-1959: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Newton Grove, NC) 1958-1959: St. Mary’s (Mt. Olive, NC) 1958-1959: Good Shepherd (Duplin, NC) 1958-1959: Sacred Heart (Goldsboro, NC) 1958-1959: Transfiguration Church (Wallace, NC) 1959-1961: Our Lady of the Assumption (Charlotte, NC) 1961-1962: Infant of Prague (Jacksonville, NC) 1962-1968: St. Catherine’s (Tarboro,…
Fr. Gino Vertassich – Diocese of Charlotte
Fr. Gino Vertassich Diocese of Charlotte (Glenmary Home Missioners) Ordained: 1960 Left the order: 1975 Died: 2003 Known Assignments: St. Mary, Mother of God Catholic Church (Sylva, NC) St. William Catholic Church (Murphy, NC) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Gino Vertassich: Father Gino Vertassich was ordained a priest of the Glenmary Home Missioners order in 1960, and served in…
Fr. Aloysius Joseph D’Silva – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Aloysius Joseph D’Silva Diocese of Charlotte Ordained: 1961 Died: 2005 Assigned as Follows: St. Bernadette Catholic Mission (Linville, NC) St. Lucien Catholic Church (Spruce Pine, NC) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Aloysius Joseph D’Silva: Father Aloysius Joseph D’Silva was ordained a priest in 1961, and served in the Diocese of Charlotte. According to media reports, in December of…
Fr. Eugene Corbesero – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Eugene Corbesero Diocese of Charlotte/Consolata Society for Foreign Missions Ordained: 1962 Dismissed: 1983 Died: 2016 Assigned as Follows: Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church (Charlotte, NC) St. Dorothy Catholic Mission (Lincolnton, NC) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Eugene Corbesero: Father Eugene Corbesero was ordained a priest in 1962, and served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.…
Fr. Robert Yurgel – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Robert Yurgel Diocese of Charlotte (Capuchin Franciscans) Ordained: 1996 Removed: 2008 Convicted: 2009 Assigned as follows: 1992: Catholic Conference Center (Hickory, NC) 1992-1993: St. Felix Friary (Wilmington, DE) 1993-1996: Our Lady of Lourdes Friary (Paterson, NJ) 1996-1997: Immaculate Conception Friary (Bronx, NY) 1997-1999: St. Matthew’s (Charlotte, NC) 1997-1999: Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church (Charlotte, NC) Unknown: St.…
Fr. Michael Kelleher – Diocese of Charlotte
Father Michael Joseph Kelleher Diocese of Charlotte Ordained: 1953 Charged criminally: 2009 Died: 2014 Assigned as Follows: 1953-1966 Trappist Monk in Ireland and New Zealand 1966 St. Gabriel (Greenville, NC) 1966-1968 St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Charlotte, NC) 1968-1969 Immaculate Heart of Mary (High Point, NC) 1969-1970 Our Lady of Lourdes (Raleigh, NC) 1970-1971 Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School (Kernersville, NC) 1971-1972…