Mr. Charles Lyons Diocese of Buffalo (Lay Teacher) Assignment History: 1970s-1980s: St. Brigid (Buffalo) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Mr. Charles Lyons: Mr. Charles Lyons (“Mr. Lyons”) was a lay teacher at St. Brigid in Buffalo. According to media reports, in 2020, he was named in a lawsuit against the Diocese of Buffalo Mr. Lyons was accused of sexually…
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DIOCESE OF BUFFALO
Sr. Mary Columbine – Diocese of Buffalo
Sister Mary Columbine Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: Unknown Assigned as follows: 1950s: Immaculate Heart of Mary Home for Children (Buffalo, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Sister Mary Columbine: Sister Mary Columbine was a member of the Felician Sisters religious order, officially known as the Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice Third Order Regular of…
Fr. Michael J. Campbell – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Michael Campbell Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1921 Died: 1970 Assignment History: 1921-1923: Church of the Nativity (Buffalo, NY) 1923-1930: St. John (Lockport, NY) 1930-1947: St. Anthony (Lockport, NY) 1947-1957: St. Peter (Lewiston, NY) 1957-1970: Our Lady of the Angels (Olean, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Michael…
Fr. John Gabalski – Diocese of Buffalo
Father John Gabalski Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1948 Died: 2003 Assignment History: 1949-1965: St. Mary College (Orchard Lake, MI) 1965: Resurrection Church (Buffalo, NY) 1966: St. Florian (Buffalo, NY) 1966-1974: Diocesan Preparatory Seminary (Buffalo, NY) 1974-1978: Queen of Peace (Buffalo, NY) 1978-2003: St. Stanislaus…
Sr. Mary Cassiana – Diocese of Buffalo
Sister Mary Cassiana Diocese of Buffalo Vows: 1940 Died: 2008 Assigned as follows: 1997-2003; 1979-1988: St. Francis of Assisi (Newburgh, NY) 1965-1967: Maria Regina High School (Hartsdale, NY) 1988-1997; 1959-1965; 1950-1957: St. Casimir’s School (Yonkers, NY) 1945-1947: St. Joseph’s (Poughkeepsie, NY) 1943-1945: St. Clemens Mary (Manhattan, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Sister Mary Cassiana: Sister Mary Cassiana entered the Sisters of…
Fr. William J. Honer – Diocese of Buffalo
Father William Honer Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1957 Died: 2014 Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father William Honer: Father William Honer was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Buffalo in 1957. He eventually left the priesthood, and went to work for the state Office of Mental Health. In November 2002, he died suddenly at the age of 69.…
Fr. William Connor – Diocese of Buffalo
Father William Connor Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1950 Died: 2004 Assigned as follows: Immaculate Heart High School (Buffalo, NY) Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Watertown, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father William Connor: Father William Connor was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Buffalo in 1950. He attended DePaul University in Chicago and received a…
Fr. Ralph Federico – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Ralph Federico Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1952 Retired: 1997 Died: 2007 Assignment History: 1950s: Our Lady of Pompeii (Lancaster, NY) 1960s: Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home (Clarence, NY) 1960s: St. John (Olean, NY) 1960s: St. James (Jamestown, NY) 1970-1976: St. John (Jamestown, NY)…
Msgr. Peter Popadick – Diocese of Buffalo
Monsignor Peter Popadick Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1970 Assignment History: 1970-1995: Bishop Fallon High School (Buffalo, NY) 1997-2020: St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Cheektowaga, NY), Pastor Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Monsignor Peter Popadick: According to media reports, in August 2019, Monsignor Peter Popadick was accused in a lawsuit filed under the Child Victims Act of sexually abusing an…
Many Sexual Abuse Stories in the News Leaving Us All Shaking Our Heads
Many stories in the media about sexual abuse leave us sometimes shaking our heads. From time to time on this blog, we’ll mention some of those stories under the headline “How come?” —A Texas man pleaded guilty to child sex crimes back in the 1990s when he worked for the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene. According to news accounts,…