Fr. John J. Suknaic – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1950 Died: 2004 Assigned as follows: St. Columba (Bloomsburg, PA) St. Peter (Columbia, PA) Maria Joseph Manor (Danville, PA) Our Lady of Lourdes (Enola, PA) St. Joseph (Lancaster, PA) Divine Redeemer (Mount Carmel, PA) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Mount Carmel, PA) Summary of Allegations Against Fr. John Suknaic: Fr. John…
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Fr. Frederick Vaughn – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Frederick Vaughn – Diocese of Harrisburg (a/k/a Frederick Joseph Von Hartensten) Ordained: 1937 Retired: 1986 Died: 1992 Assigned as follows: St. Peter (Elizabethtown, PA) St. Luke the Evangelist Mission (Greencastle, PA) St. Catherine Laboure (Harrisburg, PA) St. Joseph (York, PA) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Fr. Frederick Vaughn: In 2002, the Diocese of Harrisburg received a letter from a…
Fr. Salvatore Zangari – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Salvatore Zangari – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1944 Retired: 1986 Died: 2004 Assigned as follows: 1944-1946 St. Patrick (York, PA) 1946-1951 St. Peter (Mount Carmel, PA) 1951-1957 U.S. Army Chaplain/Industrial School (Camp Hill, PA) 1957-1959 Assumption BVM (Lebanon, PA) 1959-1964 Our Lady of Visitation (Shippensburg, PA) 1964-1969 St. Thomas More (Northumberland, PA) 1969-1973 …
Msgr. Francis J. Taylor – Diocese of Harrisburg
Msgr. Francis Taylor – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1954 Retired: 1996 Died: 1997 Assigned as follows: St. Peter (Elizabethtown, PA) Cathedral of St. Patrick (Harrisburg, PA) Sacred Heart of Jesus (Lancaster, PA) Sacred Heart Mission (Lykens, PA) Mary, Mother of the Church (Mount Joy, PA) St. Theresa (New Cumberland, PA) St. Leo the Great (Rohrerstown, PA) Summary of Abuse…
Fr. Carl Steffen – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Carl Steffen – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1958 Retired: 2005 Died: 2015 Assigned as follows: 1958-1959 Assumption BVM (Lancaster, PA) 1960 Asst. Director for Youth for Boy Scouts 1959-1961 St. Gertrude (Lebanon, PA) 1961-1963 St. Joan of Arc (Hershey, PA) 1963-1967 Bishop McDevitt High School (Harrisburg, PA) 1963-1969 St. Joseph (Shamokin, PA)…
Fr. Stephen Rolko – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Stephen Rolko – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1957 Died: 1993 Assigned as follows: St. Patrick (Carlisle, PA) Holy Trinity (Columbia, PA) St. Joseph (Danville, PA) St. Joseph (Lancaster, PA) St. Joseph (Milton, PA) Lewisburg State Penitentiary (Milton, PA) St. Rose of Lima (York, PA) Summary of Allegations against Fr. Stephen Rolko: Stephen Rolko was not identified or discussed in…
Fr. Neil J. Murphy – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Neil J. Murphy – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1957 Death: approx. 1968 Assigned as follows: St. Francis Xavier (Gettysburg, PA) Cathedral of St. Patrick (Harrisburg, PA) Assumption BVM (Lancaster, PA) St. Rose of Lima (York, PA) Summary of Allegations against Fr. Neil J. Murphy: Murphy was not identified or discussed in the 2018 grand jury report. He was, however,…
Fr. Ibarra Mercado – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Ibarra C. Mercado – Diocese of Harrisburg Summary of Allegations against Fr. Ibarra Mercado: In 1994, the Diocese of Harrisburg was contacted by the Archdiocese of Military Services, which oversees all priests serving as military chaplains, with a report that Ibarra Mercado was accused of French kissing a 12 year old girl at the Harrisburg VA Hospital. The memo…
Fr. Joseph Pease – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Joseph Pease – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1961 Inpatient evaluation: 1995 Removed: 2002 Assigned as follows: Our Lady of Lourdes (Enola, PA) St. Joseph (Mechanicsburg, PA) Divine Redeemer (Mount Carmel, PA) – after inpatient treatment Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Mount Carmel, PA) St. Theresa (New Cumberland, PA) St. John the Baptist (New Freedom, PA) SUMMARY OF SEXUAL ABUSE…
Fr. Thomas Scala – Diocese of Harrisburg
Fr. Thomas Scala – Diocese of Harrisburg Ordained: 1973 Died: October 2018 Assigned as follows: Immaculate Conception BVM (Berwick, PA) 1987-1989 St. Columba (Bloomsburg, PA) 1986-1987, 1989-1994 Christ the King Mission (Bloomsburg University) 1986-1987 Good Shepherd (Camp Hill, PA) 1973-1974 St. Joseph Hospital (Lancaster, PA) 1977-1986 St. Joseph (Milton, PA) 1994-2011 St. Joseph (York, PA) 1974-1977 Summary of Allegations against…