Father Michael Hansen Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1967 Assigned as follows: 1968-1979: Sacred Heart Church (Bloomfield, NJ) 1980-1999: Our Lady of Lourdes Church (West Orange, NJ) 2000-2009: Church of the Assumption (Emerson, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Michael Hansen: Father Michael Hansen was ordained a priest in 1967 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. He served as…
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Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin: You Call This ‘Transparency?
If you relied on Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin (Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark), here’s what you would know about one of New Jersey’s most prominent and prolific child molesting clerics: Fr. Carmen Sita faced ‘multiple’ victims, was defrocked, worked at one parish in Jersey City and inexplicably also went by the name Fr. Jerry Howard. That’s all that the…
Fr. Sal DiStefano – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Sal DiStefano Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 2003 Removed: 2020 Assigned as follows: Oratory Preparatory School (Summit, NJ) Our Lady of Peace (New Providence, NJ) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Sal DiStefano: Father Sal DiStefano was ordained a priest and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. He spent more than 30 years in education, as well as several…
Fr. Sean Rooney – Archdiocese of Newark
Fr. Sean Leo Rooney (Salesians of Don Bosco) Archdiocese of Newark / Diocese of Paterson Ordained: 1959 Laicized: 2008 Assignment History: 1959-1968: St. Dominic Savio High School (Boston, MA) 1968-1971: Salesian Day High School for Boys; Salesian Resident Junior Seminary; Camp Salesian for Boys; Salesian Retreat House for Boys; Salesian Boys Club (Cedar Lake, IN) 1971-1975: Don Bosco Technical High…
Fr. Robert Svec – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Robert Svec Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1954 Died: Unknown Assigned as follows: St. Henry (Bayonne, NJ) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Jersey City, NJ) St. Mary, Star of the Sea (Bayonne, NJ) St. John the Baptist (Jersey City, NJ) IHM/St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Montclair, NJ) St. Vincent De Paul (Bayonne, NJ) St. Columba (Newark,…
Fr. Thomas Stanford – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Thomas Stanford (a/k/a Thomas Stamford) Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1979 Removed: 2008 Assigned as follows: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Oakland, NJ) St. Margaret of Cortona (Little Ferry, NJ) St. Luke (Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Thomas Stanford: Father Thomas Stanford was ordained a priest in 1979 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to…
Fr. Carmen Sita – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Carmen Sita (a/k/a Gerald Howard) Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1976 Removed: 1984 Laicized: 2012 Assigned as follows: St. Aloysius (Jersey City, NJ) SS. Peter and Paul (Boonville, MO) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Carmen Sita (a/k/a Gerald Howard): Father Carmen Sita (a/k/a Gerald Howard) was ordained a priest in 1976 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to…
Fr. Thomas H. Reilly – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Thomas Reilly Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1929 Died: Date Unknown Assigned as follows: St. Mary (Paterson, NJ) Sacred Heart (Newark, NJ) USS South Dakota District Holy Name of Jesus (East Orange, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Thomas Reilly: Father Michael O’Brien was ordained a priest in 1929 and served in the Archdiocese of Newark. According to media reports, in February 2019,…
Fr. Gerard Sudol – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Gerard Sudol Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1980 Removed: 2002 Reassigned: 2006 Permanently removed: 2019 Assigned as follows: Holy Family (Nutley, NJ) St. Francis of Assisi (Ridgefield Park, NJ) St. Ann (Polish) (Jersey City, NJ) St. Francis Community Center (Jersey City, NJ) Holy Rosary (Jersey City, NJ) Mount St. Andrew Villa (Paramus, NJ) Padre Pio Friary (Hoboken, NJ) Summary of…
Fr. Jesus Orlando Rengifo – Archdiocese of Newark
Father Jesus Orlando Rengifo Archdiocese of Newark Ordained: 1984 Removed: 2016 Assigned as follows: St. Joseph of the Palisades (West New York, NJ) Holy Trinity (Hackensack, NJ) St. Paul of the Cross (Jersey City, NJ) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Father Jesus Orlando Rengifo: Father Jesus Orlando Rengifo was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Pereira, Colombia, in 1984 and…