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Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska
Bishop: James D. Conley, installed Nov. 20, 2012 | Published list
April 2019
Date List Was Originally Released
12
Names Released
97,027
Catholic Population
James Benton
Status: Placed on leave and subsequently retired in 2017; faculties revoked and public ministry restricted as of 2018
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported B.) Living priests (or status unknown) against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1973
John Copenhaver
Status: Retired in 2012; faculties revoked and public ministry restricted as of 2012
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported B.) Living priests (or status unknown) against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1988
Clarence Crowley
Status: Died in 1986
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported A.) Deceased priests against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1937
Richard Deonise
Status: Excommunicated in 1994
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported B.) Living priests (or status unknown) against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1983
Thomas Dunavan
Status: Placed on administrative leave in 2019; disposition pending
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported C.) Investigations - Priests on administrative leave pending disposition or under investigation for misconduct involving minors or young adults.* * This does not include other priests of the diocese on administrative leave. Each will remain on administrative leave until it is determined that they are suitable to return to ministry.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1998
Robert Hrdlicka
Status: Removed from public ministry and criminally charged in 1993; laicized in 2005; current status unknown
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported B.) Living priests (or status unknown) against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1977
Leonard Kalin
Status: Died in 2008; outside investigation into misconduct initiated March 2019
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported C.) Investigations - Priests on administrative leave pending disposition or under investigation for misconduct involving minors or young adults.* * This does not include other priests of the diocese on administrative leave. Each will remain on administrative leave until it is determined that they are suitable to return to ministry.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1956
Paul Margand
Status: Removed from public ministry and criminally charged in 1987; laicized in 2004; current status unknown
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported B.) Living priests (or status unknown) against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1985
Jerome Murray
Status: Retired in 1999; faculties revoked and public ministry restricted in 2002-2005; died in 2016
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported A.) Deceased priests against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1949
Aloysius Piorkowski
Status: Left the Diocese of Lincoln in 1959; died in 1978
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported A.) Deceased priests against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1935
Sean Redmond
Status: Removed from public ministry in 2009; laicized in 2010; current status unknown
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported B.) Living priests (or status unknown) against whom substantiated allegations of childhood sexual abuse have been reported.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1990
Charles Townsend
Status: Placed on administrative leave in 2018; pleaded no contest to criminal charges in March 2019; disposition pending
Appeared under the heading: “Diocese of Lincoln priests against whom substantiated allega... moretions of childhood sexual abuse have been reported C.) Investigations - Priests on administrative leave pending disposition or under investigation for misconduct involving minors or young adults.* * This does not include other priests of the diocese on administrative leave. Each will remain on administrative leave until it is determined that they are suitable to return to ministry.”
Birth Year: Not reported
Ordination year: 1991
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