Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana

Bishop: Glen Provost, installed April 23, 2007 | Published list

April 2019

Date List Was Originally Released

13

Names Released

91,610

Catholic Population

Juan Alers

Status: Deceased (2011)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics of the Diocese of La... moreke Charles”

Birth Year: 1943

Ordination year: 1969

Mark Broussard

Status: Laicized (defrocked) (2013) Incarcerated (2016)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics of the Diocese of La... moreke Charles”

Birth Year: 1956

Ordination year: 1986

Richard Chachere

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics and religious who we... morere serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Kerry Guillory

Status: Prohibited from Ministry

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics and religious who we... morere serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Brennan Harris

Status: Deceased (1993)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics and religious who we... morere serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Gregory Mosca

Status: Deceased (2018)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics and religious who we... morere serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Edward Normanmtowicz

Status: Prohibited from ministry

Appeared under the heading: “Clerics and religious who were serving in the Diocese of Lak... moree Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Simon Palathingal

Status: Incarcerated in Wisconsin (2004)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics and religious who we... morere serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: 1942

Ordination year: Not reported

Austin Park

Status: Deceased (2013)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Religious who served in the ... moreDiocese of Lake Charles, who appear on other lists of known Perpetrators, and for whom the Diocese of Lake Charles has no knowledge of an accusation of misconduct.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Louis Perrault

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Religious who served in the ... moreDiocese of Lake Charles, who appear on other lists of known Perpetrators, and for whom the Diocese of Lake Charles has no knowledge of an accusation of misconduct.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Valerie Pullman

Status: Deceased (2017)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics and religious who we... morere serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles at the time of the allegation and the diocese was notified of the accusation. The investigation and final disposition of the allegation was the responsibility of the religious order or diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: Not reported

Gerard Smit

Status: Sentenced to a Life of Prayer and Penance in 2013, and residing in Pennsylvania

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics of the Diocese of La... moreke Charles”

Birth Year: 1924

Ordination year: 1950

Charles Soileau

Status: Deceased (2011)

Appeared under the heading: “List of Clergy Credibly Accused Clerics of the Diocese of La... moreke Charles”

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1957