Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky

Bishop: William F. Medley, installed Feb. 10, 2010 | Published list

April 2019

Date List Was Originally Released

18

Names Released

51,425

Catholic Population

Joseph Alexander

Status: Removed from public ministry (2002)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests either from anoth... moreer diocese or from a religious order who at one time served in the Diocese of Owensboro and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1973

Gerald Baker

Status: Removed from public ministry (2016)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1957

Ordination year: 1983

Adelbert "Del" Holmes

Status: Deceased (2013)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro, as well as priests from another diocese who at one time served within the Diocese of Owensboro, and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring outside the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1925

Ordination year: 1963

Paul Greenwell

Status: Deceased (1964)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1896

Ordination year: 1928

Paul Haas

Status: Deceased (1979)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro, as well as priests from another diocese who at one time served within the Diocese of Owensboro, and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring outside the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1933

Ordination year: 1959

Walter Hancock

Status: Removed from public ministry (2002), Deceased (2012)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1920

Ordination year: 1947

Gilbert Henninger

Status: Deceased (1990)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1907

Ordination year: 1937

John Meredith

Status: Removed from public ministry (2013)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1954

Ordination year: 1980

William Odom-Green

Status: Removed from public ministry (1999)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro, as well as priests from another diocese who at one time served within the Diocese of Owensboro, and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring outside the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1959

Ordination year: 1991

Joseph Pilger

Status: Deceased (2003)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests either from anoth... moreer diocese or from a religious order who at one time served in the Diocese of Owensboro and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1955

Louis Piskula

Status: Removed from ministry (2002), Deceased (2018)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1940

Ordination year: 1975

Robert Poandl

Status: Deceased (2019)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro, as well as priests from another diocese who at one time served within the Diocese of Owensboro, and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring outside the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1941

Ordination year: 1968

John Speaks

Status: Removed from public ministry (2002), Deceased (2019)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1947

Ordination year: 1974

Louis Telegdy

Status: Deceased (1995)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests either from anoth... moreer diocese or from a religious order who at one time served in the Diocese of Owensboro and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese.”

Birth Year: Not reported

Ordination year: 1942

Raymond Waldruff

Status: Deceased (1985)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests either from anoth... moreer diocese or from a religious order who at one time served in the Diocese of Owensboro and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese.”

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1953

Carroll Wheatley

Status: Removed from public ministry (2011), Deceased (2013)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1945

Ordination year: 1975

Henry Wieder

Status: Left active ministry (2003)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring within the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1962

Ordination year: 1989

Benedict Wolf

Status: Deceased, Left society (1975)

Appeared under the heading: “This section contains the names of priests who were ordained... more for the Diocese of Owensboro, as well as priests from another diocese who at one time served within the Diocese of Owensboro, and against whom was made at least one substantiated allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor occurring outside the Diocese of Owensboro.”

Birth Year: 1916

Ordination year: 1941