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Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky
Bishop: William F. Medley, installed Feb. 10, 2010 | Published list
Date List Was Originally Released
Names Released
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
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