Oklahoma City Archbishop Removes Secretly Married Priest from Church Leadership

By Carla Hinton
Tulsa World
February 20, 2015

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/religion/oklahoma-city-archbishop-removes-secretly-married-priest-from-church-leadership/article_f85f9f0a-d5ec-540d-99ba-14c9a1eaa3d6.html

A beloved Roman Catholic priest who secretly married has been removed from his post as administrator of a prominent downtown church, The Oklahoman has learned.

Friday, Diane Clay, spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley removed the Rev. Dan Letourneau as administrator of St. Joseph Old Cathedral, 307 NW 4, for a personal matter that does not involve any illegal activity

In a statement to The Oklahoman, Coakley said he learned about Letourneau’s marriage after removing him from his post.

“After I removed Father Dan Letourneau from his assignment at St. Joseph Old Cathedral on Tuesday, it came to my attention that he had recently entered into a civil marriage,” Coakley said.