These Diocese of Corpus Christi Priests Were Accused of Sexual Abuse
By Alexandria Rodriguez
Mulvey said no one on the list is active in the ministry. "People get angry, and I understand that but anger cannot consume us," he said. "We hope that will be part of the healing because it brings about in my mind a transparency." It is estimated there are 8.5 million Catholics and 1,320 Catholic parishes in Texas, making compiling a list "a major project," the release states. The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops has a list of contact information for victim assistance coordinators for each diocese in the state on its website. "After contacting the appropriate civil authorities and law enforcement, please report any allegation of abuse to the local diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator," the website reads. The website includes a link to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services abuse hotline website and its phone number — 1-800-252-5400.
Mulvey said the diocese takes all allegations seriously. He added the diocese has trained 100,000 people about creating a safe environment to recognize signs of sexual abuse for more than 10 years. "We want to show the community and the church that we do want to heal as much as we can," he said. "When people feel betrayed, their trust level goes down. I think people have to decide the church offers more, to me, than these situations, which are terrible. We're working on our part to build that trust back up." Mulvey said abuse is a "societal problem." He hopes the community, government, churches, law enforcement and legal communities needs to focus on the children at the center of these crimes and help them. "We're ready to help to stop abuse," he said. Here are the names included in the list of clergy members "credibly" accused of sexual abuse of minors: RELIGIOUS ORDER CLERICS & EXTERN CLERICS (Clerics not from the Diocese of Corpus Christi) Name: Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan Date of Birth: 8/15/1919 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/1/1946 (Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph) Episcopal ordination: 4/3/1967 (Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph; Diocese of Baton Rouge) Extern cleric who visited the Diocese of Corpus Christi Current Status: Deceased 9/4/1982 Name: Rev. Russell Gerard Appleby, MSF Date of Birth: 10/3/1934 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 3/26/1966 (Missionaries of the Holy Family) Current Status: Removed from ministry in Diocese of Corpus Christi, September 1983 Name: Rev. Robert J. Bedrosian, MSF Date of Birth: 7/7/1937 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 3/26/1965 (Missionaries of the Holy Family) Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1979 Left Missionaries of the Holy Family order 1982 Name: Rev. John M. Fiala, SOLT Date of Birth: 10/14/1960 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/2/1984 (Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity) Current Status: Criminal conviction (I): 5/17/12 Criminal conviction (II): 12/2/2014 Deceased 2017 Name: Rev. Edward J. Horan, SOLT Date of Birth: 3/1/1918 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/27/1987 (Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity) Current Status: Retired 1996 Deceased 1997 Name: Rev. Patrick Koch, SJ Date of Birth: 11/8/1927 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/12/1957 (Society of Jesus) Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1966 Deceased 9/9/2006 Name: Rev. Eusebio (“Chevy”) Pantoja, CMF Date of Birth: Unknown Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 1968 (Claretian Missionaries) Current Status: Removed from ministry in Diocese of Corpus Christi 1980 Expelled from Claretian Order 1980 Name: Rev. Alfredo Prado, OMI Date of Birth: 1930 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 1958 (Oblate of Mary Immaculate) Current Status: Suspended 1991 Name: Rev. Christopher Joseph Springer, CSSR Date of Birth: 11/7/1925 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/26/1952 (Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1971 CLERICS FROM OR INCARDINATED INTO THE DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI Name: Rev. Jerome Caponi Date of Birth: 9/15/1925 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/11/1960 (Order of St. Benedict) Incardinated into Diocese of Corpus Christi 1971 Excardinated from Diocese of Corpus Christi 1982 Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1982 Deceased 2/27/2009 Name: Msgr. Hugh Clarke Date of Birth: 12/30/1924 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 7/16/ 1950 (Dublin, Ireland) Incardinated into Diocese of Corpus Christi 8/15/1975 Current Status: Retired 1997 Deceased 12/16/2002 Name: Rev. William Daly Date of Birth: 4/21/1924 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/17/1957 (Ordained in Dublin, Ireland for the Diocese of Corpus Christi) Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1971 Deceased 11/9/1982 Name: Rev. Domingo De Llano Date of Birth: 10/19/1939 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 5/28/1966 (Ordained in Laredo, TX for the Diocese of Corpus Christi) Current Status: Retired 1999 Deceased 5/4/2013 Name: Rev. Steven T. Dougherty Date of Birth: 10/11/1956 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/14/2003 (Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity) Incardinated into Diocese of Corpus Christi 7/8/2008 Current Status: Removed from ministry 12/16/2011 Criminal conviction: 2/28/2018 Name: Rev. John J. Feminelli Date of Birth: 10/12/1946 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/6/1987 (Corpus Christi, TX) Current Status: Retired 4/16/2007 Name: Rev. Adelhard M. Francois Date of Birth: Unknown Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 2/24/1935, Wuerzburg, Bavaria (Mariannhill Missionary Society) Incardinated into Diocese of Corpus Christi: 1/14/1950 Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1959 Name: Rev. J. Frank Gomez Date of Birth: 10/28/1928 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 5/27/1961 (Corpus Christi, TX) Excardinated from Diocese of Corpus Christi 1965 Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1965 Name: Rev. Clement Hageman Date of Birth: Unknown Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/10/1930, St. Meinrad, IN Current Status: Removed from ministry in Diocese of Corpus Christi April 1939 Deceased 7/2/1975 Name: Msgr. Michael Heras Date of Birth: 6/7/1958 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/15/1984 (Corpus Christi, TX) Current Status: Removed from ministry 6/24/2014 Name: Rev. Jesus Garcia Hernando Date of Birth: 10/7/1960 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/22/1984, Burgos, Spain Incardinated into Diocese of Corpus Christi: 1/10/1994 Excardinated from Diocese of Corpus Christi: 2/11/2000 Current Status: Removed from ministry 9/15/1994 Name: Rev. Flover Antonio Osorio Herrera Date of Birth: 10/7/1954 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 3/19/1985 (Diocese of Villavicencio, Meta, Columbia) Incardinated into Diocese of Corpus Christi 12/4/2003 Current Status: Removed from ministry 10/29/2007 Name: Rev. Peter J. Hughes Date of Birth: Unknown Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/10/1956 (Ordained in Carlow, Ireland for the Diocese of Corpus Christi) Current Status: Left Diocese of Corpus Christi 1963 Deceased 12/7/1990 Name: Msgr. William J. Kelly Date of Birth: 10/11/1916 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/24/1944 (Ordained in Dublin, Ireland for the Diocese of Corpus Christi) Current Status: Deceased 3/12/1983 Name: Msgr. William C. Kinlough Date of Birth: 8/29/1918 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 6/20/1943 (Ordained in Ireland for the Diocese of Corpus Christi) Current Status: Retired 1999 Deceased 9/29/2000 Name: Rev. Msgr. Thomas Meany Date of Birth: 5/12/1928 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 5/31/1955 (Corpus Christi, TX) Current Status: Retired 2004 Deceased 7/20/2008 Name: Rev. Robert Trevino Date of Birth: 11/10/1958 Ordination & Prior Status: Ordination: 12/28/1985 (Corpus Christi, TX) Current Status: Removed from ministry 1995 Laicized 12/6/2012
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