List of 37 Clergy Members Accused of Sexual Abuse Released by Catholic Diocese of Jackson, by Mary Grace Eppes, WLBT, March 19, 2019

List of 37 Clergy Members Accused of Sexual Abuse Released by Catholic Diocese of Jackson

By Mary Grace Eppes
WLBT
March 19, 2019

http://www.wlbt.com/2019/03/19/list-clergy-members-accused-sexual-abuse-released-by-catholic-diocese-jackson/

Catholic Diocese of Jackson presented to the Vatican the Edict for the Opening of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Sr. Thea Bowman F.S.P.A. Source: WLBT

Catholic Diocese of Jackson presented to the Vatican the Edict for the Opening of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Sr. Thea Bowman F.S.P.A. Source: WLBT

The Catholic Diocese of Jackson has released the names of clergy members it says have been credibly accused of sexual abuse.

Diocesan Priests:

Thomas Boyce Born: 1941 Ordained: 1966 Current Status: Removed 2002; Deceased 2002 Assignments: St. Mary, Batesville; St. Jude, Pearl; All Saints, Belzoni; St. Michael, Vicksburg; St. Peter, Jackson; St. Alphonsus, Ocean Springs Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1972-1973 – Jackson Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002

George Broussard Born: 1935 Ordained: 1966 Current Status: Left Ministry 1975; Deceased 2007 Assignments: St. Clare, Waveland; St. Peter, Jackson; Diocesan Chancellor; St. John, Gulfport Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1969-1974 – multiple locations Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002

Paul Canonici Born: 1927 Ordained: 1957 Current Status: Retired 1998; removed from ministry – 2002 Assignments: St. Joseph School, Jackson/Madison; St. Francis, Madison; Superintendent of Education; St. Joseph, Starkville; St. Joseph, Gluckstadt Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1983 – Madison area Date(s) abuse was reported: 1997

Nelius Downing Born: 1883 Ordained: 1914 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation Assignments: Sacred Heart, Canton; St. Patrick, Meridian; St. Mary, Natchez; Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; St. Elizabeth, Clarksdale; St. Michael, Biloxi; Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1939 – Meridian Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002

Bernard Haddican Born: 1933 Ordained: 1960 Current Status: Retired 1991; Deceased 1996 Assignments: Sacred Heart, Rosedale; Our Lady of Victories, Cleveland; St. Elizabeth, Clarksdale; St. Michael, Vicksburg; St. Mary, Shelby; St. John, Oxford; St. Joseph, Greenville; St. Richard, Jackson; Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg; Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; St. Mary, Natchez Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1964-84 – multiple locations Date(s) abuse was reported: 1998/2002

Kenneth Harris Born: 1912 Ordained: 1940 Current Status: Excardinated to Steubenville Diocese 1955; Deceased prior to accusation 1964 Assignments: St. Joseph, Greenville; St. James, Leland; St. Bernardine, San Berardino, CA; St. Mary, Natchez, Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg; St. Paul, Vicksburg; St. Teresa, Chatawa Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1951 – Steubenville, Ohio Date(s) abuse was reported: 1998/2003

Michael IrwinBorn: 1943 Ordained: 1970 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation 1993 Assignments: St. Mary, Natchez; St. Paul, Vicksburg Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1975 – Vicksburg Date(s) abuse was reported: 2005

James Kircher Born: 1931 Ordained: 1963 Current Status: Removed from ministry 1987; Deceased 2007 Assignments: St. Benedict/ Immaculate Conception, Indianola; Sacred Heart, Canton; St. Mary, Shelby; St. Therese, Jackson; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lumberton (Seneca); Immaculate Heart of Mary, Greenwood; St. Paul, Vicksburg Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1978-82 – multiple locations Date(s) abuse was reported: 1986/2002

John Leonard Born: 1920 Ordained: 1948 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation 2003 Assignments: St. Paul, Vicksburg; St. Francis, Shaw; St. Mary, Batesville; St. John, Sardis; Our Lady of Victories, Cleveland; All Saints, Belzoni; St. Mary, Yazoo City; Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1952-56 – Bay St. Louis Date(s) abuse was reported: 2004

Paul Madden Born: 1946 Ordained: 1970Current Status: Retired; Incardinated in diocese in Peru Assignments: Society of St. James, Peru; St. John, Crystal Springs; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saltillo, Mexico; St. Mary, Natchez; Holy Family, Jackson; St. Alphonsus, Ocean Springs Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1973 – Ireland Date(s) abuse was reported: 1993

Robert Olivier Born: 1930 Ordained: 1957 Current Status: removed from ministry 2006 Assignments: St. Joseph, Gluckstadt; St. Peter, Jackson; St. Therese, Jackson; St. Joseph, Greenville; Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1957-59 – Hattiesburg Date(s) abuse was reported: 2006

Francis Reid Born: 1925 Ordained: 1948 Current Status: Left ministry in 1970s; Deceased 1993 Assignments: St. Peter, Jackson; St. Joseph, Greenville; Assistant Chancellor; St. Jude, Pearl; St. James, Leland Date(s) of alleged abuse:1963-65 – Leland Date(s) abuse was reported: 2014

Kevin Reid Born: 1934 Ordained: 1958 Current Status: Left ministry in 1976; Deceased Assignments: Holy Trinity, Columbia; Our Lady of Fatima, Biloxi; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Greenwood; Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. LouisDate(s) of alleged abuse:1961-66 – Bay St. LouisDate(s) abuse was reported: 2002

Ivan SiekmanBorn: 1946 Ordained: 1975 Current Status: Left ministry 1990; Faculties removed 2003 Assignments: Sacred Heart, Biloxi Date(s) of alleged abuse:1972-73 – Bay St. Louis Date(s) abuse was reported: 2003

Jack Smith Born: 1941 Ordained: 1970 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusations Assignments: St. Michael, Vicksburg; Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; St. Joseph, Starkville; St. Alphonsus, Ocean Springs; St. Joseph, Greenville Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1972 – 1980 multiple sites Date(s) abuse was reported: 2003

James Taylor Born: 1927 Ordained: 1954 Current Status: Retired prior to accusation; Deceased Assignments: St. Mary, Woolmarket; St. Peter, Bassfield; Immaculate Conception, Laurel; St. Michael, Forest; St. Joseph, Woodville; St. Joseph, Greenville; St. Therese, Jackson; St. Paul, Vicksburg; Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; St. Mary, Yazoo City; Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Biloxi; St. Mary, Jackson Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1962 – Woodville Date(s) abuse was reported: 1998

Thomas Williams Born: 1913 Ordained: 1940 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation 1983 Assignments: Our Lady of Fatima, Biloxi; St. John, Gulfport; St. Francis, Brookhaven; St. Paul, Pass Christian; St. Mary, Natchez; St. Paul, Vicksburg Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1958 – Gulfport Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002/2012

Extern Priests:

Daniel O’Hanlon – Diocese of Springfield, Ill.Born: 1897 Ordained: 1923 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation 1969 Assignments: St. Michael, Biloxi; St. Charles Borromeo, Picayune; St. Mary, Jackson Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1966-67 – Biloxi Date(s) abuse was reported: 1993/2002

Permanent Deacons:

Richard Caldwell Born: 1957 Ordained: 2016 Current Status: removed from ministry 2018 Assignments: St. Mary, VicksburgDate(s) of alleged abuse: 1981 – Vicksburg Date(s) abuse was reported: 2018

Religious Order members accused in Diocese of Jackson:

Cuthbert Bender, Order of St. BenedictBorn: 1913 Ordained: 1938Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation 1968 Assignments: Annunciation, Columbus; St. James, Tupelo; St. Francis, Aberdeen; St. Teresa, Chatawa Date(s) of alleged abuse: late 1950s – Aberdeen areaDate(s) abuse was reported: 2008

Tim Crowley, Congregation of the Holy Spirit Born: 1917 Ordained: 1939 Current Status: Deceased prior to accusation Assignments: St. Paul, Vicksburg; St. Teresa, Chatawa Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1968 – Chatawa Date(s) abuse was reported: 2018

Thomas Dullard, Order of St. AugustineBorn: 1939 Ordained: 1965Current Status: removed from ministry 1974; deceasedAssignments: Christ the King, Jackson; St. Joseph School, JacksonDate(s) of alleged abuse: 1973 – JacksonDate(s) abuse was reported: 1973

Joseph Guidry, Society of the Divine WordBorn: 1926 Ordained: 1963C urrent Status: removed from ministry 2004 Assignments: Sacred Heart, Greenville; St. Gabriel, Mound BayouDate(s) of alleged abuse: 1980 – Greenville Date(s) abuse was reported: 2004

Patrick Lee, Society of the Divine Word Born: 1935 Ordained: 1967 Current Status: removed from ministry 1988 Assignments: St. Mary, Vicksburg; Immaculate Conception, Clarksdale; Sacred Heart, Greenville Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1988 – Vicksburg Date(s) abuse was reported: 1988

Vincent MacDonald, Priests of the Sacred HeartBorn: 1931 Ordained: 1958 Current Status: removed from ministry 2002; deceased 2017 Assignments: Sacred Heart, Walls Date(s) of alleged abuse: Early 1970s – Walls Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002

Peter Richardson, Glenmary Born: 1958 Ordained: 1986 Current Status: removed from Ministry 2010; Deceased 2014 Assignments: St. Francis, Aberdeen Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1987-90 – Aberdeen Date(s) abuse was reported: 2014

Gerald Swift, Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity Born: 1916 Ordained: 1946 Current Status: Deceased 2007 Assignments: Immaculate Conception, Camden; Annunciation, Kiln; Sacred Heart, Louisville Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1978 – Kosciusko Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002

Vance Thorne, Society of the Divine Word Born: 1921 Ordained: 1954 Current Status: removed from diocesan ministry 1987; Deceased 2004 Assignments: Holy Ghost, Jackson; St. Mary, Vicksburg Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1986 Date(s) abuse was reported: 1986

Brother Don Lucas, Order of Friars Minor Born: N/A Current Status: Deceased Assignments: St. Francis, Greenwood Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1998 – Greenwood Date(s) abuse was reported: 2018

Brother Paul West, Order of Friars Minor Born: N/A Current Status: removed from ministry; left the religious life Assignments: St. Francis, GreenwoodDate(s) of alleged abuse: 1993-98 – Greenwood Date(s) abuse was reported: 1998/2018

Religious Order members accused elsewhere who served in Diocese of Jackson:

Ernest Hill, Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinit yBorn: 1922 Ordained: 1951 Current Status: suspended 1994; Deceased 2003 Assignments: Immaculate Conception, Camden; Annunciation, Kiln Date(s) of alleged abuse:1992 – Indiana Date(s) abuse was reported: 1994

Aedan Manning, Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity Born: 1937 Ordained: 1963 Current Status: retired 2002; Deceased 2008 Assignments: St. John, Crystal Springs; St. Richard, Jackson; Diocesan Tribunal, Judicial Vicar; Diocesan Director of Permanent Diaconate Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1967 – New Jersey Date(s) abuse was reported: 1991

Robert Poandl, Glenmary Born: 1941 Ordained: 1968 Current Status: removed from ministry 2010; Deceased – 2019 Assignments: St. Francis, Aberdeen Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1991 – West Virginia Date(s) abuse was reported: 2010

James Stein, Premonstratensians (Norbertines)Born: 1950 Ordained: 1986 Current Status: removed from ministry 2003 Assignments: St, Joseph School, Madison; St. Moses the Black Priory, Raymond Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1988 Date(s) abuse was reported: 2003

Vincent Watches, Society of the Divine Word Born: 1919 Ordained: 1946 Current Status: Deceased 1995 Assignments: Holy Ghost, Jackson Date(s) of alleged abuse: N/A – See Catholic Diocese of Austin’s list of accused clergy Date(s) abuse was reported: N/A

Extern Priests accused elsewhere who served in the Diocese of Jackson

Arnulfo Arandia – Ecuador Born: 1956 Ordained: 1980 Current Status: Faculties removed 2002 Assignments: Diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry Date(s) of alleged abuse: 1988 – Dade County, Florida Date(s) abuse was reported: 2002

William Wiebler – Diocese of Davenport, Iowa Born: 1928 Ordained: 1955 Current Status: Deceased 2006 Assignments: Worked for Sacred Heart League, WallsD ate(s) of alleged abuse: 1970s & 80s – Iowa Date(s) abuse was reported: 2006

None of these men are still in active ministry.

If you have been abused by a member of the clergy or an employee of the church, we want to hear from you. Contact our Victim’s Assistance Coordinator Valerie McClellan at (601) 326-3728.