Fr. Francis “Lery” Wendling
Priest of the St. John the Baptist Province Franciscans. Named publicly as accused by the the Archdiocese of Kansas City on 6/29/2023, with two substantiated allegations. Assigned in the archdiocese 1978-1983. Also worked in IN, NM, MI, MO, IL, TX, and Juarez, Mexico. Died 10/16/2017. Included on the Santa Fe archdiocese’s list in 8/2023, which notes he was assigned to the House of Prayer in Jemez Springs in 1977. Included on the Our Lady of Guadalupe Province Franciscans list of credibly accused as of 1/2024.
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