Fr. Harold P. Graf
Ordained in 1968 for the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Transferred to the Diocese of Phoenix in 1969. Suspended in 6/2002 for sexual misconduct with a child, occurring in the 1970s while assigned to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Tempe. The Diocese reportedly learned of the incident in 1994; Tempe was kept in ministry, which included involvement in youth ministry for two parishes. Graf had been assigned to nine parishes and the Newman Center at Northern AZ University prior to his suspension. Permanently barred from ministry by Bishop O’Brien. No criminal or civil charges filed.
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